Training the young horse: The first two years [Hardcover]

Anthony Crossley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1979

A book which provides a practical schedule for training a young horse over a period of two years up to medium dressage standard.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 191 pages
• Publisher: Arco Pub. Co (1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0668046961
• ISBN-13: 978-0668046961
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,044,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for traing the young horse or re-training any horse, March 1, 2000

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Amateur Dressage Rider (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Training the Young Horse: The First Two Years (Paperback)

This book provides a great progression of training excercises to help riders SLOWLY work with young or poorly trained horses over the span of two years. A great tool for anyone who may be bringing a horse along without a professional trainer. Well written with great explanations.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on horse - training You would ever read, December 26, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Training the young horse: The first two years (Hardcover)

One of the best parts in this brilliant book, from the author who obviously cares for the horse, related to LEG AIDS - I will quote : "The most common, not to say universal, method of calling on forvard action is the age old BACKWARD KICK. It may be a violent kick with the spur,or it may be a relatively gentle beckward movement of the leg against the ribs and away from the girth. The latter may not be cruel, but it is just as ILLOGICAL as the former. No dubt both metods can be made to produce forward action from the horse, but only because in principle it make the horse, or threaten to make the horse, too uncomfortable to stay where he is. If we want the INTELLIGENT CO-OPERATION of our horse we must clearly use the more intelligent form of communication than that. We express our wish to go forward by a distinct INWARD AND FORWARD ACTION of the leg ... sufficient to rub against the lie of the hair. When spurs are worn they also will ultimately come into contakt , but only in a comparatively sensitive and kind manner. ..."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I used this book so much it is falling apart!!!, September 30, 2010

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Dressage Rider in CA - See all my reviews

This review is from: Training the young horse: The first two years (Hardcover)

Eighteen years ago I purchased a 3 1/2 year old hanoverian. I also purchased Anthony Crossley's book, "Training the Young Horse". Although I had weekly instruction, I religiously followed and referenced his book and took my horse through the first two years and beyond to Prix St. Georges. I highly recommend this book. It is highly educational for the dressage enthusiast and it gives you a two-year outline of progression...exercises and qualities you want to pursue (forwardness, suppleness, contact, etc) in training your young horse. I am purchasing another 3 year old and I am pulling out this book again....It's falling part!!!