Trickonometry: The Secrets of Teaching Your Horse Tricks [Spiral-bound]

Carole Fletcher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

With positive reinforcement methods and detailed tips from one of the country’s best-known trick trainers, horse owners can teach their animals 25 crowd-pleasing tricks while enhancing their relationship their pets. Included are step-by-step techniques for safely teaching horses to smile, count, wave a flag, bow, lie down and pray, sit up, and strike pedestal poses. Detailed photographs and accessible instructions enable horse lovers to show off their pets’ talents, improve communication with their horses, and increase the value of their animals. This replaces 0967668506.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"More fun than you can imagine. Carole Fletcher reveals the 'tricks of the trade'. . . . Coordinated with clear photographs, explained in detail."

About the Author

Carole Fletcher is one of the best-known trick trainers in the United States. A horse enthusiast all her life, she has earned numerous national and regional awards and championships. She has performed at leading equestrian events and offered clinics with trick horses since 1976. She lives in Reddick, Florida.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 72 pages
• Publisher: Horse Hollow Press; Revised edition (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963881450
• ISBN-13: 978-0963881458
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 10.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,673 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn More Tricks Per Pound, September 9, 2003

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Gina N. Allison "Belvedere's Mom" (Springville, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trickonometry: The Secrets of Teaching Your Horse Tricks (Spiral-bound)

After years of trying to teach tricks on my own, my Clydesdale horse performed like he was on a Trick Training Diet. Trickonmetry was just the program we needed to develop a full, fun, well-rounded repertoire.

In Trickonometry, twenty-five tricks are laid out in a progressive, building block fashion. Easy beginning tricks lay a solid foundation, on which more demanding, more complex movements can later be built. Among the many things I learned myself was that no one should begin their trick training career with the rear!

Trickonometry is a virtual cookbook for the aspiring trick trainer. Carole Fletcher's detailed program provides concise, easy to understand recipes for a variety of tricks. The question of What to do next? has been answered in one easy-to-use reference.

After following the Trickonometry program, my Clydesdale and myself are now performing heavyweights, much in demand as the entertainment main course at local functions. Full credit goes to Carole Fletcher for helping me transform my beer-bellied equine best-bud into an American neighborhood idol.

Gina Allison and Belvedere, the Performing Clydesdale

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trickonometry: The Secrets of Teaching Your Horse Tricks, August 28, 2003

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J. Evers "Horse Hollow Press" (Goshen, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trickonometry: The Secrets of Teaching Your Horse Tricks (Spiral-bound)

I thought this book was great. I taught my horse to smile in 10 minutes. He now kisses, shakes hands, shakes his head "no" and "yes" and has turned in to the "belle of the barn"! Very easy to get started and learn to teach tricks. It taught me to become much more precise with the cues I gave and I actually think my horse is smarter now. And, he loves performing!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and enlightening, September 10, 2005

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Kathy S. Spencer "Spencer's Quarter Horses" (XS Heart Ranch, Loveland, Co USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trickonometry: The Secrets of Teaching Your Horse Tricks (Spiral-bound)

This is a great book. I really like the format of this book, especially all the step by step instructions and pictures. I received this book about 2 weeks ago and have been working with one of our many horses teaching him the bow. He is doing absolutely terrific and I expect will be bowing on cue consistently before long. One of our riding students, using one of our lease horses, has also been having fun with this book. She saw me out training "Chubs" to bow and asked about it. She purchased the book as well, and even as a beginner rider, she has had the success in teaching "Garth" to do the "pickpocket". I find this amazing and a true testament to Carole Fletcher's ability to "show and tell" anyone how to teach these lessons to your equine friend.