HORSE.Training.Hackamore. Spade bit. training.1974.DJ

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PRACTICAL WESTERN TRAINING by DAVE JONES. 1974. Ills. photos. Includes-training for Roping and Cutting. Fine in Dust Jacket Dave Jones describes this book as "what I have learned in 25 years as a horse trainer" and that is what it is---as much of a top hand's savvy as can be put down on paper. As he states--"This book boils down things I have learned from trainers and horsemen all over the country T is no useless information in it--just the how, why and what of the training methods I use every day. " Talks a lot on use of Hackamore, how to tie the mecate, correct and incorrect use of hackamore, use of spade bit and double rein and more. Chapters include: What to Look for In a Horse; Developing the Pleasure horse; Training the Western Colt; Leads and Cues; Getting and Keepng a Good Rein; Training the Rope Horse; Choosing and Training the Cutting Horse; Understanding the Cutting Horse Rules; A Cutting Horse Case History; Smoothing Out Spoiled Horses; Taming the Rank Ones; Accidents and their Prevention; Photographing the Western Horse; Q and A and more. This is a hard bound book, pub. by Arco Pub. and is a 2nd. ed. 1974. Book is ills. with identified photos of Quarter Horses and a neat photo of noted artist Randy Steffen working a Colombian Paso mare. Book is in very good condition and is in very nice dust jacket with just some read more

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