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The natural horse : foundations for natural horsemanship /

Horsemanship

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jackson, Jaime
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Harrison, AR : Star Ridge Pub., [1997]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Horses.
Hoof and Claw.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1: Learning from the natural horse
  • Introduction
  • Enter the BLM
  • Value of the wild horse
  • Text outline
  • The wild horse and its history
  • Beginning
  • Domestication of the horse
  • Rise of the wild horse in North American
  • Decline
  • Wild, free-roaming horse and burro act
  • The BLM and wild horse management
  • The wild horse-natural horse connection
  • Social organization of the natural horse
  • The harem band
  • Impact of stallion rivalry on the harem band
  • The codependent satellite harem band
  • The bachelor band
  • Herd exogamy
  • Herds
  • Herds on the move
  • Wild horse country
  • Movement of the natural horse
  • Extraordinary versus ordinary locomotive behavior
  • Causes of natural locomotion
  • Importance of habitat
  • The natural gait complex
  • Natural gaits
  • Leads
  • Collection
  • Upward and downward transitions
  • Turning on the spot
  • Summary
  • The natural horse and its hooves
  • What are naturally shaped hooves?
  • Front and hind hoof shapes
  • Hoof sizes
  • Hoof wall texture, consistency, and color
  • Sole, bars, and frog
  • Frog passivity
  • Concavity
  • Hoof symmetry and asymmetry
  • How the natural horse shapes its hooves
  • Balanced hooves, balanced horse
  • Active and passive wear
  • Collouses
  • Shaped from within, worn from without
  • Angle of growth equals angle of impact
  • Front versus hind hoof shapes
  • Summary
  • Pt. 2: Providing natural care for the domestic horse
  • General care of the horse
  • Prividing a watering hole
  • Pasture, exercise, and diet
  • Parasite control
  • The comformation and locomotive style myths
  • Riding and training
  • Summary
  • Hoof care the natural way
  • Strategy for trimming a naturally shaped hoof
  • Six-step method for trimming
  • Shoeing the horse
  • Hoof dressings
  • Retrimming the hooves
  • Movement and natural hoof shape
  • Lameness and natural hoof shape
  • Summary
  • A natural way to ride
  • The natural rider versus the unnatural rider
  • The meeting of minds: a coneptual model
  • Equestrian goals
  • Learning to ride
  • Training the horse
  • Summary
  • Epilogue
  • Appendixes
  • Domestic and wild horse advocates
  • List of books concerned with natural horsemanship and the natural locomotion of the horse.