Bombproof Your Horse

Rick Pelicano

• 20 september 2017
• 9781570768743

Samenvatting:

Every horse, from the pampered show hunter to the family pet, is faced at one time or another with an object or situation that is overwhelmingly terrifying or just downright confusing. With his systematic approach to "bombproofing," Sergeant Rick Pelicano of the Maryland National Capitol Park Police shares his methods on how to beproactive rather thanreactive when it comes to training your horse to deal with such situations.Topics covered include:The three "Ts of success:training, technique,andtiming.Bombproofing strategies.Dealing with bad habits and nasty tricks.Working with bicycles, cars, plastic tarps, smoke, flags, gunfire, and much more.Pelicano vividly illustrates how to accustom your horse to a variety of circumstances, noises, and objects, thereby turning him into a more pleasurable, submissive, confident, and ultimately safer mount.