"I could not recommend a better teacher anywhere in the world" - Monty Roberts Kelly Marks achieves spectacular results with an enormous variety of horses. She knows that if you want a horse to have 'perfect manners', it's your responsibilty to make it clear what you want - it's not up to the horse to guess. The secret of success is to communicate with horses in their own language, establishing a relationship of empathy and trust. This book shows you how to reach that perfect mutual understanding with your horse - and how to behave yourself in a way that means your horse will too.
Includes exercises you can do with your horse to help avoid problems developing
Teaches valuable techniques, such as ground tying and head lowering, to make everyday handling much more pleasurable
Looks at ways of dealing with common problems, such as catching, clipping, loading a horse into a trailer and preparing a horse for the vet
Gives many practical examples, illustrated with photographs, along with case studies of horses and people that Kelly and her students have helped
Throughout this book, Kelly's enthusiasm, humane attitude and unequalled expertise shine out, making this a lively, practical read and essential reference for every horse owner.
Kelly Marks is a former European Champion Lady Jockey and show jumper. Since being discovered by the world famous 'Horse Whisperer' Monty Roberts, she has made helping horses and people understand one another her full-time occupation. She is the originator of the Monty Roberts Educational Courses worldwide and the founder of 'Intelligent Horsemanship', an organisation dedicated to promoting the understanding and fair treatment of horses. Kelly travels around the world demonstrating her methods and is also a popular equine problem-solver.
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