The complete book of horses & ponies

By Margaret Cabell Self

Subjects: Ponies, Horsemanship, Horses

Description: Copyright 1963. Seventh printing 1970. My first book on horses. Living in Orange county Califoria no horses though in eight years they removed thousands of dairy farms. Green cover, 316 pages. McGraw Hill Book Company. At 16 years off of age I became the last Wrangler for the Lake Arrowhead BSA Scout Camp. It was just to expensive and dangerous to continue the program. 13 chapters. 1. Horses through the ages. 2. Types of Breeds of Horses and Ponies. 3. How the horse is made. 4. Chosing a horse or pony. 5. Tack, equipment and stable. 6. Care and handling. 7. First Aid. 8. Basic Principles of correct riding. 9. Advance riding. 10. Jumping. 11. Activities for Advance riders. 12. Training the horse and pony. Yhere is enough information here to alllow a novice to begin owning a horse. With the help of feed stores, vets, schools, and neighbors one can be successful in owning a horse.