| Introduction |
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| Part 1: Beginning With Horse Basics |
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Chapter 1 Welcome to the World of Horses |
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Looking at a Horse's Build and Mind |
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Checking Out Various Horse Breeds |
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Making a Match with the Perfect Horse |
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Asking a few questions before you buy |
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Locating the right horse for you |
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Purchasing horse supplies |
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Taking Great Care of Your Horse |
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12 | (1) |
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Treating your horse's illnesses |
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Knowing when to part with your horse |
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Riding Your Horse Safely and Easily |
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Working with your horse from the ground |
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Staying safe on your horse |
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Chapter 2 Understanding Horses from Head to Hoof |
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Horse Talk: Describing Horses Correctly |
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Checking out the horse's parts |
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Measuring a horse correctly |
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Seeing horses of many colors |
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Looking at different horse markings |
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Figuring out horse movements |
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Mind Games: Getting into the Horse Psyche |
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Examining equine instincts |
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Understanding equine language |
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Do You Trust Me? Developing Bonds Between Horses and Humans |
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Taking some stable vice advice |
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Chapter 3 Perusing Popular Horse Breeds |
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Picking the Best Breed for You |
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Meeting the Top Ten Horse Breeds |
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51 | (3) |
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| Part 2: Selecting A Horse And The Stuff That Goes With Him |
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Chapter 4 Preparing to Make Your Purchase |
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Finding Out Why You Want a Horse |
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Rating your reasons for wanting a horse |
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Determining whether you're ready |
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Exploring which way you want to ride (and how you want to learn) |
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67 | (3) |
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Establishing responsibility for your horse |
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Deciding between leasing or buying |
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Getting some equine exposure |
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Considering a Horse's Traits |
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Thinking about a horse's age |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (3) |
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Looking at gender differences |
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Investigating Horse Insurance |
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83 | (4) |
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A trainer or riding instructor |
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84 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Making the Big Buy |
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Enlisting an Expert to Help You Shop |
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88 | (1) |
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Knowing Where to Find a Horse |
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89 | (7) |
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89 | (3) |
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92 | (1) |
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Breeding and training operations |
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Deciding On the Perfect Horse for You |
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Considering your riding style |
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Choosing a purebred, cross-bred, or a non-purebred |
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Balancing emotions and rationality |
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Embarking on Your Horse-Shopping Journey |
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Getting some initial information |
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Moving forward after the visit |
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Hiring a vet to check the horse |
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104 | (2) |
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Signing up for a trial period |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Getting into Gear with Horse Equipment |
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Where to Buy Equine Equipment |
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112 | (1) |
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Saddles and Related Accessories |
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113 | (9) |
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Surveying different types of saddles |
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113 | (5) |
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118 | (1) |
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Buying a saddle the smart way |
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Ensuring your saddle fits |
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Tack It Up: Other Riding Requirements |
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122 | (8) |
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Getting a heads-up on bridles |
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125 | (2) |
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Checking out assorted riding aids |
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127 | (1) |
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Exercising your options on training gear |
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128 | (1) |
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Considering a bareback pad |
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Ground Work: Horse-Care Items |
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Understanding the importance of halters |
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Cleaning up with grooming supplies |
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Playing Dress-Up: Horse Clothes |
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134 | (4) |
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Paying attention to assorted apparel |
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Looking Good: Your Own Riding Wear |
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138 | (5) |
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Donning formal hunt-seat garb |
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138 | (1) |
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Dressing in elegant dressage attire |
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139 | (1) |
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Slipping into saddle-seat apparel |
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Kicking around in comfortable clothes |
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142 | (1) |
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Using your head by wearing a helmet |
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143 | (8) |
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144 | (4) |
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Hauling with the right vehicle |
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Chapter 7 Housing Your Horse Comfortably |
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Away from Home: Boarding Stables |
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The pros and cons of boarding |
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Knowing a boarder's responsibilities |
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Selecting a commercial boarding stable |
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Choosing private boarding |
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Staying Close: Having a Home Stable |
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The pros and cons of a home stable |
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Knowing your responsibilities at home |
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159 | (1) |
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Committing yourself financially |
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159 | (1) |
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Setting Up Backyard Accommodations |
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160 | (4) |
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Keeping your horse outdoors |
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160 | (3) |
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Housing your horse indoors |
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163 | (1) |
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Making Room for Work and Play |
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164 | (3) |
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Storing your gear in a tack room |
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165 | (1) |
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Staying safe in a spacious work area |
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Sharpening your skills in a riding arena |
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166 | (1) |
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Accessing trails for a fun time |
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167 | (1) |
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Buying a Ready-Made Stable |
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167 | (4) |
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Shopping for horse property |
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| Part 3: Taking Care Of Your Horse |
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Chapter 8 Establishing an Everyday Routine |
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171 | (12) |
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Handling Your Horse's Hunger and Thirst |
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172 | (7) |
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Determining how much to feed |
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Watering your thirsty horse |
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Taking Care of Other Maintenance Tasks |
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179 | (4) |
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Giving your horse the once over |
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Exercising your horse for optimum health |
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181 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Keeping Your Horse Clean and Pretty |
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Getting Down to Business: Grooming Basics |
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Starting with the right tools and setup |
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Managing the mane and tail |
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Scrub-a-Dub: Bathing Your Horse |
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Knowing why and when horses need baths |
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Making preparations to bathe your horse |
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Having the right tools on hand |
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Washing your horse properly |
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Caring for your horse after his bath |
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Carefully Clipping Your Hairy Equine |
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The scoop on maintenance clipping |
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200 | (1) |
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The basics of body clipping |
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202 | (5) |
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Chapter 10 Preventing Equine Health Problems |
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The Doctor Is In: How a Vet Helps Your Horse |
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207 | (5) |
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208 | (1) |
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Taking a shot at vaccinations |
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Getting the bugs out with deworming |
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If the Shoe Fits: The Work of a Farrier |
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212 | (2) |
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Caring for a horse's hooves |
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In Control: Understanding Your Role in Preventive Care |
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214 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 Examining and Treating Equine Health Troubles |
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Tracking Symptoms (and Recognizing an Emergency) |
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Looking for signs of trouble |
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Understanding Common Health Problems |
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Equine infectious anemia (EIA) |
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227 | (1) |
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Equine influenza and rhinopneumonitis |
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228 | (1) |
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Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) |
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229 | (1) |
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Exhertional rabdomylitis ("tying up") |
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Getting a Grip on Leg Woes |
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244 | (5) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (2) |
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Taking Care of Horse Wounds |
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249 | (2) |
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Putting Together a First-Rate First-Aid Kit |
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251 | (2) |
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Making a difficult decision |
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Knowing what happens to your horse's remains |
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254 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 Giving Up Your Horse |
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255 | (8) |
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Figuring Out if You Need to Move On |
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256 | (2) |
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Seeing signs of outgrowing your horse |
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257 | (1) |
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Looking at Options for Your Old Friend |
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258 | (7) |
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259 | (1) |
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| Part 4: Handling Your Horse With Ease |
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Chapter 13 Working with Your Horse from the Ground |
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Establishing the Right Manners |
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266 | (2) |
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Understanding your responsibilities |
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266 | (1) |
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Recognizing your horse's responsibilities |
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267 | (1) |
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Approaching Your Horse in the Stall or Pasture |
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Retrieving your horse from a stall |
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Heading toward your horse in a pasture |
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269 | (1) |
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All Strapped In: Haltering Your Horse |
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On the Ropes: Leading Your Horse |
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271 | (2) |
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Refraining from bad habits |
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In Knots: Tying Your Horse |
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Circle Around: Longeing Your Horse |
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Readying your horse for longeing |
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Longeing your horse properly and safely |
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Handling Problems from the Ground |
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Your horse resists being caught |
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Your horse pulls forward when you lead |
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282 | (2) |
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Your horse pulls back when tied |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Selecting a Riding Discipline |
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289 | (12) |
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The Most Popular Ways to Ride |
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Showing off with hunt seat |
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290 | (1) |
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Staying natural with dressage |
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Riding high with saddle seat |
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293 | (2) |
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Taking it easy with western |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (4) |
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Chapter 15 Getting Ready Before You Mount |
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301 | (10) |
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Putting On a Saddle and Accessories |
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301 | (6) |
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303 | (2) |
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Bridling Your Horse with Ease |
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Chapter 16 Taking Control in the Saddle |
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Preparing Yourself Mentally |
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311 | (1) |
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Acknowledging your role as the leader |
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Taking Riding Lessons First |
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Deciding where to get lessons |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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Getting into Riding Shape |
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Swinging Up and Onto Your Horse |
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Focusing on Riding Fundamentals |
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Positioning yourself in the saddle |
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Moving with your horse's gaits |
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Delving into Post-Ride Details |
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Cooling down and cleaning up |
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Catching Tricks That Naughty Horses Play |
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Backing up without being asked |
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Chapter 17 Staying Safe on (and around) Your Horse |
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333 | (2) |
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Putting on the proper pants |
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Stepping into safe footwear |
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Protecting Yourself on the Ground |
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Caring for a horse's hooves |
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Being in close quarters with a horse |
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Recognizing some dangerous horse moves |
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337 | (1) |
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Moving around a tied horse |
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338 | (1) |
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Being Secure in the Saddle |
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Inspecting your tack first |
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Riding with other horse folks |
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Chapter 18 Competing on Horseback |
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Keeping Traditions in Hunt Seat |
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345 | (1) |
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Performing Precisely in Dressage |
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346 | (1) |
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Being Flashy in Saddle Seat |
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347 | (1) |
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Working with Special Skills in Western |
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348 | (6) |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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351 | (1) |
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351 | (2) |
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Educating Yourself at Breed Shows |
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354 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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Enjoying the Great Outdoors at Trail Competitions |
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355 | (2) |
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356 | (1) |
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Getting a Leg Up on Jumping Competitions |
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357 | (2) |
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Checking Out Combined Training |
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Steering Yourself Toward Competitive Driving |
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Chapter 19 Riding for the Fun of It |
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Strutting Your Stuff in Parades |
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What a parade equestrian unit is |
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How you participate in a parade |
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Reliving the Past in Reenactments |
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373 | (1) |
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Towing your horse to a resort |
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Taking a trip without your own horse |
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Chapter 20 Ten Horse Myths |
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379 | (6) |
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Horses Will Run Toward a Fire |
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380 | (1) |
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Horses Don't Sleep Lying Down |
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380 | (1) |
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Horses Vocalize a Lot, Just Like in the Movies |
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Horses Are Always Healthy |
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? |
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Old Horses Go Off to the Glue Factory |
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A Broken Leg Equals a Death Sentence for a Horse |
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Chapter 21 Ten Great Movies about Horses |
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385 | (6) |
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386 | (1) |
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The Black Stallion Returns |
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron |
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