Full Description
Developed from a training series that appeared in Western Horseman, this book highlights the stock handling savvy and horsemanship skills of Martin Black. Five generations of Black's family have ranched and trained horses in the Great Basin region of Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada. His time-honored approach and uncanny understanding of the horse's mind and thought process allow him to achieve maximum performance with minimum stress.
Contents
Dedication and Acknowledgments ...3 Foreword ...5 Introduction ...6 1. Life-Shaping Events ... 8 2. Tradition and Theory ... 18 3. Methods of Training and Developing Feel ... 32 4. The Power of Position ... 44 5. Stock-Handling Maneuvers ... 54 6. Cattle 101: Learning to Read and Control Cows ... 66 7. Theory and Reality: Cow Horses and Controlling Cattle ... 74 8. Offense and Defense ...86 9. A" Pen: Construction and Theory ... 100 10. Using the A" Pen to Train Horses ... 110 11. Working Cattle in the Rodear ... 120 12. Low-Stress Sorting and Branding Techniques . .130 13. Low-Stress Trailer-Loading Techniques ... 140 14. Ranch Doctoring ... 148 15. Ranch Roping for Work and Fun ... 162 16. Get Practical: Different Loops and When to Use Them ... 174 Glossary ...190 Author Profile ... 192
