Right from the Start - Create a Sane, Soft, Well-Balanced Horse

by Michael Schaffer

15 years and thousands of happy horses later… We’re celebrating this fantastic book,famous for clear explanations of training theory and methods for starting young horses as well as re–schooling the older horse. Using techniques both on the ground and under saddle, it explains how to show the the horse that he will find it easiest to to carry a rider by correctly by softening, bending and stretching into the rider’s hand. Right from the Start offers training principles that produce happy, well–trained horses, enabling riders to succeed in any area of the sport they choose—dressage, jumping, reining, trail, or just riding for fun.

210 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 12, 2013