recommendation of books for young horses

[caroline23]

can anyone recommend any horsey books that cover training a young horse to lead, pick feet up, long lining, groundwork for backing etc just interested in the training that goes into a horse before starting to be ridden properly, ive seen Making the Young Horse the Rational Way on amazon is this any good?

 

[MrsNorris]

Haven't read that one, but Richard Maxwell's From Birth to Backing is very good

 

[Sussexbythesea]

Sorry with your title I had visions of a young horse being read a bedtime story

Perhaps Harry Trotter and the Goblet of Oats?

 

[canteron]

Try a Phillipe Karl DVD. His approach to lunging will inspire your horse rather than bore him senseless with repetitive circles. His work on encouraging a horse to trust a bit is also excellent.

There are bits and pieces of his work on the internet if you want to explore before committing to invest in his DVDs (or better still a PK instructor).

 

[Caol Ila]

The title made me think, do you reckon they'd appreciate The Black Stallion? Or Misty of Chincoteague? Maybe the precocious ones would get into the Lord of the Rings.