The Joy of Horses : A Beginner's Guide to Safe and Responsible Horsemanship

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Summary: Just Great!
Review: I am a friend of the author, and having read this book I would just like to recommend it to everyone! I ride horses myself, and everything I have read is very insightful. If you are a beginning rider, or even someone who has ridden for a while, this book will definitely teach you a lot of things.

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Summary: Just beginning
Review: I have T/B racehorse, retired, and have used Joy's book often when problems arise. She's only 9, but I bought her and then tracked down 8 prior owners and now have had her for almost 3 years. Patience is a virtue for an untrusting horse. She's become my best friend and there's no pricetag on this horse. After 20 years of wanting a horse and being a beginner, Joy's book has been most helpful. Thanks

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Summary: This is the best horse training book I've read yet.
Review: This book is great for inexperienced horse people. Roberts is straight forward when it comes to the problems and the solutions. What really caught my attention is that she tells it the way it is. Quote, end quote: "if you have a horse that deliberately flips over, even once, and you know it is broke amd certain that you did not cause him to do so, shoot the horse or send it to the canners. I am serious......the horse is not worth your life or someone else's." I really reccomend this book