Building Your Dream Horse Charles Wilhelm's Ultimate Foundation Training

Name: Building Your Dream Horse Charles Wilhelm's Ultimate Foundation Training
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ISBN: 9780764579158

ISBN-10: 0764579150

ISBN-13: 9780764579158

Edition: 2005

Authors: Charles Wilhelm, Allison Houston

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Established as one of the top horse trainers and clinicians in the United States, Charles Wilhelm has a robust presence in the world of the horse. This book will help novices and experts alike. The methods are universal to every equestrian discipline.

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 6.04" wide x 9.62" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.100

Charles Wilhelm served as project coordinator at the Capital Budget Homeless Housing Program in New York in the 1980s.



Foreword: An Extraordinary Man for Horses and People


Preface: How Charles Wilhelm Became a Horseman


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Why Every Horse Lover Should Read This Book



Understanding the Horse


The Emotional, Mental, and Physical Aspects of the Horse


The Emotional Aspect


The Mental Aspect


The Physical Aspect


Horse Personalities


Conditioned Response


Ten Secrets Every Horse Wants His Owner to Know



Understanding Foundation Training


What Is Foundation Training? Working with Pressure


Incremental Training


Setting and Raising Standards


What Is Natural Horsemanship and How Does It Apply to Foundation Training?


What Is Ultimate Foundation Training?


No Magic Gadgets: The Role of Equipment in Horse Training



Ultimate Foundation Training


The Ultimate Foundation Exercise: The Go-Forward Cue


The Round Pen


Line Work


Leading Manners and Respecting Space


Emotional Control and Despooking


Giving to the Bit


Moving the Hips Over


Stopping


Shoulder Control


Engagement


Transitions


Collection


Training Babies


Foundation Training and the Foal


Training a Baby for Veterinary and Farrier Work


Starting Older Horses



It's Never, Ever the Horse's Fault


Buying the Right Horse


Mental Training for Horsemanship


Common Problems and How to Solve Them with Ultimate Foundation Training


Pullback Problem


Spooking


Bolting


Rearing


Bucking


Trailer Loading


Buddy Sour


Barn Sour


Cinchy


Head Tossing and Pulling at the Bit


No Control: Stud Chains and Bigger Bits


If All Else Fails: Finding the Right Trainer


Building Your Dream Horse


Appendix: The Charles Wilhelm Training Facility


Success through Knowledge


Index