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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Dedication | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| On the Ground | |
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| Humans and Horses | |
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| Being the "alpha horse" | |
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| Teaching respect or fear? | |
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| Head rubbing as a sign of dominance? | |
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| Developing a relationship | |
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| Catching and Leading | |
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| Horse that pulls back | |
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| Ears forward, ears back | |
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| Kicking habit | |
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| Hard-to-catch horse | |
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| Rearing while being lead | |
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| Horse whirls and kicks when turned out | |
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| Frightened untrained horse | |
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| Grooming and Handling | |
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| Moving away from pressure | |
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| Head-shy horse | |
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| Horse frightened of clippers | |
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| Biting: prevention is best | |
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| Horse that bites | |
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| Filly fights bath and fly spray | |
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| Do treats spoil a horse? | |
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| Horse won't hold up foot for cleaning | |
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| Medicating | |
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| Giving oral medications | |
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| Injections | |
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| Treating an eye injury | |
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| Drugs for behavior control | |
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| Vet and Farrier Visits | |
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| Foal meets farrier | |
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| Mare won't stand for new farrier | |
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| Frightened horse is hard to shoe | |
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| Yearling with vet-visit trauma | |
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| Tacking Up | |
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| Hard to bridle | |
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| Problem bridling a young horse | |
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| Horse bites when the girth is tightened | |
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| Mare dislikes saddle | |
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| Under Saddle | |
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| Moving While the Rider Mounts | |
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| Standing during mounting | |
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| Mounting and dismounting | |
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| On the Trail | |
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| Horse kicks while being ridden | |
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| Human-proofing a trail horse | |
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| Avoiding puddles | |
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| Crossing water | |
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| Frightened trail horse | |
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| Shying and Spooking | |
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| Horse shying at home | |
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| Spooking, rider fear, and horse learning | |
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| Eyesight and spooking | |
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| Spooky corner | |
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| Suddenly scared horse | |
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| Herd-Bound, Barn-Sour | |
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| New herd member is herd-bound | |
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| Buddy-sour | |
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| Barn-sour | |
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| Napping and Bolting | |
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| Horse is glued to the ground | |
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| Horse runs away | |
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| Bolting over jumps | |
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| The chronic bolter | |
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| Bucking and Rearing | |
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| Once a bucker, always a bucker? | |
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| Rearing mare | |
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| Buying a rearing horse for a beginner | |
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| Novice rider needs help with rearing horse | |
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| Rearing horse, novice rider | |
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| At Home | |
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| In the Stall | |
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| Crowding | |
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| Cornered by horse | |
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| Sweet horse getting mean | |
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| Winter stall behavior | |
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| Horse aggressive about food | |
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| In the Stall: Boredom Breeds Vice | |
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| Pawing | |
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| Horse bangs stall door | |
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| Weaving | |
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| Should I purchase a cribber? | |
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| Horses that chew wood | |
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| Tying and Cross-tying | |
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| Horse anxious in cross-ties | |
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| Ground tying | |
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| Herd Behavior and Turnout | |
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| Mares and geldings sharing a field | |
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| Wild-horse behavior | |
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| Herd dynamics | |
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| Companion for older horse | |
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| Mares and Foals | |
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| Mare's estrous cycle | |
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| New foal, possessive mare | |
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| Mare won't let foal nurse | |
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| Filly with bad habits | |
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| Difficult colt | |
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| Imprint training | |
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| Stallions | |
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| Should I geld my stallion? | |
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| Testosterone and manners | |
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| Young stallion won't breed | |
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| Geldings | |
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| Using a gelding as a teaser | |
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| Gelding attacks mare | |
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| Away from Home | |
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| Trailers: Getting in, Staying in, Getting Out | |
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| Getting into the trailer | |
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| Trailering trauma | |
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| Loading horse into trailer | |
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| Forcing horses into trailers | |
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| Step-up vs. ramp | |
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| Hauling one horse | |
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| At the Show or Clinic | |
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| Nervous wreck at shows | |
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| Horse frightened of stall at show | |
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| Horse too smart for hack classes | |
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| Show anxiety | |
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| Standing quietly at halter | |
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| Nervous horse loses weight at shows | |
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| Moving to a New Home | |
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| Am I ready to bring my horse home? | |
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| Bringing a young horse home | |
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| Young horse in new surroundings | |
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| New horse adjusting to new home | |
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| Introducing an old horse to a new home | |
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| Is my horse sleep-deprived? | |
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| There's Always More to Learn | |
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| Problem-solving: alone or with help? | |
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| Resources | |
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| Index | |