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Farming with Horses: Hitching, Alignment, Selecting Work Horses, Harness, Collars, more
  If you want to get back to basics and use some real horse power on your farm, Farming with Horses will show you how to hitch your horse to an implement, how to maintain correct lateral and longitudinal alignment with the proper rein grips, how to select your work horses, and provide information on the different harnesses and collars.
The easy-to-follow, detailed photos will show you how to accomplish all these tasks and make your work with horses as easy and safe as possible.
Whether you have been around horses your entire life or are just starting to work with them, the information provided in this book will allow you to step back in time and work the land with horses as did the early American farmers who first cultivated the land.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Functions of the Harness
- Collars and Their Use
- Making the Connection
- Hitching Considerations
- Lateral Alignment
- Rein Grips and Singles and Teams
- Longitudinal Alignment
- Equipment Quality
- Getting and Keeping the Right Horses
- Index
About the Author
Steve Bowers is a well known horse training clinician and author. With innovative style, Bowers promotes the use and training of horses that are light on the lines and strong on the traces. His teaching seeks to develop horses and teamsters who are "calmer, smarter, better."
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PRODUCT DETAILS:- Publisher: Motorbooks International - 2006
- Author: Steve Bowers, Marlen Steward
- Binding: Paperback - 8.5 x 11 inches
- Pages: 160 - Over 200 color photos
- ISBN: 9780760323137
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