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These selections are by the distinguished animal trainer, Linda Tellington-Jones. They combine her extraordinarily successful experiences performing the Tellinton TTouch with solid how-to advice that anyone can use to release the pain, fear, and tension so many animals suffer. Tellington-Jones' technique combines the advantages of veterinary medicine with therapeutic body work.

An Introduction to the Tellington-Jones Equine Awareness Method: The T.E.A.M. Approach to Problem-Free Training

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Getting in Touch: Understand and Influence Your Horse's Personality

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Let's Ride!: With Linda Tellington-Jones: Fun and Teamwork With Your Horse or Pony

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The following three books are authored by Mary Wanless, a widely known and respected trainer committed to riding with and for the horse rather than just on top of him.

For the Good of the Horse

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The Natural Rider: A Right-Brain Approach to Riding

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Ride With Your Mind: An Illustrated Masterclass in Right Brain Riding

Finally, someone actually explains how to ride. This book finally allowed me to understand what my riding instructors were actually asking me to do. Mary Wanless explains, in detail, with plenty of actual photographs, how exactly anyone can achieve that perfect, balanced seat. (Description provided by an anonymous reader)

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Don't Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training

by Karen Pryor

I would lean towards saying that no one can be a real trainer until they have read this book or one like it. Although not geared completely towards horses, this book provides invaluable information about training everything from dogs to dolphins to husbands. This book gave me a fresh look on training and opened my eyes to the importance of such issues as timing, positive and negative reinforcement, and why punishment is a generally ineffective training method. I really enjoyed the charts throughout the book which list undesirable behaviors and how each method can be used to correct the behavior. This is the perfect book for anyone with the desire to train a horse, or for the college student in need of, ahem, adjusting their roommate. (Description provided by Karen Rust)

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The Behaviour of Horses: In Relation to Management and Training

by Marthe Kiley-Worthington

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Educating the Young Horse: The Thinking Trainer's Guide

by Julian Westall

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The Art of Long Reining

by Sylvia Stanier

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Centered Riding

by Sally Swift, Jean McFarland, Mike Noble

A must-have text for riders in any discipline. Sally Swift's book asks riders to visualize their way to a balanced, fluid, and confident riding style through targeted exercises which are easy to follow and bring immediate results. ... I use Swift's methods to help me ride beginning dressage, hunt seat, and western reining horses, and my form has improved greatly in all three. Get into the zen of riding, and get this book! (Description provided by Claire Thompson)

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Hunter Seat Equitation

by George H. Morris, Conrad Homfeld

A classic by a world-renowned teacher and master equestrian--the definitive work on the art of teaching and riding the hunter seat, now updated to include refinements in Morris's insightful program of riding instruction. B & W photographs throughout. (Description provided by the publisher)

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Reflections on Riding and Jumping: Winning Techniques for Serious Riders

by William Steinkraus

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Common Sense Dressage

by Sally O'Connor

O'Connor describes in detail exercises which build upon one another to strengthen and balance the dressage horse. She also explains many of the movements, what they should look and feel like, and what true balance and self carriage are. The book is full of illustrations and photos to help explain the exercises. (Description provided by Karen Rust)

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Saddle Seat Equitation

by Helen K. Crabtree

This is the definitive text on saddle seat riding by the world's premier saddle seat trainer/instructor. This book covers every aspect of saddle seat equitation and competition, starting with selection of the horse and ending with chapters on specific breed classes, including Saddlebred, Morgan, Arabian, and Tennessee Walking Horse. If you have an interest in this very stylized manner of riding, you must own this book!

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Show Ring Success: A Rider's Guide to Winning Strategies

by Kathleen Obenland

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The United States Pony Club Manuals of Horsemanship

by Susan E. Harris, Ruth Ring Harvie

These are the manuals utilized by the U.S. Pony Club organization to prepare children to move from one level to the next. The information in these manuals is inherently correct, and though written for children, will prove invaluable to adult equestrians as well.

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Western Horsemanship

by Richard Shrake

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Horse Gaits, Balance and Movement

by Susan E. Harris, Francois L. De Ruffieu, Francois Lemaire De Ruffieu

Offers advice to horsemen who are concerned with helping the horse achieve the best movement it is capable of. Includes 300 drawings that demonstrate the kind of nuance and detail photographs do not permit. Topics include: basic structure and anatomy, the cycle of movement, gaits and transitions, balance and movement, poor movement, flexion, bending and lateral movement, conformation and movement, shoeing and movement, and how a rider affects movement. (review provided by Booknews, Inc.)

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