tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646208650669377627.post7758514827700331291..comments2023-10-02T08:50:08.464-04:00Comments on Horse Book Reviews: Two Horsemanship BooksSharon Minerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662026762827702307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646208650669377627.post-83567830852172675442010-02-28T19:12:49.101-05:002010-02-28T19:12:49.101-05:00Thanks for your comment. I did not choose these bo...Thanks for your comment. I did not choose these books; they were sent to me by the publisher. <br /><br />I agree that simple is often best; Lyons states in the book that he uses the KISS method. Just because he's "intent on making money," doesn't mean that all his theories are wrong.<br /><br />When I read articles and books on horse training, care etc, I take from it what works for me, and disregard what I don't believe in.Sharon Minerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662026762827702307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646208650669377627.post-53160287231183118132010-02-28T18:49:06.223-05:002010-02-28T18:49:06.223-05:00Lyons is a well-known horse trainer who has made a...Lyons is a well-known horse trainer who has made a lot of money with his dvd's and books and clinics. This is also true of other "natural horsemen" like Parelli or Anderson and many others who have shows on tv in order to promote their products. I would ask that you review a small paperback Basic Training for a Safe Trail Horse with subtitle of Eliminating the Fear Factors. The reason I ask this is that this book comes not from a famous professional horse person intent on making money. Instead it comes from one with a much simpler agenda..a desire to share logical, concise information about teaching horses in order to benefit not only riders/handlers but horses themselves. It describes how to relate to a horse as its alpha-mare herd member in order to communicate in ways a horse can clearly understand. It describes methods of teaching without using the fear factors of traditional training, including those of the "natural horsemen". It shows how teaching a horse is actually very simple and easy with a minimum of equipment, and it shows how the most important requirement is patience to keep to an ongoing process that can result in something truly unique; such as, eliminating fear factors for the rider! Look for this book on Amazon.com or from the author at safetrailhorse@gmail.comdazeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214815045327798879noreply@blogger.com