Horse Training

Deja is excited about the upcoming show at Triple Bar and hopes to qualify for the championship show at the end of the summer. She is becoming a great team with her new horse, Macintosh and she thinks she could have a shot at the championship! But when Macintosh gets sick, Deja’s dreams for her show season might be ending before they have even started. As if this isn’t enough, she continues to have trouble getting along with Macintosh’s former owner, Chris Donaire. Her trainer gives her an ultimatum: get along with Chris or leave the barn. Will Deja be able to save her show season ...

Eric has always wanted to be a horse trainer. He loves riding and showing and he plans to start training horses as soon as he’s done with high school. When his horse, Orion, gets injured in a riding lesson, he thinks that his whole show season might be over before it even started. Then he gets an opportunity to take on a new horse to ride and show until Orion is healed. Eric is so excited about this new opportunity, that he starts to neglect his schoolwork. When Deja starts to worry about his grades and ask him questions about it, he gets in a fight with her that leads to hurt feelings. ...

In the world of Warbreaker, each person is born endowed with the power of one Breath―which can be sold and collected by others, then used to Awaken objects and even corpses to do their bidding. A few individuals who die in glory return as gods, with the power of thousands of Breath, but no memory of their mortal lives―and are enthroned in the Court of Gods in Hallandren’s capital. To Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris, the abuse of Breath and the claim of the Returned to be gods are repugnant blasphemy.

In the heart of New Orleans, where Southern charm meets equestrian elegance, Juliette's world is about to be turned upside down. Once the star trainer at the prestigious Crescent City Stables, this French transplant now finds herself exiled to the suburbs, teaching dressage and French to children. But Juliette's passion for horses and her unbreakable spirit refuse to be reined in. When a chance encounter with Kitty, a former debutante with more ambition than experience, opens a door back to Crescent City, Juliette seizes the opportunity. But in the high-stakes world of competitive dressage,...

When the FBI discover a clue that leads them to believe an assassin they have been hunting for a decade may be a member of the racetrack community, they persuade an established trainer to take two of their agents as clients. As owners of a racehorse they are able to move freely among the horsemen in the search for their assassin. Even though the FBI makes every effort to limit his exposure to the danger involved in their man hunt the trainer finds himself in the position of being a possible target for the assassin. As the search unfolds, you will have a rare look at the life of a ...

From Award-Winning Author Brianna York For those who love the Tricolor Series Can Jesse Step up to the Plate and Make the Cut? The Scottsdale Show is approaching and Jesse is starting to feel like Rhett might finally be ready to really shine when he shows in his classes. But then disaster strikes the Twelve Palms Ranch team. Can Jesse step up and take the reins as head trainer? Will Rhett rise to the occasion or struggle to succeed at his first major horse show? Will a threat to the safety of Jesse’s beloved horse take them out of the game? Read the rest of the Twelve Palms Ranch Series: ...

Let’s face it; we’re all struggling amateurs. Riding horses is hard, and getting good at riding a big, worried prey animal that is scared of the world can be tough. It can be easy to feel defeated or think that you will never amount to much as a rider. Thankfully, you are wrong about most of your assumptions with regard to what it takes to get good at riding. You just need to reframe the way that you look at your hours in the saddle. If you are beyond tired of hearing, “More leg!” or “More outside rein!” you’re not alone. Let me share some of my own hard-won discoveries and ...

Allison Becker loves riding her horse and showing with her friends at Tricolor Farms. As the championship show approaches, she starts to feel really nervous about her riding. She’s feeling pressured about school and other things going on in her life and just wants to focus on her riding. She knows that if she just practices harder, she’ll feel like she’s ready! Then an accident happens while she’s practicing for the show. Will one irresponsible decision keep her from doing what she loves? Will she have to quit showing her beloved Debonair?

The story of a seasoned horse trader. The buying and selling of horses is a testing occupation. You make decisions every day that may make or break you. No one is right every time, but you had better be right more than not. Failure to be right most of the time will put you out of business quickly. You buy and sell on impulse and the more accurate your impulses, the more successful you will be. Learning to trust your impulses is an education in itself.

Tilley's Mill is a nearly-dead town with decaying buildings. The youth are leaving for jobs in the city, and parents are bemoaning the fragmentation of the family. Leck Todd has left New York after a painful breakup. He returns to Tilley's Mill in the mountains of eastern Tennessee to his first love…training horses using Natural Horsemanship. Isabell Dunnfield, breaks down on a trip from Asheville, NC to Chicago. Leck rescues her and brings her into town. Isabelle is stunned by the ghost-like feeling of the town. Isabell returns a few weeks later with a plan to revive businesses. Leck ...

Ever since school has been back in session, Shanice has been missing her friends. They aren’t seeing much of each other because they are taking different classes now and she has been taking lessons with the jumpers instead of with Allison and Deja. On top of feeling a bit lonely, Shanice is having trouble with school and even worse, trouble with riding Wilfred. When a health scare brings things into focus, the strength of Shanice’s convictions are tested. Will Shanice grow apart from Deja and Allison? Is Shanice going down a different path than her friends?

If you're new to the horse world, or an experienced rider, this book will provide you with valuable information about saddles, saddle pads, bridles, bits and more. When you are uncertain how a piece of equipment works this is where you can turn for answers. There is a lot of information for the western rider. Once you have read through this book, you will feel confident taking your seat in the saddle. You will know your tack, what it is for and how to use it properly.

Celeste McKnight seems to have everything mapped out for her—high society life, law school on the horizon, and a picture-perfect relationship with Luke, a promising medical student. But beneath the polished debutante exterior, she’s harboring a passion her parents can’t understand: dressage. With her beloved Andalusian gelding, Prince Charming, by her side, Celeste dreams of mastering the art of classical riding under the guidance of her unconventional trainer, Kitty. As the pressure to conform mounts, Celeste finds herself torn between the life she’s been groomed for and the one ...

Why the law of attraction hasn’t given you the life of your dreams yet...and what to finally do about it once and for all to easily manifest your desires faster than you ever thought possible. You’re about to learn firsthand why every other Law of Attraction book never actually worked for you. You’re going to understand how to make the Law of Attraction “do” what you always wanted. And you’re going to stop wasting years of your life wishing for a better way...and finally attract and manifest the money, relationships, health, and success you’ve always dreamed of.

Rachel Anne Ridge was at the end of her rope. The economy had crashed, taking her formerly thriving business along with it. She had been a successful artist, doing work she loved, but now she felt like a failure. How would her family pay their bills? What would the future hold? If only God would somehow let them know that everything was going to be all right... and then Flash the donkey showed up.

We are in the midst of a global mental health crisis, and mental illnesses are on the rise. But what causes mental illness? And why are mental health problems so hard to treat? Drawing on decades of research, Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Chris Palmer outlines a revolutionary new understanding that for the first time unites our existing knowledge about mental illness within a single framework: mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain. Brain Energy will transform the field of mental health, and the lives of countless people around the world.

Combining the drama of The God of Animals with the powerful realism of Chosen by a Horse, award-winning poet Jana Harris tells the inspiring story of her twenty-four-year relationship with a troubled but beautiful, blood-red feral mare who, in spite of her difficult past, has a talent for healing and helping every human and other being she comes into contact with.

At the start of this remarkable story of recovery, healing, and redemption, Ginger Gaffney answers a call to help retrain the troubled horses at an alternative prison ranch in New Mexico, a facility run entirely by the prisoners. The horses are scavenging through the dumpsters, kicking and running down the residents when they bring the trash out after meals. One horse is severely injured. The horses and residents arrive at the ranch broken in one way or many: the horses are defensive and terrified, while the residents, some battling addictions, are emotionally and physically shattered.

Teenager Stacy Vaughn wants a horse, but not just any horse. She wants a wild Appaloosa that's for sale at the stable where she takes riding lessons, but her mom says “no.” When her future stepfather helps Stacy get the horse of her dreams, she feels disloyal to her dad's memory but not enough to refuse the gelding. Can she train the horse well enough before the end of summer to please her mother? How can Stacy prove that the gelding is no longer dangerous? Horse-crazy girls will love A Horse for the Heart by Jo Anne Barnes and Dana Crigger DVM!!

Margaret Winslow met midlife agita not head-on, but ass-on, fulfilling a childhood curiosity about donkeys by answering a for-sale ad in the American Donkey and Mule Society's magazine, The Brayer. Hilarity ensues, alongside life-threatening injuries and spirit-enriching insight.... As listeners walk with Winslow and Caleb the donkey through training traumas, expert-baffling antics, and humiliating races, they also share in the author's gradual understanding of Caleb's true, undeniable gifts: a willingness to "speak truth to power", to trust, and to forgive.