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How-To Methods from the Mounted Police
Most of us have been around a "spooky" horse. It's no fun and can be
downright dangerous. Consequently, most horse owners are in awe of the
ability of a police officer to sit on a horse in the middle of a busy
intersection or under a Ferris wheel or stay calm while a helicopter
lands before them. When you see a mounted officer on the street with his
horse, you probably think, "My horse would never do that!" Or perhaps,
"How can I get my horse to do that?"
Author Jim Barrett is an officer and trainer with a mounted unit in
California. He has written the training manual for mounted units
throughout the United States. Jim now shares these methods in this guide
for the everyday riders who want to train their horses to be steady and
trustworthy.
Here are the stimulus training methods used by mounted offers to teach their
horses to face any situation. When this training is competently done, it works
... and that is proven every day of the week by the thousands of police horses
successfully working the streets throughout the world.
This book, although inspired by the author's experience as a mounted police
officer, is important for every rider and every horse owner.
Ideally, every
domesticated horse should be "bombproof." That is an attainable goal - one which
the chapters in this book will facilitate.
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