Book review: Horse Trick Training

Today\’s book review is about an eBook I found online about trick training.

Note: I don\’t get paid for my opinion nor for providing links to places to purchase the books I review. This review is purely meant to provide information.

This book review will follow a specific order:

  • Title of the book
  • Author
  • For who the book is meant
  • Number of pages
  • Price
  • Publisher
  • Content
  • My personal opinion of the book
  • Recommend this book?
  • Where to buy this book

\"HorseTrickTraining\"

Title of the eBook
Horse Trick Training, How To Get Started
100% Horse Friendly Training

Author
Jain Brand

For who this book is meant
This eBook is written for  horse lovers who have never taught their horse tricks, or those who may have tried to teach their horse some simple tricks, and would like an easy step-by-step trick training program.

Number of pages
51

Price
US $7

Publisher 
Horse Tricks 101

Content
Introduction
Is this eBook Right for You (and Your Horse)?
Why Teach Your Horse Tricks?
How to Ask Your Horse to Do Anything
Trust & Training
How Long Will it Take to Teach a Trick?
When to Train – a Simple Training Schedule
Best Places to Train Your Horse
Which Trick Should You Teach Your Horse First?
Useful Tricks
Safety Comes First
What NOT to Teach Your Horse
Equipment
Rewards
Trick Training Treat ~ Molasses Oat Treats
Assignment 1
5 Steps to Teach Any Trick
Assignment 2
Recap and a WARNING
Trick Foundations
Preparing for Your First Trick
Teaching Your First Simple Trick
Assignment 3
Your Second Trick
More Ideas
Summary
What Comes Next?
Questions?

My opinion of the book
As you can conclude from reading the contents, this eBook covers all the basics of getting started with trick training your horse. The title covers what it promises, and I really appreciate that in a book.

It is an \’easy reader\’, with hardly any scientific definitions or difficult equestrian jargon. I think every horse owner can understand it. Therefor I can recommend it also to horse lovers who don\’t have English as their native language.

The knowledge about how to teach your horse new behaviours is scientifically based and that makes it a valuable reference as well. It is really good hands on information.

Horse Trick Training, How To Get Started covers all the basics and it is also a book that I could recommend to a bit more experienced trick trainers. I mean people who have taught their horses a few tricks and have encountered minor difficulties or are just looking for some inspiration for new tricks (see content).

The tricks in this book are safe to begin with and easy to teach. It is an excellent start to get some experience in horse (trick) training.

Horse Trick Training, How To Get Started comes with easy to follow step-by-step instructions. It also contains several links to Jain\’s videos and printable trick planners. The videos are helpful and educational.

Conclusion: I think it is a great book for people who want to start teaching their horse (new) tricks. The time and effort that Jain has put into getting this eBook together with all the handy printables and videos makes it a really good value for the price of $7 US.

Recommend this book?
Yes!

Where to buy this book
This eBook is only available online. Follow this link to buy the book.

UPDATE December 2017

My favourite exercise in the book is the Hug. It was so easy to train with the instructions in Jains book. Since I make pictures of all my achieved goals, I have a picture for you.

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Is there a specific horse book you would like me to review, let me know and I will look into it.

\"_Kyra_en_ik_hippologic\"Sandra Poppema, B.Sc.
My mission is to improve horse-human relationships by educating equestrians about ethical and horse friendly training. I offer online horse training courses to empower you to train your horse in a 100% animal friendly way that is FUN for both you and your horse.
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