Ultimate Level of Horsemanship: Training Through Inspiration - Hardcover

Dunning, Al; Leroy, Tammy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1599213346 ISBN 13: 9781599213347

Publisher: Lyons Press, 2008

Synopsis

Al Dunning is a 30-year legend in Western riding competitions, and this, his first training book, is an invaluable self-help guide for riders of all levels. Dunning shares his winning insights on handling and training a horse, including body language, voicing commands, feeding, equipment, and competition. Dunning has helped train trainers across the nation, and his unique ideas have never before been collected in book form. With full-color photographs throughout by noted Western photographer Robert Dawson, and Al Dunning's insights about natural horsemanship, this will be a must-have for horse lovers everywhere.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Al Dunning is a thirty-year legend in Western riding competitions, and this, his first training book, is an invaluable guide for riders of all levels. In The Ultimate Level of Horsemanship, Dunning shares his winning insights on handling and training a horse, including body language, voice commands, feeding, equipment, and competition. Dunning has helped educate trainers across the nation, and his unique ideas have never before been collected in book form. With full-color photographs by noted Western photographer Robert Dawson demonstrating Al Dunning's insights about natural horsemanship, The Ultimate Level of Horsemanship is a must-have for horse lovers everywhere.

About the Author:

Al Dunning's past honors include American Quarter Horse Association Professional Horseman of the Year and National Cutting Horse Association Trainer of the Year, and he served on the USET formation committee for Reining as an Olympic sport. He currently serves on the American Horse Show Association Stock Seat Committee and on both the National Reined Cow Horse Association and AQHA judges committees.

His exceptional leadership abilities―both with horses and with people―have led Dunning and his students to 21 world titles, including 9 AQHA World champions, 9 AQHA Reserve World Champions, seven AQHA Amateur World Titles, three AJQHA World Champions, and 11 All-American Congress Winners. His phenomenal career can be attributed in large part to his unique training concepts. Training Through Inspiration: The Ultimate Level of Horsemanship is a compilation of these proven principles.

Tammy LeRoy is an editor and writer whose previous books include Along the Cowboy Trail (with Robert Dawson). Her freelance articles have appeared in Western Horseman and Phoenix magazine. She is based in Scottsdale, AZ.

Robert Dawson's photographs have appeared in American Cowboy, Western Horseman, Farm and Ranch, Country magazine. His previous books include Along the Cowboy Trail, Spirit of the Horse, Spirit of the Performance Horse, and Romancing the West. He is based in Oregon.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1599213346
• ISBN 13: 9781599213347
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128