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Western Horseman First Horse

Western Horseman First Horse

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First Horse: The Complete Guide for the First-Time Horse Owner

ISBN-13: 9781585747146

ISBN-10: 1585747149

Author: Smith, Fran Devereux

Edition: 11th Printing

Binding: Paperback

Publisher: Western Horseman

Published: 2003-04-01

Condition: Like New

  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.25 x 11.25 inches

A veteran riding instructor offers authoritative advice on purchasing, handling, and caring for a horse, providing the foundation needed for a lifetime of happy horse ownership.


First Horse provides all the information that a first-time horse owner needs to make the transition to horse ownership and to learn the basics of good horsemanship and animal husbandry. It answers questions such as Who can help you find a horse? Where will you keep your horse? How do you test-ride a prospect? What do you want in a horse, and what price are you willing to pay? With this well-illustrated guide, new horse owners can acquire the basic skills and knowledge they need to carry them through a lifetime of horse ownership.
From the Back Cover
Prior to joining the Western Horseman staff, Fran Devereux Smith, managing editor with the magazine, spent a number of years training horses and giving riding instruction.  In writing First Horse, she relied on her teaching experience with riders of all ages and her work as a 4-H horse project leader.
Fran has a broad-based background in the equine industry.  A lifelong horsewoman, she grew up trail riding and showing horses regionally - primarily in reining, western pleasure, horsemanship, and barrel racing, with some experience in halter and showmanship.
A high school rodeo competitor, Fran also was a member of her intercollegiate rodeo team, winning a regional barrel racing championship and qualifying for the College National Finals Rodeo in that event and goat tying. Along the way, she was named Miss Rodeo Arkansas and won a regional girls rodeo association all-round title that same year.
Since then, Fran has earned a state Quarter Horse Association reining championship, showed in hunt-seat classes, and team penned.  She has ridden trails in 20 states, worked some cattle along the way, driven a wagon team from time to time, and served as an officer or board member for several equine organizations. 
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