101 Ground Training Exercises for Every Horse & Handler (Read & Ride)

Was in perfect condition. This book is awesome and super helpful

Love this book - builds really well on Parelli work I've already done. The real advantage of it is that it gives simple exercises, that are easy to follow. My horse will get on the float but will not stand for me to put the bar across the back - she backs out before I can do this. I realised that I need to work more on my forward, halt and stand messages. Cherry Hall also encourages voice commands, which I love because a quiet, calm but confident voice calms the horse too in stressful situations (a calm voice works so well with cattle too). If you have trouble at any point with an exercise, it gives you ideas on what might have gone wrong and refers you back to earlier, basic exercises. The layout and explanations on where things might be going wrong are fantastic and has helped my confidence immensely. I read up on several exercises each night and then try them the next day with my horse. Increasingly, I can see her looking at me as if she is saying "That was interesting, what are we going to do next?" or "Is that what you wanted me to do?". I'm sure horses have a sense of humour now and that they can smile! I'm finally appreciating that even if the exercise isn't perfect, we are both playing but training & learning at the same time.

A good basic primer for groundwork. It assumes an absolute beginner's level on the part of both horse and handler. Basic concepts like voice commands and basic equipment for in-hand work are thoroughly discussed. As someone with years of experience riding and driving horses, there were plenty of things I already knew. I am currently working in a round pen for the first time, with a rescue mare who has some issues and am finding that going back to basics is what I need to do with her. This has been a helpful book to give me ideas of how to approach some of her negative behaviors, by starting over as if she knew nothing. Much of the book is devoted to very basic things- haltering, being touched all over, leading. If your horse already knows how to lead and lounge, this book may be a bit basic for you but it is helpful for those looking to ground break a horse for the first time or dealing with a horse who may have some vices on the ground. The biggest drawback to this book is the layout. It is spiral bound, which is a nice idea so it will lay flat in the barn, which is what I expected. However, it is printed like a calendar- the pages are oriented vertically, one on top of the other. The binding is at the top of the unopened book, not the left side. It has holes so it can be hung for easy referral in the barn or arena, but it makes this book more difficult to read if you're sitting in a chair or on the couch.

This book is so helpful. It reads step-by-step in simple and understandable terms. It's nice to read to be reassured you are on the right path in the training process.

Has a wonderful Spiral Bound at the top of the book which makes it easy to use and reference in the arena or round pen with your horse. Great for making copies for horse students to review before the next lesson. Wonderful picture guides and easy points for clear steps to follow. Love this book! May order a second just for student copies because my current one has notes, tabs, and sections highlighted all in it. Highly Recommend this book for instructors and students, even the weekend riders. Love Cherry Hill! Another great tool!

I bought this book to train one of my Rocky Mountain mares who had no ground manners and often spooked at anything. This mare is young and with no prior training she had learned over time that because of her size, she could often get her way. I followed the steps in the lessons and over time with patience and love for the horse she became better. The book breaks each exercise into mini steps with useful tips and illustrations. All Cherry Hill books I own are excellent and she clearly details her material. This book is no exception.

Great detailed photos in the book and very clear instruction. This book is extremely helpful and great quality.

i bought this for ideas to help ground-train my 2 year old saddlebred filly until spring of next year when she can be started under saddle. I wanted a manual that would help me get her round from the ground and teach her to really step underneath herself and work on lateral work before I got on her back as a sort of preliminary dressage. I found this more of a 0-to broke manual with the first exercises consisting of how to catch and halter your horse. I also found that 4-5 exercises were about all the different ways to sack-out a horse were a bit repetitive and that all the different items could have been compiled into the same exercise as variations (I get it- use all the items in your reach to desensitize!). The last 25 exercises or so were all about driving from the ground (2 lines) which I wasn't very interested in. Out of the 101 exercises perhaps 10 were of use for my training purposes. I was looking for a book that already assumed that you had the basics under your belt (horse can be caught, walk and lead) and that built on those basics and would help your horse think. I would recommend this for someone who has not had much experience handling horses as many of the exercises are things that you would naturally pick up just from being around a barn and watching trainers and handling horses on a regular basis or for someone working with an untouched horse. I ended up returning this book and replacing it with Horse Training In-Hand.

Consiglio a tutti i proprietari di cavalli che vogliono diversificare un pò il lavoro con il proprio amico!! Davvero utile!

I love this book. Great book for beginners to long time horse owners. Tons and tons of exercises with explanations and illustrations. I love to go through each spring with tabs, marking exercises for each of our horses by priority. If you need help coming up with ground exercises for your horse(s), you'll find plenty in this book!

This is an easy to follow set of ground work exercises for working with young, mismanaged or puzzled horses including long-reining and lunging, and with a slight Western influence. Plenty of clear illustrations, and lots of ideas for when you know you need to do more ground work but you and your horse are bored with the usual stuff. Mine will end up with a Masters in ground work!!!

All basic things to make any horse easy and fun to handle. Step by step excercises are easy to understand with different variations and problems explained. Suitable for any horse with any purpose

O livro não é ruim…apenas não é o que eu esperava/precisava. Os exercícios de chão são voltados à doma/iniciação de potros.