Western Riding Book Recommendations

The Natural Horse: Foundations for Natural Horsemanship

by Jaime Jackson, Larry Lindahl (Illustrator)

• A Good Horse is Never a Bad Color by Mark Rashid
• A Trail Rider’s Guide to Texas By  Mary Elizabeth Goldman
• Reining: The Art of Performance in Horses by Bob Loomis – This is another excellent Reining book by the famous Bob Loomis. This one is a hardback and has a big discount on Amazon.
• Lyons on Horses, Proven Conditioned Response Training Program by John Lyons
• Original Book of Horse Treats by June V. Evers
• Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares (Volume 1), (Volume2) and  (Volume3) by Jim Goodhue, Frank Holmes, Phil Livingston, Diane C. Simmons
• Cherry Hill: 
• Western Exercises – Beginning
• Western Exercises – Intermediate
• Western Exercises – Advanced
• There Are No Problem Horses, Only Problem Riders by Mary Twelveponies
• The Nature of Horses: Exploring Equine Evolution Intelligence and Behavior by Stephen Budiansky
• Winning With The American Quarter Horse by Don Burt
• Western Horse Tales by Donald Emmet Worcester(Editor)
• Beginners Guide to the Western Horse by Kenoyer
• Considering the Horse
• Out of Print: The Horse of Course! Guide to Winning the Western Trail Class by Lynda Bloom
• How to Break and Train the Western Horse (Farnam Horse Library E) Bill Weikel(Editor)
• Riding and Schooling the Western Performance Horse G. F. Corley
• Schooling of the Western Horse John Richard Young
• Trails of the Iron Horse : An Informal History by Western Writers of America.
• Training and Showing the Western Trail Horse Darlene. Sordillo
• Training for Western Horse and Rider J’Wayne McArthur
• Training the Performance Horse : From Western Pleasure to Reining Terry
  Thompson, Jeanne O’Malley
• Training the Western Show Horse Don, Blazer
• Training the young horse
• Western Horse John A. Gorman
• Western Horse and Horseman’s Digest Mark. Thiffault
• Western Performance : A Guide for Young Riders (The Howell Equestrian Library) Tommie Kirksmith
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• Wild Mustangs (The Western Experience) Parley J. Paskett
• Your Western Horse Nye
• Real American Quarter Horse Paul Mattson
• $10 Horse, $40 Saddle : Cowboy Clothing, Arms, Tools and Horse Gear of the 1880′s Don Rickey
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• Debugging Your Horse : A Simple, Safe Approach to Problem Solving With Your Horse~ Bonnie Marlewski Probert
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• The Horse Illustrated Guide to Western Riding by Lesley Ward
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• 101 Horsemanship and Equitation Patterns : A Western & English Ringside
  Guide for Practice & Show~Chery Hill
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• Horse Sense : Pure & Simple (Little Western, 7) Texas Bix Bender
• The Legend of the Painted HorseHarry Combs
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• Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares (A Western Horseman Book)~ Jim Goodhue
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• Longeing and Long Lining the English and Western Horse : A Total Program ~ Cherry Hill
• Competing in Western Shows & Events ~Charlene Strickland
• Considering the Horse : Tales of Problems Solved and Lessons Learned  Mark Rashid, Ron Ball
• Natural Horse-Man-Ship Pat Parelli
• Roofs and Rails : How to Plan and Build Your Ideal Horse Facility/a Western
  Horseman Book ~ Gavin Ehringer
• Starting the Western Horse : A Guide to Preparing the Green Horse for Optimum
  Performance Under Saddle J. P. Forget
• The Western Horse : A Photographic Anthology David R. Stoecklein
• Western Horse : Advice and Training Dave Jones
• Western Horse Behavior and Training Robert William Miller
• The Horse Thieves Giles Tippette
• Hotcakes to High Stakes : The Chuckwagon Story Doug Nelson
• Cal 97 Western Horse
• The Legend of the Painted Horse  by Harry CombsAverage Customer Review:
• Considering the Horse : Tales of Problems Solved and Lessons Learned Mark Rashid
• Natural Horse-Man-Ship Pat Parelli, Kathy Kadash & Karen Parelli
• Monte Foreman’s Horse-Training Science Patrick Foreman & Monte Foreman
• The Teenage Rider’s Handbook : A Guide for Buying, Training, Showing & Selling Your Horse Barbara J. Deworken & Lori Gordon
• True Unity, Willing Communication Between Horse and Human Tom Dorrance, Milly Hunt Porter
• Lyons on Horses: John Lyons’ Proven Conditioned-Response Training Program John Lyons
• Think Harmony With Horses : An In-Depth Study of Horse/Man Relationship Ray Hunt, Millie Hunt, Roy Hunt
• The Natural Horse: Foundations for Natural Horsemanship Jaime Jackson, Larry Lindahl
• Getting Horses Fit : Improve Your Horse’s Performance Sarah Pilliner
• Trailer Loading Success : A Step by Step Guide for Training Horses to Load Diane Longanecker
• Breaking and Schooling : Training Your Horse from the Ground Up Carolyn Henderson & Lynn Russell
• Breaking Your Horse’s Bad Habits Dayton Sumner
• Practical Western Training Dave Jones
• Western Horse: Advice & Training Dave Jones
• Reinsman of the West: Bridles & Bits Ed Connell
• Hackamore Reinsman Ed Connell
• The Art of Western Riding Bob Mayhew & John Birdsall
• Basic Training for Horses : English and Western Eleanor F. Prince & Gaydell M. Collier

101 Areana Exercises! by Cherry Hill  For english and western riders of all levels!   Made to refer to in the ring!

101 Longeing and Long Lining Exercises : English & Western by Cherry Hill

Natural Horsemanship

Lyons on Horses : John Lyons’ Proven Conditioned-Response Training Programby John Lyons

True Unity, Willing Communication Between Horse and Human by Tom DorranceThink Harmony With Horses : An In-Depth Study of Horse/Man Relationship by Ray Hunt

Natural Horse-Man-Ship by Pat Parelli

Making, Not Breaking: The First Year Under Saddleby Cherry Hill

From the Center of the Ring : An Inside View of Horse Competitionsby Cherry Hill	The Illustrated Guide to Horse Tack: For the English Rider by Susan McBane	Horses and Tack by M. E. Ensminger
Old Cowboy Saddles & Spurs by Dan Hutchinson	Cowboy Bits & Spurs: with values by Joice Overton	United States Military Saddles, 1812-1934 by Randy Steffen
The New Book of Saddlery & Tack by Carolyn Henderson	Saddlemaking: lessons in construction, repair, & evaluation

Reining: The Guide for Training & Showing Winning Reining Horses

by Al Dunning, Pat Close (Editor), Kathy Kadash
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• Bits, Patterns & Reining William G., Jr. Langdon
• Professional Western training : ranch reining, pleasure roping Gordon Peacock
• Training the Performance Horse : From Western Pleasure to Reining Terry Thompson, Jeanne O’Malley
• Training the Reined Horse Peter Phinny
• 

Reining: The Art of Performance in Horses Bob Loomis

• Cutting Leon Harrell
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• Cutting, One Run At A Time ~Barbara Schulte
• Cutting: Training the Horse and Rider (Equimedia’s Masters Series) Bill Freeman, Gala Nettles
• Cutting: A Guide for the Non-Pro Competitor  Sally Harrison
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• Cutting: A Guide for the Non-Pro Competitor (The Howell Equestrian Library) Sally Harrison
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• The Cutting Horse Patrick W. Steenberge, et al
• Cutting Horse Champions : A Handbook of Pedigrees Paul R. Mattson
• Hub Champion of the Cutting Horse Robert Williams
• Training and Showing the Cutting Horse Lynn H. Campion
• Calf Roping Roy Cooper
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• Team Roping With Jake and Clay Fran Devereux Smith
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• Team Roping Leo Camarillo
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• Professional Western training : ranch reining, pleasure roping Gordon Peacock
• Roping and Riding : Fast Horses and Short Ropes Willard H. Porter
• Ropers and Riders (Sherman, Josepha. Rodeo.) Josepha Sherman
•  Catch Rope : The Long Arm of the Cowboy (Western Life, No 1) John R. Erickson
• Team Penningby Phil Livingston
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• Team Penning: A Fundamental Guide Terry von Gease
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