This series of dvds are the perfect introduction for riders and new horse owners interested in learning how to properly care for their four legged friends. “Horse Care Basics” is destined to become the “how to manual” for horse care. No matter what discipline you choose to pursue, the information provided on these dvds will give you a leg up in the stables for years to come.
Lifetime Horseman,Tom Goodspeed, has managed some of the most prestigious horse operations across the country, including The Ox Ridge Hunt Club in Darien, CT and The Los Angeles Equestrian Center in CA. Goodspeed brings us behind the scenes and into the barn for a series of hands on demonstrations in the field of Stable Management. Goodspeed shares his forty years of experience to teach the basics of horse care.
Lesson #1
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Chapter Title
1 Introduction
2 Approaching a Horse
3 Haltering
4 Leading a Horse
5 Tying a Horse
6 Grooming
7 Clipping Manes
8 Horse Trimming
9 Tails
10 Hoof Picks & Cleaning Hooves
11 Barn Vices
12 Bathing
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Chapter Title
13 Blanketing
14 Stall Sheet
15 Winter Blanket
16 Turn-out Rug
17 New Zealand Rug
18 Fly Sheet
19 Coolers
20 Feeding
21 Stall Cleaning
22 First Aid
23 Closing
Lesson #2-Tacking, Bits, & Bandaging
Chapter Title
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1 Introduction
2 Putting on an English Bridle
3 Putting on an English Saddle
4 Stirrup Adjustment
5 Un-tacking
6 Loose Horses
7 Cleaning Tack
8 Bits
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9 Bandaging-Standing Wrap
10 Polo Wraps
11 Boots & Polo Wraps
12 Poulticing
13 Sweat Wraps/Tendon Boots
14 Shipping Wraps
15 Ice Boots
16 Close
Tom Goodspeed has been active in various disciplines of the horse world throughout his career. He has shown equitation, jumped, ridden trails, gymkhana, managed horse shows, assisted in Dressage shows, managed clinics for George Morris, and became one of the highest handicapped polo players in the history of arena polo.
Tom had already produced a series of 5 dvds/videos that became the benchmark for polo training over the last twenty years. After noticing the video shelves at the tack shops were almost void of any horse care titles, Goodspeed decided to produce this lesson series to help new riders learn to properly care for their horses.