Product Description

This book shows how international eventer, Pippa Funnell - well known for her ability to get the best out of the youngsters she rides - builds a successful bond with the young horse. Using Pippa's personal experience and specially commissioned photographs of the on-going training of her own horses, every step of the process is covered, from assessing potential and backing through to the first competition and beyond. Every rider, whatever their discipline, wants a rewarding partnership with their horse, and this book will show how to lay the essential early groundwork.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44545 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

The Independent, December 2002
Kate Green's lucid text...is complemented by Kit Houghton's excellent photographs.

Country Life, May 2002
This book will be valuable to anyone who is involved with young horses. Generous collection of photographs.

About the Author
Pippa Funnell's first big title was winning the 1987 European Young Rider. In 2000 she won silver with the Olympic team and in became European champion for the second time. She was the first ever rider to win the Rolex Grand Slam in 2003 and is part of Great Britain's eventing Olympic team for Athens. She has also earned a reputation for producing good horses out of unproven youngsters. Pippa lives in Surrey, England. Kate Green is a freelance author and journalist and eventing correspondent for Horse & Hound magazine. Her previous books, all published with David & Charles, are Schooling for Success (with William Fox-Pitt) and Training the Cross-country Horse (with Andrew Nicholson). Kate lives in Newbury, Berkshire.

Customer Reviews

Clearly laid out
Very much geared to (and worth a read for) the very young horse, age 2/3/4 looking to compete. I was looking fo a flatwork schooling book for my green 5 year old. This is not what I was looking for but an interesting book, with good advice on gently bringing out the best in a very young horse. The book is easy to follow and thorough, though focuses a lot on jumping and cross country fences, rather than on flatwork.

Excellent, easy to follow book on training the young horse.
This book is one of the best training books i have read.It follows european champion and olympic silver medallist at her best bringing on the young horse from its first work under the saddle to its first competition all the way through to its 3 and 4 star events.You get to know all of her horses and most of her training regimes. It will help any person who is thinking of bringing on a youngster in tremendous ways. A pleasure to read.

Not the best for young horses
Although I give credit to Pippa Funnell for all that she's done over the years for the sport and for owners, I dont think this book will help you unless you are looking to school and train a horse that you wish to EVENT on.

I bought it in the hope it might give me some tips on training and handling, and more importantly, forming a bond with my new green 5 year old shire but it doesnt. It gives you the basics of lungeing but then goes onto eventing and preparing for dressage and cross country. Great if thats what you want but dont waste your money if you dont.

Seems like a good marketing tool of hers to me.