Almost a Whisper: A Holistic Approach to Working With Your Horse

By Sam Powell and lane carter

Book Overview

Want to develop a solid partnership with your horse? Teach him practical skills like loading in a trailer without fuss? The author teaches you how to really understand your horse and handle him... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157779026X
• ISBN13: 9781577790266
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Alpine Pubns Inc
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Sam Saved My Horse!

I had bought this book originally as a good all around read, but ended up needing a lot of its valuable information when I purchased a gelding at an auction. Something just made my hand go up, even though the horse reared in the ring. I thought I had brought home a mistake until I went back and started to re-read Mr. Powell's book. I even e-mailed him at his address for additional help. Needless to say, 18 months later, this horse is the friendliest, most willing-to-please horse in our pasture. The potential I saw him at the auction has come full circle thanks to the wisdom in Mr. Powell's book. Thanks Sam! This is a must read for all horse people!

Almost a Whisper : A Holistic Approach to Working With Your

What an absolutely wonderful book. Sam Powell and Lane Carter have a wonderful understanding of horses and explain everything so well in a way that is easy to understand. I have already used some of the methods described in this book and now it will become my bible. If only more people were prepared to read and learn the world would be a much better place for all horses. I will be refering to this book all the time and hope to be able to meet the authors sometime in the near future. Whoever buys and reads this book cannot be disappointed!

wisdom, insight, and humor

"Wisdom, insight, and humor" sums up this informative AND enjoyable book. Working with horses as I do and seeing what I see in both horses and their people, I found (and continue to find) this book packed full of relevant concepts. And each time I read it, I find more. The focus here is on working with your (or any) horse rather than "against" his nature. I've bought several of these books and have given them with joy to some non-horse people as well as horse folks - the lessons contained within apply to more than horses! (Thumbs up to Sam Powell & Lane Carter.)

The Character of a Whisper

This book speaks volumes more than the 160 or so pages. Having read just about every book I can on Equine care etc., this is one that stays at the top. Sam not only communicates with the horse, but more importantly us all knowing humans.One significant issue that struck me as so different is the character Sam demonstrates in giving credit to others. Very specifically his father for teaching him so much early on. Sam that is character. Something that is probably recognized by the horse quicker than the human.This is a great book. Will it teach you something you have not already read in other trainers (whisperers) books. You bet it will. It has depth and a total lacking of self promotion. It has soul.Sam and Lane, Thanks.

A HORSE OWNER'S TRAINING GUIDE

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS INFORMATIVE, EASY-TO-READ BOOK TO ANY HORSE OWNER. SAM POWELL CONVEYS TO THE READER HIS EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OF THE HORSE AND HOW SAM WILL ATTEMPT TO TRANSFER HIS VAST EXPERIENCE IN "TEACHING BY ASKING" TO THE READER. SAM SYSTEMATICALLY EXPLAINS HIS METHOD OF OBTAINING THE HORSE'S RESPECT TO A DEGREE THAT ALLOWS SAM TO BRIDLE, SADDLE, AND RIDE AN UNTRAINED HORSE WITHOUT THE ATTENDANT RESISTANCE AND WILD BUCKING. HE DEVOTES A GOOD PORTION OF HIS BOOK TO THE HORSE OWNER, AND WHAT THE INDIVIDUAL SHOULD DO TO DEVELOPE GOOD HABITS IN HIS HORSE. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR THE LIBRARY OF EVERY HORSE OWNER. AS A FORMER HORSE OWNER, I WOULD HAVE BENEFITTED GREATLY FROM THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SAM'S "ALMOST A WHISPER".