"Catching Fred"

 

The story of a wild New Zealand Station horse

 learning about humans 

 

Follow this young horse as his life changes from running free

 with the herd on a big station to being a confident, keen riding

horse accepting everything he needs to know to begin his life

in the dressage and jumping world. 

How he learnt about round-penning, lunging, driving,

accepting the saddle and going out and about

                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

"It is the most realistic recounting of the early interaction between horse and two legged that I've seen printed. No idealization just the way things are, warts and all! Very different from the "staged" arena type presentation, more like the story of our ancestors initial encounter with equines, but with centuries, even
millennia of horse knowledge cranked into the equation by a horsewoman who has learned from the masters."

Glenn Cochran.  Professional Horse Trainer Texas USA

 

The blunt truth for me, about your book.........

As a trainer - it so consumed me I could clearly see, feel, and move easily from the point of view of the horse (Fred) to the point of view of the trainer (you) as though I was there......

One could possibly offer to train a horse for the first time should they go where at least I found myself....... completely immersed in exactly the way it actually goes.

Kim Collie

Horse Trainer and Farrier

Boerne Texas USA

Feb 2008