Little Colt learns the value self-control and moderation when he gets sick from eating a whole box of sugar cubes. Includes facts about horses.

The author, who has had a lifetime of experience with horses, tailors her advice to the amateur horse owner, explaining everything in clear, easily understood terms. Practical and easy to read, this indispensable guide addresses such basic issues as equiping the colt, gaining his trust, saddling, and more. 100 line drawings.

This book takes into consideration training the gaited horse for the trail or the rail for a show horse. The book is a detailed look at the gaits of the Tennessee Walking Horse, Missouri Fox Trotter, and the Rocky Mountain Horse. More importantly the book teaches you a training program that is easy to follow for a smooth easy gaited horse. You will have a complete understanding of the gaits and problem solving at your fingertips. No matter what your training goal are, trail riding or showing. This book will help you understand gaits, training and retraining for a great gaited horse. Consider your horse natural ability and train to a sound standard that matches that ability. Teaching your horse to flat foot walk is fun and easy following the method described in this book. Enjoy the journey be safe and have fun.

In a state of carnal bliss, Ad succumbs to Janae's pestering to enter the world of equine ownership. Their animal of choice is the Equus mulus. While enjoying mule ownership, a tragedy occurs. Ad is seriously injured when he's shot by an adversary he didn't know was still around and is forced into a period of convalescence that throws the family's emotions into shambles. Paddy O'Brien, the mule trader who sold them the critters, comes to Plantation Gartenberg to assist the family in their recovery from Ad's malady. Paddy's love of people, generosity, sense of humor, and imaginary constant companions, help him with his quest. New characters add a dimension of conspiracy to the tale while romance develops between a detective and a rebellious lady doctor who was inadvertently involved in Ad's injury.