two classes that this book is prepared."
Updated:
Thursday May 17, 2012
Pure Cowboy
.jpg)
Member: National Bit, Spur & Saddle Collector's Association and Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America
|
Pure Cowboy
Member: National Bit, Spur & Saddle Collector's Association and Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America
|
|
|
SOLD
About This Collection: Born June 13, 1861, Professor Jesse Beery worked on his family farm where, as a very young man he discovered his intense interest in animal handling. His skills with animals were rare and he began to visit various areas of the country to display his techniques. Whether seen at an exposition, county fair or private function, everyone who saw him found his abilities with horses to be truly impressive. After 16 years of impressing spectators with his talents, Jesse eventually wound up with a greater demand for his work than he could handle. Jesse Beery made the decision in 1905 to go back to his hometown of Pleasant Hill, Ohio and start an educational enterprise he would call the Jesse Beery School of Correspondence in Horsemanship to help others gain the skills and mastery that he possessed. Scores of individuals were astounded by his common sense horse training methods, and even now he is considered to be one of very few horse trainers to have had this kind of far-reaching effect. In addition to his unique talents in the realm of horse training, he was the inventor of an array of tools intended to help gain mastery over the animals he oversaw. Beery's assembly of tools, bridles and bits have long enjoyed a reputation among many as being tremendously useful. The correspondence school was inundated with scores of letters and notes throughout its history containing endless gratitude and respect for the techniques promulgated by its founder. Jesse Beery passed away in 1945. His horse training legacy continues today. All five books and the pamphlet are in excellent condition. There is no writing or inscription in any of them. Some discoloration is present on the covers. The inside of each book is clean and crisp. Book Two has a 1/4 inch rip on the back cover and Book Five has the cover taped together.
"One of the surprising things to be noticed in any part of the United States, or in the world for that matter, wherever horses are used, is the very few horses that have any degree of training. It is surprising that in any community where the horse is a very common animal people will flock in crowds to see a horse perform a few tricks or show a few gaits."
"The general outward appearance of a horse is an indication of his powers of endurance. The conformation of the body, joints and limbs indicate his ability to maintain a balanced gait and to endure the strain of hard riding, without blemishes or sprains."
"In beginning the work of gaiting a saddle horse, I wish to call your attention to the necessity of having both the theory and practice of the two previous lessons. It takes two to make a good saddle horse. It takes a good rider and a good horse. There can be no superior riding with either lacking. A badly balanced awkward rider will spoil the gait and appearance of the best saddle horse."
"In the previous
lessons, the colt has been taken before he had any particular training
and educated step by step until he is a perfect mannered, five gaited
horse. Many of our students, no doubt, has a fine driving horse
that they wish to break to the saddle. Others, especially in the
western states, have a range horse that would make a good saddler if
they could overcome it's viciousness. It is for these
"Besides the gaits that belong distinctly to the five-gaited horse, there are a few that may be taught that are strictly high school gaits. In fact, any gait, more than the five movements, or any other accomplishment or tricks, puts a horse in the high school class".
"XI: Do the work as much as possible with no one about, that there may be no other to attract the horse's attention. You cannot teach when the horse's mind is attracted to something else. Talk to the horse so you can keep his attention. When you feel you can keep his attention no longer it is time to quit. A wearied horse can learn no better than a wearied man."
"In these few pages which I have written for your special benefit, I have given hints which are for you alone. The ideas are not the kind I would give a person who had not read my regular lessons in horse training." Professor Beery's Set of Saddle-Horse Training Books + Pamphlet / Item #B102 SOLD
|
|
|
Please contact us at your convenience: michael@purecowboy.us or sarah@purecowboy.us Members: National Bit, Spur & Saddle Collector's Association The American West is celebrated and collected by people all over the world -- we offer easy international shipping, by either the US Postal Service, UPS, Federal Express or Container. Pure Cowboy, 1770 West State Street, # 315, Boise, Idaho 83702 208.342.5019 or toll free: 888.575.1890 All items sold by Pure Cowboy are for decorative purposes only. All other uses are exclusively the buyer's responsibility Copyright © 2008-2014 Pure Cowboy |