Copywrited@2003
Jennie Williams

 

The Paso Fino Handbook 

       This Guide to Buying and Owning Your First Paso fills in all of the gaps that no one tells you because they assume you already know it.  With 180 pages and 40 chapters of useful information, you will find extensive information about Paso Finos and what is different about them from other horses.  

     Written in a style that is easy to understand with lots of illustrations and photos, anyone can "get it" with this book.  It takes you from the ins and outs of buying through all of the info you need to own a Paso Fino.  The following chapters are in this book:

1.   So You Want to Own a Horse?
2.   The Paso Fino -- A Horse for All Seasons
3.   Evaluating yourself as a rider before you buy.
4.   Determining your specific needs in a horse.
5.   Price Tags and what to expect.
6.   Categorizing the Paso Fino.
7.   Questions to ask before you buy.
8.   Prepurchase Exams.
9.   Final list of expenses in buying a Paso.
10.   What to expect in the first days.
11.  Herd dynamics and pecking orders.
12.  Basic equine psychology -- why they do what they do.
13.  Short course on Paso Fino gaits.
14.  The passing of a Kindred Spirit.
15.  Equine insurance needs.
16.  The truth about trailers.
17.  Barns and Cross-ties.
18.  Basic Barn Designs.
19.  Riding Arena Layouts.
20.  Round Pen Layouts.
21.  Paso Fino Nutrition (It is different from other horses)
22.  Colic and Founder.
23.  Regularly scheduled services that are needed.
24.  A guide to the tack and feed store.
25.  Equine first aid.
26.  Feet and angles and a good farrier.
27.  Grooming and maintenance.
28.  To Breed or not to breed.
29.  Paso Tack -- Instant Sticker Shock!
30.  Help with Jaquimas (How to put them on and what the pieces are).
31.  Securing a three-quarter rigging.
32.  Bits, bosals, and barbadas.
33.  Parts of a Paso Fino
34.  Riding at last!
35.  Breaking those old habits (How to get the correct Paso Fino seat in the saddle).
36.  Trail Riding with you Paso.
37.  Trail Riding with Skip Knapp, certified wilderness guide.
38.  Showing can be highly addictive.
39.  Shows -- The rest of the story.
40.  About the Author and Paradise Paso Finos

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Jennie Williams
P.O. Box 830784
Stone Mountain, GA 30083

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