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BUYING AND SELLING A HORSE
by Cherry Hill
32 page booklet

Buying and Selling a Horse booklet
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SECTION I - BUYING A HORSE 

Criteria for Selection 

  • temperament
  • soundness
  • blemishes
  • movement and way of going
  • conformation
  • breed or type
  • manners
  • sex
  • health
  • age
  • quality
  • pedigree
  • color and markings

Finding a Horse 

  • enlisting the aid of a professional
  • knowing what you want
  • selecting a horse for an event

Steps in Buying a Horse 

  • testing the horse
  • observing the horse in his normal surroundings
  • further checking the prospect
  • pre-purchase agreement
  • vererinary pre-purchase exam

SECTION II: SELLING A HORSE 

Product and Presentation 

  • advertising
  • physical appearance
  • handler's appearance

Performance 

  • manners
  • level of training
  • demonstrating horse's ability to a buyer

Paperwork 

  • installment sales
  • records of vet exam

Price

 

tack care cleaning leather blankets toolsTACK: CARE AND CLEANING 
by Cherry Hill 
32 page booklet

Tack Care and Cleaning
$5.45 - includes shipping
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SECTION I: SELECTING TACK 

  • quality
  • used tack
  • storage
  • construction of tack room
  • hanging bridles
  • saddle racks

SECTION II: LEATHER 

  • classification
  • tanning process
  • finishing
  • quality
  • caring for leather

SECTION III: OTHER TACK ITEMS 

  • nylon and other fibers
  • hardware

SECTION IV: BLANKETS 

  • construction
  • repair
  • fit and customizing
  • care
  • blanket first aid

SECTION V: SADDLE BLANKETS 

  • washing

SECTION VI: ROPES 

  • types
  • finishing

SECTION VII: GROOMING TOOLS 

  • brush care
  • cloths
  • electric clippers

 

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