The Making of Maximus
From the horse's mouth
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Deb takes her time, letting me feel the outside lunge line hanging on the other side of my body, and she slides it along my back and Oooooo, round my back legs and under my tail………she luckily (or skilfully?) manages not to tuck it in there, ‘cos if she did, I can promise you I would have had something to say about that. My Mum used to call it a “temper tantrum”. Anyway, all this sliding goes on for a while, down my neck and alone my sides then when I’ve got used to the feeling, she starts me off very carefully on the circle again. She has one line, the inside one, going directly to her hand, and the outside one just lies over my neck, by my withers, and then to the other hand. This is a bit much. It tickles, so I must admit I did make a fuss to start with, snorted and tossed my head, making little bucks until we got in a bit of a muddle. Debbie drops the outside line and holds me rather firmly with the inside one.
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In this book the young horse, Maximus, describes how he has been handled and trained from an untouched youngster, into a 'made' riding horse. It demonstrates a process that is thorough, logical and progressive, allowing the young horse to become accustomed to each step without any time pressures. All his training is described in detail, by him, together with his comments on how he is handled. His tack is shown in the illustrations, and his reactions to various new stages are expressed by him. The principles involved are Calmness, Patience, Small Steps, Praise and Reward. His young rider, Deborah, is described by him as mostly gentle but firm, considerate and competent. Suitable adult help for her is included where necessary. The objective of The Making of Maximus is to demonstrate a practical system which minimizes the risks involved in training, and is quietly progressive, emphasizing the horse's point of view towards his training.