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Horse Control: Reminiscences
Horse Control: Reminiscences
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Tom Roberts was born in September 1900 in Bangalore, India. After travelling to the UK as a child, at 16 years of age he passed through a special course held at Woolwich, to become the youngest certified riding instructor ever in the British Army.
Tom went on to train polo ponies, hacks, hunters and chargers in Poona, India, where his skill at reforming bad and difficult horses became noticeable. He joined the Australian Police Force during the depression and in 1940 saw service with the 2/7 Australian Field Regiment in Palestine, Egypt and Libya.
After retiring, he went on to hunt, play polo (always on problem horses) and conducted various schools of equitation. He judged at Royal Shows across Australia. He was very influenced by Franz Mairinger (Chief Instructor to the Equestrian Federation of Australia and successful Australian Olympic Team - author of the wonderful horsemanship classic Horses are Made to be Horses).
A wonderful writer, his books are classics. Don't be put off by the somewhat old fashioned title - Tom was an enlightened and brilliant horseman, who was lucky enough to find himself in the golden age of Australian horsemanship. As Kay Irving M.B.E. writes in the foreword to this book:
"His method was to find out all he could about the history and behaviour of the horse. Then he would think deeply as to what could be the cause of the unsatisfactory behaviour. Next he would work out a practical corrective programme that could bring success. His method of approach and his solutions can surely by employed in widely differing cases.
Every thinking horseman will be a better equipped horsemaster after reading this book."
Condition: hardback. Dust cover repaired (improved?) by a rather snazzy silver reflective strip. Lovely condition for an old book.
Tom went on to train polo ponies, hacks, hunters and chargers in Poona, India, where his skill at reforming bad and difficult horses became noticeable. He joined the Australian Police Force during the depression and in 1940 saw service with the 2/7 Australian Field Regiment in Palestine, Egypt and Libya.
After retiring, he went on to hunt, play polo (always on problem horses) and conducted various schools of equitation. He judged at Royal Shows across Australia. He was very influenced by Franz Mairinger (Chief Instructor to the Equestrian Federation of Australia and successful Australian Olympic Team - author of the wonderful horsemanship classic Horses are Made to be Horses).
A wonderful writer, his books are classics. Don't be put off by the somewhat old fashioned title - Tom was an enlightened and brilliant horseman, who was lucky enough to find himself in the golden age of Australian horsemanship. As Kay Irving M.B.E. writes in the foreword to this book:
"His method was to find out all he could about the history and behaviour of the horse. Then he would think deeply as to what could be the cause of the unsatisfactory behaviour. Next he would work out a practical corrective programme that could bring success. His method of approach and his solutions can surely by employed in widely differing cases.
Every thinking horseman will be a better equipped horsemaster after reading this book."
Condition: hardback. Dust cover repaired (improved?) by a rather snazzy silver reflective strip. Lovely condition for an old book.
