Horse, Follow Closely: Native American Horsemanship
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This book presents a method of training horses built on common sense and the traditional knowledge of the author's Native American ancestors. It opens by looking at how horses came to live among North America's Native peoples and how deeply they changed Native life. The author explains why those peoples formed such close bonds with horses so quickly, grounded in the principle that a horse is simply a horse.
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Central to the approach is finding balance in the connection between horse and rider, which the author presents as the key to becoming skilled with horses. Alongside concrete techniques, the book describes the mindset and beliefs a rider needs. Woven throughout are stories and legends about Native people and their horses.
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