I have a later-in-life passion for horses. I have never ridden a horse but hope to volunteer with horses who do equine therapy when I retire. I wanted to read this book so I could learn about the basics of interacting with horses and as it says - horse riding success. While there is definitely some interesting and new information for me, I don't feel like I have a good enough grounding yet on what it will take to be successful. I actually have a bit more trepidation now given all the things to consider. The good thing, is the book does outline a sequence to learning to ride. However, this book is not a stand-alone resource to be successful at horse riding.

Thank you to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for an ARC and I voluntarily left this review.

Informative

Good basic information to help those just starting out with horses. The videos are a good addition to the book.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

(For context, I have been riding and owning horses since I was 8, so I feel like I have enough experience to actually speak on the matter)
This book is a bit of a mixed bag. Based on the fact that the target audience is kids, this is actually written in a clear and easy to understand way, so that is good.
But. It gives very basic overview and never explains a topic more indepth than one paragraph, which is a pity because some things could use more explaining
ALSO
there are some mistakes. The tables used do not always show what they are supposed to, Some information given is plain inaccurate. Or in the checklist/sheets at the end, the time at which it advises learning about specific topic is way off and ALL of it falls into beginner category, not advanced or intermediate.
Would I recommend this book? Probably not. There are better resources available even for free