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Dark green hardcovers with black illustration and lettering on front cover. Corners are rubbed to board and some are bumped, heavier surface rubbing. Front hinge is worn to webbing. Previous owner name inside. Pages have use soiling. Small pencil marking on LFEP. Unmarked text, secure binding. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

188p, several line ills. "showing appliances, and the horse in different positions." No jacket, as issued. Bookplate and pencil gift inscription. Beery's first book, in which he explains in detail his taming methods and recalls how he experimented with difficult horses until "Father finally forbid me to bring any more bad Horses on the place." It quickly went through at least four editions. Although Beery's later correspondence-school training pamphlets are readily available, this early title is very scarce and contains much material not available elsewhere. (Wells 681) Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate. Very good (covers spotted, hinges reinforced) Hardcover (original pebbled cloth, leather spine)