In his new book, The Language of Horsemanship, Dick Pieper encourages riders to speak 'horse.' To train a horse, you must be able to create a means of communication, and decide what kind of “language” is most effective, allowing you, as the rider, and your horse to converse freely back and forth.
Learning to speak 'horse'
Known for his ability to keep things simple and easy to understand, renowned horseman Dick Pieper shares this knowledge in his new book, The Language of Horsemanship.
Renowned horseman Dick Pieper has devoted a lifetime to mastering the art and language of horsemanship. Known for his ability to keep things simple and easy to understand, Pieper shares this knowledge in his new book, The Language of Horsemanship.
“My entire purpose in writing this book has been to utilize the basics to increase your knowledge in such a way that the door swings open for you to train your horse with understanding and empathy,” Pieper said.
“Horses by nature want to get along and want to please, but when people treat their horses like pieces of machinery, people lose so much. To develop a successful partnership, the rider and horse must converse freely back and forth in a ‘language’ that is easily understood.”
Pieper's clear and concise methods enable riders to learn to speak "horse" and improve all aspects of their horsemanship by understanding equine culture and characteristics.
“I didn’t just write about Dick’s program, I used it,” said Cheryl Magoteaux Cody who co-wrote The Language of Horsemanship with Pieper. “For the first time ever, when I worked with Dick, the pieces fit together for me. He gave me something precious with horses that I hope comes to every reader of this book.”
The book is now available for purchase online along with Pieper’s DVD training series.
About Dick Pieper
Dick Pieper is a past president of the National Reining Horse Association, NRHA Futurity Champion and member of the NRHA Hall of Fame and Western States Horse Expo Hall of Fame. He is an American Quarter Horse Association Professional Horseman, has won multiple world championships and held judges cards in the NRHA, AQHA, National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) and the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA).
He has judged some of the most elite shows in the performance horse industry, including the All American Quarter Horse Congress, AQHA World Show, AQHA Youth World Show, and the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity. He also currently sits on the board of directors for both the Ranch Horse Association of America and the American Stock Horse Association.
Dick and his wife, Brenda, oversee their Pieper Ranch in Marietta, Oklahoma. Their ranch is home to famous stallions Playgun and Texas Kicker. Playgun, whose lineage reads like the “Who’s Who” of AQHA breeding, has offspring earnings of more than $8 million. Texas Kicker, a son of Colonel Freckles, is an AQHA Reining World Champion.
About Cheryl Magoteaux Cody
Cheryl Magoteaux Cody is a well-known equine journalist in the western horse industry as well as an industry media spokesperson and horsewoman. A former college horsemanship instructor, Cody is a longtime barrel-racing competitor and team roper, as well as a longtime student of co-author Dick Pieper. Her work has appeared in such publications as Western Horseman, Horse & Rider, the American Quarter Horse Journal, USET News, Quarter Horse News, The Reiner, and Paint Horse Journal. Cody also co-wrote Western Horseman Books’ Charmayne James on Barrel Racing with the 11-time world champion barrel racer and has provided color commentary for Waltenberry's Reining Video Monthly.