The Wild Horse: An Adopter's Manual

By Barbara Eustis-Cross and Nancy Bowker


This is a comprehensive guide to selecting, caring for and gentling a wild horse. Illustrated with photographs and drawings, even the most experienced horsemen and women will find this book of value if they have never worked with a wild horse fresh from the range (and maybe even if they have). It is the only book of its kind, and in 209 pages, it offers unique insights for those who want to be successful with their newly adopted wild horse.

A few of the subjects covered are:
  • Safety issues for you and the horse

  • Appropriate feeding for the newly adopted horse

  • First approaches and making friends

  • Stress free gentling techniques

  • How a wild horse's thinking differs from a domestic horse's

  • Different types of wild horses


Sadly, the book is currently out of print, though a paperback version may be out soon. You can look in your library, or ask a bookstore to find a copy for you. The price originally was under $30.00.