Walter's Tip of the Month:        Walter hates parasites... worms if you'd prefer...actually, he prefers "parasites" but not in him.

"If you work a little harder, you’ll get better," I said to Walter.
"You work a little harder and you’ll get better," he replied.
"We’re not worried about me getting better. We’re worried about you getting better," I answered politely.
"I’m as good as I want to get," he said, sliding to a stop. "Stop pushing me."
"Walter", I said, beginning my explanation, "there is very little progress without a lot of determination."
Walter began his own explanation. Humans, he said, think they know things, and they tell themselves they know things, and they invent all kinds of human rationale for doing things.
According to Walter, horses don’t think they know things--they just know. Science calls this knowing "instinct."
You see, Walter explained, horses do things for one of two reasons. "We either avoid pain, or we seek comfort. That’s it."
If humans knew that, Walter went on, then they might be smart enough to understand that "no pain, no gain" might be all right for a human, but is ............

Walter has worked as a good will ambassador during special "equine" promotions at stores. Walter, in the store or at the front door, has greeted hundreds of horse lovers who stopped by to give him a pat while picking up one of the "how-to" books written by trainer Don Blazer. (Since Walter has assisted Blazer during college courses and training clinics, Blazer was obliged to provide technical assistance on Walter’s book.)

WALTER SPILLS THE OATS is both a recapitulation of some of Walter’s dreams, interviews and adventures told in Blazer’s nationally syndicated column, A Horse, Of Course, and some new observations about how and what horse’s think. For example, Walter explains, from a horse’s point of view, what riders and trainers ought to be doing "for" horses instead of "to" horses. Walter also has some important things to say about sore backs, the partnership of training, trailer lights, the first cowboy and crunchy Christmas cake.

Walter has appeared at a number of stores to autograph copies of his book. (Actually, Walter has a signature stamp. He tends to get pretty messy with a fountain pen.)

Success is Easy is the publisher of Walter’s book which is priced at $14.95. A portrait of Walter appears on the cover of the paperback which contains 96 pages of text and a dozen photos of Walter in action.

From the Publisher
When Walter first came on the scene, he was just a horse like your horse.

He still is, except that now he has a book. (Your horse probably has as many opinions and tales as Walter, but maybe he just hasn't shown his creative writing side yet.)

First Walter started expressing some of his ideas in Don Blazer's column, A Horse, Of Course. Then Walter started showing up at book signings, training clinics and college open house events. One thing led to another, and soon Walter thought he could be an author.

Success Is Easy wasn't planning on publishing a book by Walter, until so many of Walter's friends starting requesting his opinions and insights be presented in a more formal manner. Well, one thing led to another, and the next thing anyone knew, the book was on the presses.

Unlike so many authors, however, Walter hasn't gotten too big for his blanket. He's still a horse, just like your horse, and when you read his book you'll know just what we mean.

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