books about: equestrian

books about: equestrian

books:

Equestrian

How Your Horse Wants You to Ride: Starting Out, Starting Over

Gincy Self Bucklin

Howell Book House, 2004

How Your Horse Wants You to Ride, good advice
How Your Horse Wants You to Ride: Starting Out, Starting Over If our horses could have a verbal conversation with us, it would be about how they want us to ride on their backs. So, if that is the information you are looking for, this book will do that for you. ...

How to Think Like A Horse: The Essential Handbook for Understanding Why Horses Do What They Do

Cherry Hill

Storey Publishing, LLC, 2006

Great book on understanding the behavior of horses
I sent this book as a gift to a good friend who is an avid equestrian. She was at a camp teaching horseback riding when she received it and promptly read it from cover to cover. The other instructors were very jealous and want their own copy as well!

Centered Riding (A Trafalgar Square Farm Book)

Sally Swift

St. Martin's Press, 1985

Sage Advice for Novice Equestrian
Being a novice rider who has been interested in zen methods and meditations for years, I would have bought this book even if it contained only this one piece of advice that I've seen in no other publication. The advice: Ask someone to check your posture while you're ...

What Your Horse Wants You to Know: What Horses' "Bad" Behavior Means, and How to Correct It

Gincy Self Bucklin

Howell Book House, 2003

Excellent book !!
Gincy has provided a wonderful resource for all horse owners whether beginners or seasoned experts. No matter what discipline you are involved with, this book will become a favourite. It applies to horses beginning their education as well as seasoned competitors, ...

Natural Horse-Man-Ship: Six Keys to a Natural Horse-Human Relationship

Pat Parelli

Western Horseman, 2003

Very useful training tool.
This is a very good book for the novice or beginner wanting to learn more about how a horse learns and how they can help them learn.

Clinton Anderson's Downunder Horsemanship: Establishing Respect and Control for English and Western Riders

Clinton Anderson, Ami Hendrickson

Trafalgar Square Books, 2004

Excellent book
I bought this book due to the highly rated feedback that it received and have not been disappointed. I am in the market for my very first horse and was looking for any training information that I could get my hands on. Clinton's book gives actual exercises that can ...

Angel Horses: Divine Messengers of Hope

Allen Anderson, Linda Anderson

New World Library, 2006

Beautiful collection
This is a beautiful, inspirational collection of real life stories of the love, lessons learned and spirtiual connections that people have with horses. Each story is sensitively told in the own words of the horse's owner/or the person who has the story to tell. The ...

Chicken Soup for the Horse Lover's Soul II: Tales of Passion, Achievement and Devotion (Chicken Soup for the ...

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, ...

HCI, 2006

Wonderful stories again!
Another great book of stories about horses & how they have affected the lives of the humans that care for them!

Why Do Horses Sleep Standing Up?: 101 of the Most Perplexing Questions Answered About Equine Enigmas, Medical ...

Marty Becker D.V.M., Audrey Pavia, ...

HCI, 2007

Why Do Horses Sleep Standing Up?
Having grown up in Central Kentucky, I have had the pleasure of being around Thoroughbreds all my life. For the past 20 years, I have made my living in the Thoroughbred industry. "Why Do Horses Sleep Standing Up?" is another example that no individual can know ...

Tug of War: Classical Versus "Modern" Dressage: Why Classical Training Works and How Incorrect Riding ...

Gerd Heuschmann

Trafalgar Square Books, 2007

No more Tug of War
This book is a must for all riders/trainers who love and care for horses. Reading it was a rude awakening for me since it showed me how harmful my "modern" training and riding were for my horses. I want healthy and happy horses so no more shortcuts for me. Pascale

The United States Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship: Basics for Beginners/D Level (Howell reference books)

Susan E. Harris

Howell Book House, 1994

Susan Harris- Multitalented Communicator
There is a saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. Susan Harris is not only a gifted artist ; drawing her explanations of concepts she is relating ; she draws pictures with her words, and for anyone lucky enough to attend one of her clinics , she draws ...

Equestrian Style: Home Design, Couture, and Collections from the Eclectic to the Elegant

Vicky Moon

Clarkson Potter, 2008

Beautiful Book. Purchased as a gift
I purchased this book as a gift for someone who lives on a farm and owns and rides horses. It will be a lovely addition to her home library or on her coffee table.

The Whole Horse Catalog: The Complete Guide to Buying, Stabling and Stable Management, Equine Health, Tack, ...

Steven D. Price, Gail Rentsch, ...

Fireside, 1998

great all around horse book
It was very helpful and helped in answering the usual questions that you might be too embarrassed to ask =D It also was good because it had many pictures that aided as well.

Hunter Seat Equitation

George H. Morris

Doubleday, 1990

Best book on riding
This is the best book on how to ride. Written logically, and so the reader can understand how to ride. Watch the video after reading the book. Every time you read it, you get more out of it.

101 Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider

Jec Aristotle Ballou

Storey Publishing, LLC, 2005

The Best So Far
Brilliant diagrams, excellent keys, simply mapped out and laid out information for difficult and also the easiest of dressage manoevres. It's bound at the top for a vertical flip, with a hole punched down near the bottom so you can hang the book on a nail on your ...