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Training the Young Horse: Schooling for Success by Pippa Funnell - Paperback (2005)

Pippa Funnell, European Eventing Champion, is known for spotting potential in a young horse and making the most of its qualities. Training the Young Horse presents her program for flatwork and early jumping through first competitions. From photos and conformation analysis of her event horses, she describes their strengths and weaknesses, as well as how she worked with each of them. The clarity of this section sets the tone for the rest of the book, in which photos, often sequential, illustrate the training methods described in the text. Troubleshooting is a strong aspect of the book, making it a very helpful training manual.

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Ride With Your Mind by Mary Wanless - Hardcover (1991)

Popular riding instructor Mary Wanless presents masterclasses, each focusing on one rider and her needs. Using techniques based on visualization, imagery, developing the intuitive and perceptive right brain, and an understanding of the body-mind learning process, both beginners and experienced riders can attain a degree of skill beyond traditional experience.

Code: SAL11144                Regular Price: $29.95
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Learn to Ride Using Sports Psychology by Wolfgang & Petra Hölzel - Hardcover (1996)

Overcome fear, focus your mind and enhance learning skills with proven methods from the authors of Dressage Tips & Training Solutions.

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Problem-Free Horse: Owner's Guide to Safe, Sensible Management by Claire Lilley - Hardcover (2007)

Here's a book offering sensible, practical advice on managing horses in the stable, the field and schooling from the ground. From putting on the bridle correctly to clipping an awkward horse, from dealing with an escape artist to when to call the vet. Full of invaluable advice on both prevention and cure, this is a comprehensive guide to the safe and confident handling of horses. I picked up some great ideas from this book!

Code: SAL15157                Regular Price: $45.00
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Allen Illustrated Guide to Horse Clothing by Hilary Vernon - Hardcover (2001)

Every imaginable type of horse apparel is included in this well illustrated, easy-to-read book. Proper fitting and types of fabric & materials are discussed in depth. Much of the book is dedicated to proper use and types of rugs and blankets. Other topics include anti-rub vests and bibs, hoods and neck covers, coolers, saddle & back pads, anti-fly wear, boots & bandages, and exercise & reflective wear.

Code: SAL13554                Regular Price: $39.95
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Details and patterns for making over twenty items of horse clothing, including blankets, saddle pads, bandages, boots, surcingles, browbands, etc. All you need is basic knowledge of sewing from patterns.

Code: SAL1900                Regular Price: $17.95
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Make Your Own Horse Equipment by Jean Perry - Paperback (1984)

Over 40 items of equipment are described with simple, concise and easy-to-follow instructions. The graph patterns and drawings which accompany the text can be modified to suit individual needs. Many items can be recycled from worn-out equipment, some use readily available materials, and, where special materials are required, the author suggests where they can be found.

Code: SAL1901                Regular Price: $17.95
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Make Your Own Riding Clothes by Jean Perry - Paperback (1998)

Contains 21 items of riding clothing, including jodhpurs, riding jackets, hat covers, driving aprons, side-saddle aprons, and others. It contains graph patterns and step-by-step instructions to guide the novice with needle and sewing machine.

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Training aids covered include lungeing and long-reining equipment, martingales and nosebands, combination bridles, whips, and horse and rider protection. It also examines the Chambon, de Gogue, Abbot Davis Balancing Rein, Nathe Combi and Pessoa training systems.

Code: SAL13260                Regular Price: $45.00
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Horses of the Sun by Robert Vavra - Hardcover (1995)

The author's romantic color photos celebrate 18 horses, spanning six breeds, all running free in natural settings. The images are accompanied by selected poetry and are followed by text and drawings that profile each breed, highlighting the particularly outstanding traits of each horse depicted. Vavra pays particular attention to the Andalusian, providing an essay on its history.

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Riders by Jilly Cooper - Paperback (1992)

Riders, the steamy, scandalous tale of sexual and equestrian competition within the heroic world of international show jumping. Welcome to a world of cutthroat competition populated by fearless athletes, wealthy sponsors, and beautiful starlets and set against the glorious Cotswold countryside, and the Los Angeles Olympics. Within this arena we meet the brooding gypsy Jake Lovell and Rupert Campbell-Black, the handsome and supremely confident star of the show ring. They steal each other's horses and love each other's women as they push themselves and their mounts to impossible extremes, until their feud erupts, with devastating consequences.

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Salthill: A Novel by Judith Barnes - Paperback (2003)

In 1946, a stranger joins the family at Salthill, a horse ranch in British Columbia. Grey St. Oegger welcomes the young African-American, Harris, in for a meal. But when he sees Harris's affinity for horses, he extends that welcome indefinitely, offering him a job and a place to live. Harris settles in at Salthill, where Grey breeds and trains horses while raising two daughters and a son. Harris buys a horse of his own, a magnificent but temperamental creature they call the Red. But even Grey sees a rage in Harris, simmering like the Red's wild streak. More…

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Quotable Horse Lover by Steven D Price - Paperback (2006)

The Quotable Horse Lover is the perfect gift for anyone caught up in the world of horses. References are found throughout the broad spectrum of literature. In the works of Homer, Aesop, Steinbeck, and Yeats, and in sources that range from the Bible and Dante's Inferno to Beryl Markham's West with the Night, references to horses abound. For such show-business personalities as Mr. Ed and Henny Youngman, horses are wonderful fodder. And politics, too, is rife with analogies to the horse, from the words of Winston Churchill to those of Governor Earl Long. Steven Price has gathered a wonderful selection to fill the pages of this book.

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Lyons Press Horseman's Dictionary by Stephen D Lyons - Hardcover (2007)

With full explanations of more than 1,000 terms & phrases of horsemen past and present, this is a comprehensive reference book. It includes recent additions such as "PMU foal," "rollkur," and "hooking on." It not only defines and explains the essential terms, but it also offers valuable tips on their correct usage.

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Happy Horsemanship by Dorothy Pinch - Paperback (1966)

"For you to enjoy me (and for me to enjoy you, too) there are some important facts about me which you should know before you try to handle or ride me. I am a Horse. My name in Latin is Equus. From this name comes the word 'equine' which means something to do with a horse, and the word 'equestrian,' which means one who rides a horse." With this, Happy Horsemanship starts you and your child on a most wonderful journey. Told from the point of view of the horse, this time-honored little gem introduces every aspect of riding and caring for horses – from body to mind, from tack to riding position.

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Horse God Built: Untold Story of Secretariat, World's Greatest Racehorse by Lawrence Scanlan - Paperback (2008)

While Secretariat will be remembered forever, one man, Eddie Shorty Sweat, who was pivotal to the great horse's success, has been all but forgotten - until now. In The Horse God Built, Lawrence Scanlan has written a tribute to an exceptional man. As a young black man growing up in South Carolina, Eddie Sweat struggled at several occupations before settling on the job he was born for - groom to North America's finest racehorses. As Secretariat's groom, loyal friend, and protector, Eddie understood the horse far better than anyone else. More...

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My Guy Barbaro: Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph & Heartbreak by Edgar Prado - Hardcover (2008)

Edgar Prado, a native of Peru and one of the world's top jockeys, rode Barbaro to glory in the 2006 Kentucky Derby, and then stood beside him for months as the horse valiantly struggled to survive and millions of fans held their breath. Having ridden in more than twenty-five thousand races over the previous two decades, Prado thought he had been around too long to fall for any one horse, but Barbaro – intelligent, charismatic, and resourceful in sickness as well as in health -- stole his heart. In My Guy Barbaro, Prado recounts his heartwarming, unforgettable story of a man and his love for a beautiful animal and an irreplaceable teammate.

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Ultimate Level of Horsemanship by Al Dunning - Hardcover (2008)

Al Dunning shares his winning insights on handling and training a horse, including body language, voicing commands, feeding, equipment, and competition. Dunning has helped train trainers across the nation, and his unique ideas have never before been collected in book form. With full-color photographs throughout by noted Western photographer Robert Dawson.

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Herbal Horsekeeping by Robert McDowell - Hardcover (2003)

An extraordinarily complete, well organized book on herbs, and their integration into the healthy keeping of your horse. In Part 1, McDowell explains herbs and how they work, and how to cultivate, harvest and store them (including dose levels, and how to feed them). In Part 2, he discusses their use for general health (e.g., nerve tonics, poultices, anti-inflammatories), and specific conditions, including basic, useful recipes. Part 3 contains a concise materia medica giving the most useful and common herbs for the treatment of horses, with clear illustrations to identify each and avoid confusion.

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Care & Management of Native Ponies by Jenny Morgan - Hardcover (2000)

Jenny Morgan covers the various breeds, their roles and suitability. She gives advice on feeding, housing, pasture management, grooming, shoeing, common ailments, and keeping natives healthy and hardy in adverse weather conditions. A wealth of information for anyone who owns a native pony.

Code: SAL13263                Regular Price: $45.00
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Soundness in the Horse: Guide for Buyer & Seller by Peter Gray - Hardcover (1993)

A detailed examination of the mechanical aspects of equine soundness, general health, and the complexities of conformation, movement and more. Also advises on the presentation of animals for sale and for veterinary examination. Gray's explanations, as usual, are very thorough and clear, easily understood by the lay horseperson.

Code: SAL11340                Regular Price: $37.50
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Activate Your Horse's Core: Unmounted Exercises for Dynamic Mobility, Strength & Balance by Narelle C Stubbs - Spiral bound & DVD (2007)

A step-by-step manual and DVD showing exercises that mobilize the joints and engage the muscles used to round and stablilize the horse's neck, back and pelvis during athletic activities.

Special Price on one "defective" copy only: one page is bound upside-down.

Code: SAL14944                Regular Price: $50.00
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Foaling Primer: Month-by-Month Guide to Raising a Healthy Foal by Cynthia McFarland - Hardcover (2005)

This friendly, informative text guides readers through the first year of a foal's life, with detailed descriptions and instructions on birth, care, handling, training and weaning. Illustrated with up-close photographs by Bob Langrish, this is a perfect choice for novice horse owners, first-time breeders, and serious youngsters in 4H or Pony Club.

Code: SAL15184                Regular Price: $29.95
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First Foal by Jane van Lennep - Hardcover (1991)

Lovely introduction for the first-timer, with thorough text and numerous color photos of mares and foals. It guides the amateur breeder through the whole process, from the evaluation of the mare, the choice of a stallion, the stud procedures, the care of the in-foal mare, foaling, and the care of the foal.

Code: SAL1523                Regular Price: $39.95
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Foal is the Goal: Managing Your Mare & Handling a Stallion by Tena Bastian - Paperback (2005)

A veteran breeder simplifies and explains horse reproduction from basic mare anatomy and foaling to proper breeding procedures and stallion ownership. The mare section emphasizes how to determine whether or not she should be bred, choosing a stallion and insemination method and preparing for foaling. Stallion ownership is then discussed in detail, introducing the 'nuts and bolts' of the breeding business and challenges involved. Well illustrated with photos and drawings.

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Feeding Your Horse for Life by Diane Morgan - Hardcover (2004)

A well organized, thorough, easy to read discussion on the dietary needs of horses. It covers how the digestive system functions (that is, how hay turns into horse), the basics of nutrition: proteins, fats and carbohydrates, and why water and minerals are crucial. Also, how to choose hay and maintain a good pasture, poisonous plants and toxins that may be lurking in the fields, and supplements and nutraceuticals – which ones make a difference and why.

Code: SAL14361                Regular Price: $31.95
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Practical Horse & Pony Nutrition by Gillian McCarthy - Paperback (1995)

The first part of this book describes what the horse needs in terms of nutrients and which feeds provide them. The second part gives feeding information for all categories of horses, and explains how feed affects behavior and health, fitness and performance. The book is intended for horse owners and students, and is written in a straightforward and conversational tone.

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