Welcome to Knight Equestrian Books
We are all about horses! We have Books and DVDs for every equine interest, fiction and non-fiction, for children and adults. Knight Equestrian Books has been serving the needs of horse enthusiasts since 1987, at our bookstore in Maine, on the road at shows and, since 1996, on the Internet.
We have collected books and DVDs from around the world to help you care for and train horses, teach riders, and master new riding skills – from dressage to driving, from eventing to endurance riding, and from trail riding to team penning. Or, maybe you like stories about horses – we have those, too.
Browse by subject, use the search engine, or contact us at (207) 882-5494 or ‘help at knightbooks.com’ and we’ll assist you to find what you are looking for. And do check our new Blog for the latest happenings and arrivals at the bookstore.
If you're traveling this direciton, come visit our store near Boothbay Harbor in picturesque Edgecomb, Maine. We are open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 6 pm EST. We keep our own horses close by and they love company. Mention the word "Carrot!" and they'll come running!
NEW ARRIVALs
Dressage with Mind Body & Soul by Linda Tellington-Jones - Paperback (2012)
In her new book, Dressage with Mind, Body & Soul, Linda concentrates on the dressage horse, as she seeks to release him from physical and emotional tensions with her proven program of handwork, ground work and mounted exercises. What's interesting here is that she has taken the classical Training Scale, added Balance at the base of the pyramid, and then modified this revised Training Scale to incorporate TTouch exercises.
The book includes warm-up programs that you can tailor to your horse's needs. Linda uses TTouch methods to remedy problems – like sensitivity to new sights and sounds, stiffness, or unsoundness – working on top level horses with Klaus Balkenhol, Carl Hester, Ingrid Klimke and others. She explains the problem, details how they treated the horse, and then follows his recovery or transformation. Each case is different, and the methods she pulled from her repertoire varied. More...
Code: 5666 Price: $34.95 Click here to order.
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Kobo e-Readers
Kobo Glo and Kobo Mini eReaders for Independent Readers
Whether your choice is print or e-Ink, Knight Equestrian Books is here to help. As an Independent Bookstore and member of the American Booksellers Association, we’re excited to have partnered with Kobo to bring you the best in eReading!
Kobo offers over 3 million eBook titles - including best sellers, some great equestrian titles, and all those books for the non-horsey parts of your life. The brand is well established world wide (just ask our Canadian neighbors!). Books can be downloaded instantly over WiFi, making it the ultimate in convenience. Take your library with you wherever you go – Kobo eReaders store up to 1,000 eBooks!
Learn more about Kobo Glo - Code: 5635 Price: $129.99
Learn more about Kobo Mini - Code: 5636 Price: $79.99,
Or set up your free Kobo account on our website, and then download the Kobo app to start reading on your smartphone, computer or tablet.
BESTSELLER LIST
Featuring our most popular titles!
Dressage for the (Not So) Perfect Horse: Riding Through the Levels on the Peculiar, Opinionated, Complicated Mounts We All Love by Janet Foy - Hardcover (2012)
Code: 5576 Price: $29.95 Click here to order
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BARN SALE! Summer List
My Horse, My Friend: Hands-on TTouch Training for Kids by Bibi Degn - Hardcover (2011)
Through the charming story of Maike and her budding relationship with her Arabian gelding Joram, this handbook-beautifully illustrated with stunning full-color photographs-teaches kids how to properly interact with horses. Together with Maike, young equestrians will find out how to successfully greet, lead, groom, and mount a horse, and learn relationship-strengthening obstacle games to play on the ground and on horseback.
Code: SAL65487 Price: $14.95
Barn Sale Price: $7.98
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STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
We've picked through for our favorites in the major sections of the bookstore "Herd" (Training, Horsekeeping, Dressage, Western, etc.), and listed them in the Shopping area.
We've added an in depth article about books on Ground Work & Play, which joins those on Rider Fitness and Schooling, to help you choose which titles might work best for you. Watch for more articles in the future.
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