Horse Sports category: 686 books
by Islay Auty
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2012
A revised and expanded edition of the existing title The BHS Complete Training Manual for Stage 1 ISBN 978-1-905693-20-7 now including comprehensive background information on the techniques, knowledge and understanding required for the BHS Stage 1 exam, making it the definitive course companion. BHS...
by British Horse Society
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
This practical and accessible book is the ultimate guide to riding safely and confidently. Produced in association with the British Horse Society, this book will appeal to beginners of all ages, as well as more experienced riders who want to improve their horsemanship and expand their knowledge. Collins...
PRINCIPLES OF DRESSAGE AND EQUITATION
also known as "BREAKING AND RIDING' with military commentaries, The Definitive Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017
James Fillis' masterwork, Breaking and Riding has been a touchstone of commonsense training for over a century. Xenophon Press has returned to the original French language manuscript entitled Principe de dressage et d'equitation and re-translated some of M.H.Hayes' translation of this work's...
Ride Right with Daniel Stewart
Balance Your Frame and Frame of Mind with an Unmounted Workout and Sport Psychology System
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Most riders concentrate endless hours on their horses: warming them up; improving their strength and stamina with gymnastic exercises; cultivating specialized diets to keep them in peak condition; and ensuring that through proper turnout, time off, and companionship, they remain psychologically...
Showing for Beginners, New and Revised
A Guide For Novice Hunter-Seat Show Riders Of All Ages
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
In the ten years since this book was first published, the USEF, American horse sport's governing body, has revised and added rules and regulations that affect novice hunter-seat riders. This user-friendly and encouraging guide reflects those changes and offers invaluable advice for riders, parents,...
Know Better to Do Better
Mistakes I Made with Horses (So You Don't Have To)
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
With horses, we don't get a “do-over button,” as much as we'd sometimes like one. We have to live with the choices we make, even whenlooking backwe know there might have been a better way to communicate, a different way to teach a new lesson, or another means to reach the desired end. In this...
by L. A. DeGeorge
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2013
In this book I tell the readers the unspoken code of the dealers and breeders. This book has factual information for beginners and how to purchase a horse, and about the daily care and feeding for different types of horses. I write about how to have your own boarding business, keeping your horse at...
by Ralph Galeano
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
You have to be able to catch your loose horse and mount him whether you were bucked off or simply dismounted. Getting on is never more important than when you’re alone. Spend time making your horse stand still when you want to mount. It will pay off when you’re alone and need to depend on him to get home. Here's how.
by Ralph Galeano
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2013
Gates have made fools of all of us. I've smashed fingers, lost blood and even my horse while trying to open or close ranch gates. They test your skill, patience and strength trying to open or close them. Problem gates always show up when you have an audience, a nervous horse or runaway stock.
Cowboy Dressage
Riding, Training, and Competing with Kindness as the Goal and Guiding Principle
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
The equestrian pursuit known as Cowboy Dressage melds the best of Western riding traditions and classical dressage in the pursuit of a harmonious relationship with a horse. Intended to be accessible to all, Cowboy Dressage is open to all breeds and all levels of riders; there isn’t a set frame for...
On the Fence
A Parent's Handbook of Horseback Riding
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2007
Unless you're familiar with the sport, you're probably intimidated! This practical book helps you get your child off to a positive start. It answers your questions, helps you avoid common pitfalls, shows you how to get your child into the saddle without saddling yourself with debt, and helps you ensure...
Monsieur X
The incredible story of the most audacious gambler in history
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Patrice des Moutis was a handsome, charming and well educated Frenchman with an aristocratic family, a respectable insurance business, and a warm welcome in the smartest Parisian salons. He was also a compulsive gambler and illegal bookie.
Between the late 1950s and the early 1970s, des Moutis...
by Steve Davidson
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2015
Despite what you have been told, you can win backing the favourites, however there are rules and ways you need to follow.
This is for horse racing only.
This method works best in UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Start building your fun bank today.
by Julian Seaman
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2015
The Grand National is the most famous horse race in the world. Officially first run in 1839, it is now watched in 140 countries on television with viewing figures of more than 500 million. Run in early April at Aintree, Liverpool, this spectacular steeplechase over 30 fearsome fences and four and...