Browse our bookshelf for news and reviews on the latest publications
from Trafalgar Square, Half Halt Press, Storey Publishing, and more! If you have comments to add to a review, send them in to editor@sportponycanada.com.
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101 Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider
by Jec Aristotle Ballou
Sport Pony Magazine brings you a review and a downloadable PDF samples of three exercises from this book beginning May/June 2006. Read Review |
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Anatomy of Dressage
by Heinrick Schusdziarra and Volker Schusdziarra
'This book ... provides excellent
instruction for intermediate to advanced riders, who understand
the theory involved in riding, but who are perhaps unaware of how to relate
theory to actual muscle actions.' Read Review |
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Selecting the Dressage Horse
by Dirk Willem Rosie; with
comments by Anky van Grunsven
This book that covers the subject of the dressage horse in a significant amount of depth. I do recommend it as reading, however, I can't help but find some fault with the book... Read Review |
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dressage
by Martin Diggle
Dressage has enjoyed a long and colorful history and is more popular today than ever before. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dressage is the very first international encyclopedia on the subject. Read Review |
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101
Jumping Exercises for Horse & Rider
by Linda
Allen
Sport Pony Magazine brings you a review and a downloadable PDF samples of three exercises from this book. Read Review |
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Geoff Teall on Riding Hunters, Jumpers, and Equitation:
Develop a Winning Style
by Geoff Teall
Last night I was watching a TV show called The Monastery, a reality TV show about five men from the outside world who stay with Benedictine monks for six weeks... Read Review |
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Training the Modern Jumper
by Elmar Pollmann-Schweckhorst
This is a book that follows through on the
promise of its title. It describes a training program designed for
the modern sport of show jumping, explains how today’s sport
has changed and evolved, and is concerned above all else with the
welfare of the horse... Read Review |
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Tack, Feed & Stable Management
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Beyond the Hay Days
by Rex A. Ewing
Have you ever wanted to know how to balance your horse's feed ration? Maybe not, but you've probably wondered at least once if you were covering all the bases in his daily rations... Read Review |
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The Horse's Pain-Free Back and Saddle-Fit Book
by Joyce Harman, DVM, MRCVS
Have you ever read an article on basic saddle fit and thought, ‘isn't
there more to it than this?’ This book provides a thorough
answer to that question. Read Review |
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DVD Understanding Bits
with Stormy May
Bits are some of the most fascinating pieces
of riding equipment. They can also be one of the most complicated
to choose, fit and use properly... Read Review |
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Balance in Movement: How to achieve the perfect seat
by Susanne Von Dietze
This book follows the new trends towards rider training
and sports phsychology, helping riders use off-horse exercises and
borrowing from other sport research to bring about a better
awareness of body issues when mounted. Read Review |
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Pilates: Body in Motion
by Alycea Ungaro
The author talks about the need for focus and concentration,
being detail oriented, paying attention to what your body is saying... many of the beginning exercises would be useful
to riders. Read Review |
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Ride Right with Daniel Stewart
by Daniel Stewart
This book follows the new trends towards rider training
and sports phsychology, helping riders use off-horse exercises and
borrowing from other sport research to bring about a better
awareness of body issues when mounted. Read Review |
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See also:
Anatomy of Dressage by Heinrick Schusdziarra and Volker Schusdziarra |
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Games on Horseback
by Betty Bennett-Talbot and Steve Bennet
Most riders who grew up playing games on horseback would agree that
games are an essential part of a well-rounded riding education –
besides that, they're a lot of fun! Read Review |
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The Parent's Guide to Horseback Riding
by Jessica Jahiel, PhD
“Does your child adore horses? If you
don't know anything about horses, or if you know just enough to
feel that they are large and expensive, you need to read this book
carefully, because you are going to have horses in your life. Never
underestimate the initiative, drive, determination, creativity,
and sheer persistence of horse-crazy children.”
- The Parent's Guide to Horseback Riding Read Review |
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Hold Your Horses
by Bonnie Timmons
The book
takes you on a journey from first contact with a horse, all the
way to the final enlightenment at the end, all in Timmons’
delightful, whimsical style. Read Review |
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Nobody's Horses: The Dramatic Rescue
of the Wild Herd of White Sands
by Don Höglund
Descended from the greatest horses of the American West, the wild horses living on the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico – one of the most dangerous places on Earth – were a national treasure and a living legend. Read Review |
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Photographing and "Videoing" Horses Explained: Digital and Film
by Charles Mann with contributions by Ami Hendrickson and Stormy May
The horse owner's manual for improved portraits, schooling tools, sales and promotions. Read Review |
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