OUR BESTSELLER LISTS

How Your Horse Moves: A Visual Guide to Improving Performance by Gillian Higgins - Hardcover (2009)

Here is an outstanding title that shows a unique "inside-out" view of how the horse uses its body, presented in a graphic, easy-to-follow way, to help improve all aspects of riding and training. Loaded with color photos, drawings and diagrams, it will show you the effect of riding and training on each part of the horse, by showing the skeleton and major muscles painted on the outside of horses in action. Practical exercises demonstrate how to improve movement, build the right muscles and increase suppleness in the horse. Includes step-by-step guidelines for correct warm-up and stretching routines for your horse, to help guard against injury.

Code: 5186 Price: $29.99   Click Here to Order.

Practical Dressage Manual by Bengt Ljungquist - Hardcover (1979)

During the 1970s, Bengt Ljunquist coached the US Dressage team to their first medals, in the Mexican Pan Am Games and the Montreal Olympics. He wrote this manual following those successes. From the introduction, Ljunquist puts his stamp on this straightforward text, starting with an explanation of each gait, from collected to extended, and then correct position and use of the seat and aids, and finally the systematic training of the horse. Photos illustrate the concepts discussed, and line drawings throughout show the various exercises covered. This is a timeless workbook for anyone serious about riding dressage, pared to the clearly presented essentials.

Code: 1093 Price: $22.95  Click Here to Order.

Understanding Your Horse's Weight by Shannon Pratt - Paperback (2010)

Understanding Your Horse's Weight is a practical guide to maintaining your horse's optimum weight and body condition. In an easy-to-understand style, the book takes readers through the step-by-step process of determining whether they have an overweight horse and the best practices for correcting the problem. It also offers insight into the equine diseases directly linked to obesity such as laminitis and insulin resistance. Also written with the underweight horse in mind, Understanding Your Horses Weight explains how to put weight on your horse safely and how to maintain the appropriate weight level.

Code: 5313 Price: $16.95 Click Here to Order.

40 Fundamentals of English Riding: Essential Lessons in Riding Right by Hollie H McNeil - Hardcover with DVD (2011)

Master the 40 basic elements essential to all riders in the classic disciplines of dressage, jumping, and eventing. These fundamentals include correct seat, leg, and hand positions for the rider; the three basic gaits of walk, trot, and canter; how to perform halt and half-halt; how to direct a horse's movement correctly and energetically; the stages of the TrainingScale (rhythm, looseness, contact, impulsion, straightness, and collection); and how to perform basic schooling figures in the arena, from circles and serpentines to diagonals. Each fundamental is defined and explained in text and photos, with an emphasis on how to avoid common errors, and the book includes a 90-minute DVD showing action sequences for each fundamental.

Code: 5465 Price: $35.00 Click here to order.

Horse Anatomy Workbook by Maggie Raynor - Paperback (2005)

A beautifully illustrated anatomy book of the horse and its structure. Large pictures allow you to color systems for learning and clarity. In addition there is information on nerves, lymphatic systems and the viscera that make this book a perfect study guide and companion to Goody's Horse Anatomy. Left side pages list each part and the adjoining right page shows a clear illustration of the parts. High school age or older, as it is fairly technical.

Code: 4562 Price: $37.50 Click here to order.

Debbie McDonald Riding Through: Olympic Medalist's Lessons on Life & Dressage by Debbie McDonald - Paperback (2006)

McDonald tells the story of her mid-life switch from the hunter/jumper ring to the dressage arena. As you follow her progression from the lower levels to dressage superstar, you'll learn lessons to apply to your own riding, whether out on the trail or in a competitive environment. She explains how the basic riding skills needed for dressage help all riders, regardless of which riding discipline they prefer.

Code: 4692 Price: $24.95 Click Here to Order.

How Good Riders Get Good: Daily Choices that Lead to Success by Denny Emerson - Hardcover (2011)

Denny Emerson is a towering figure in the horse world, foremost in eventing as a competitor, trainer and coach, but also as a thoughtful leader and provocative spokesperson, with his foot in numerous other disciplines. Using real-life examples from his own riding career, and those of 23 other "world-class" riders in a cross-section of disciplines, he challenges you to honestly evaluate your situation and choices, and to decide whether you are a "gonnabe" or a "wannabe." If you've never had the chance to meet Denny, you're in for a treat, one of those rare, articulate horsemen, who draws from a vast font of life experiences and knowledge. Read this book! It's an inspiration, and an eye-opener.

Code: 5441 Price: $29.95 Click here to order.

Lessons with Lendon: 25 Progressive Lessons by Lendon Gray - Paperback (2003)

Two-time Olympian, Lendon Gray fervently believes that dressage is for every horse and rider. And to make it easily accessible, she has developed 25 "bite-sized" lessons that start with the basics, and slowly build (e.g., from position, sitting the trot, working on the longe line, cavalletti - and its benefits to trail riding, through transitions). To be successful, she says, you must be completely present at all times. "Dressage isn't complicated" but you must "dedicate yourself from the moment you get on your horse's back to the moment you get off --shutting off all distractions" (like the argument you just had, or the hundreds of things you SHOULD be doing). The concepts are simple with very clear explanations and illustrations, but even from the first lesson "Can You Do Nothing?" (that is, can you ride without accidentally "interfering" with your horse through the movement of legs, hands whip, etc.), Lendon is "upfront" that the execution takes work on our part (as well as the horses!).

Code: 4039 Price: $24.95 Click here to order.

Dressage Masters: Techniques & Philosophies of 4 Legendary Trainers by David Collins - Hardcover (2006)

Collins introduces us to the training stables of four of the greatest dressage instructors in Europe: Klaus Balkenhol, Ernst Hoyos, Dr. Uwe Schulten-Baumer and George Teodorescu. Each expresses his philosophy and practices with regard to training horses and riders, and the state of dressage in the United States and elsewhere in the world. They also share fascinating and enlightening stories about their own education, and the triumphs and hurdles encountered along their paths to success.

As Collins points out, these four trainers are responsible for training 90 percent of the dressage gold medal horses and riders of the last four Olympics. Each chapter includes descriptions and sequence photos of exercises and other teaching techniques. The interview-question format that Collins employs often allows the reader to directly compare one trainer's approach to another's. Add to that Collins's own observations about the physical plants, the atmosphere of each facility, and what is occurring in the photographs he took of various well-known riders working with these trainers. This is a valuable book for serious riders of all levels, filled with thoughtful insights.

Code: 4612 Price: $29.95 Click here to order.

Essential Guide to Carriage Driving by Robyn Cuffey - Paperback (2003)

Knowing that too many people are lucky to "Survive" their first carriage driving experiences, and helping others get a safe start is a primary goal for Cuffey. Generously illustrated with over 350 photographs and illustrations, this book covers topics ranging from the selection and fitting of harness and vehicle to preparing for competition.

Even if you have spent years with horses, this book will help you with answers to numerous questions you may have when getting started in driving.

Code: 4055 Price: $24.95 Click here to order.

Jane Savoie's Dressage 101: Ultimate Source of Dressage Basics in Language You Understand by Jane Savoie - Paperback (2010)

This is an updated one-volume edition of Savoie's bestsellers, Cross-Train Your Horse and More Cross-Training. Her training system is divided into four stages, from introductory basics; to foundation schooling in transitions and school figures, which teach your horse forward and straight movement as well as regular rhythm and tempo in all gaits; to opening new horizons of collection and extension with training the half-halt and putting your horse "on the bit." Schooling with this system, you prepare your horse for the movements required at USEF's Third Level dressage tests, all the while working with consistency, clarity and kindness which characterize Savoie's system.

Code: 5459 Price: $34.95 Click here to order.

Ride the Right Horse: Understand Core Equine Personalities & How to Work with Them by Yvonne Barteau - Hardcover (2007)

A successful dressage rider, trainer and instructor, Barteau sees many horse-rider combinations whose success or failure is due to the compatibility of their personalities. She describes four basic equine personality types, and the clues to identify a horse's primary personality as well as his secondary type. Knowing these, riders can use the book's tips and techniques to improve training sessions.

In addition, Barteau addresses the rider half of the combination with a self-evaluation quiz to help the reader determine her own riding and handling preferences and how she can use that knowledge to work more effectively with her current horse, or to shop smarter when selecting a new equine partner. Fascinating case studies, stories, and profiles of famous horses and their riders offer readers real-life examples of how compatible personalities work together to achieve great things.

Code: 4792 Price: $24.95 Click here to order.

Equine Science: Basic Knowledge for Horse People of All Ages by Jeannie Griffiths - Paperback (2008)

Accompanying the easy-to-understand text with charts, illustrations, photos and lists of references, Jeannie Griffiths dispenses practical advice and loads of information in this valuable guide to the horse -- a must for any horse enthusiast or equine student's library. Included on the 4-H reading list.

Code: 5189 Price: $24.95 Click here to order.

Rider Forms the Horse by Udo Burger - Paperback (2003)

This book, originally published in 1939, clearly sets out the requirements for the successful training and long and healthy life of the riding horse. Klaus Balkenhol and Dr Gerd Heuschmann have each written an introductory chapter in this new edition, and strongly endorse the book. The authors explain the physiological facts which are the foundation of the teaching of riding, and discuss important factors in the training of the horse, and how to recognize and correct training problems.

Code: 4728 Price: $29.95 Click here to order.

Riding for Kids by Judy Richter - Paperback (2003)

Perhaps the ultimate beginner's book for children, renowned riding instructor Judy Richter offers trainers and students detailed, down-to-earth advice. She uses clear simple statements, easily understood by the young reader, along with photographs that let students see exactly what they should, and should not, be doing. Her explanations emphasize safety, and the reasons why it is important to do it this way, rather than that. As a wonderful bonus, she leads by coaching the 'non-horsey' parent on what to look for in a riding facility.

Code: 4071 Price: $16.95 Click here to order.

Fitness Evaluation of the Horse by Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt - Paperback (2008)

A full-color, lay-flat guide for horse buyers, owners, riders, and trainers. This unique guide shows horse owners and trainers step by step how to evaluate the actual fitness level of a horse and identify its strengths and weaknesses. This knowledge will help readers plan a horse's training or, in evaluating horses for purchase, narrow the field of eligible horses to reduce the number of pricey professional veterinary pre-purchase exams.

Code: 5027 Price: $39.99 Click here to order.

Invisible Riding: Secret of Balance for You and Your Horse by Sylvia Loch - Paperback (2003)

Invisible Riding is about teaching people to feel for themselves. This is often missing in riding lessons, and feel is the most important tool riders havein order to communicate with their horses. With emphasis on natural riding to help the horse, Loch suggests techniques – practiced by the classical riding masters of Europe – that can help ordinary riders ride in a way which is so subtle as to be virtually invisible. A command becomes a request, becomes a whisper, becomes a thought... The result is a more balanced, controlled way of riding, through partnership rather than force and restraint.

Code: 3989 Price: $34.95 Click here to order.

BioMechanical Riding & Dressage: A Rider's Atlas by Nancy Nicholson PhD - Paperback (2005)

The book is extensively illustrated with both sequential photographs and color drawings that highlight the musculoskeletal position of both horse and rider at various phases of gaits and movements. Nicholson uses horses of different types and levels of development to demonstrate movements. Clearly she has devoted careful research to this work, and she includes numerous references, as well as a thorough bibliography for further reading on both the discipline of dressage and others' studies of the biomechanics of horses and riding.

Code: 5442 Price: $44.95 Click here to order.

Every Horse Has a Story: Photos & Stories by Caroline Samson - Hardcover (2009)

Caroline Samson set out to photograph horses in their Maine environment; snowfilled woods, lush spring pastures with picturesque, aging fencelines, and Maine horse people in their natural habitat. But there are stories behind these images, and Caroline was inspired to add this rich dimension to what started out as a coffee table book of beautiful photography. These are Maine scenes, with fuzzy coats and free-flowing manes, and weeds looking like the most beautiful of nature's gardens. If you love Maine, if you enjoy reading the touching stories of horses and their people, or if you just enjoy the warmth and expression of much-loved horses, you'll love this book from Caroline Samson.

Code: 5265 Price: $29.95 Click here to order.

Connect with Your Horse from the Ground Up: Transform the Way You See, Feel & Ride by Peggy Cummings - Hardcover (2010)

Cummings describes the essentials of her specialized groundwork--the first half of her acclaimed Connected Riding program--along with over two dozen highly illustrated exercises to help horses and their handlers find a reciprocal "connection" on the ground before attempting to establish it from the more difficult position in the saddle. These exercises--done both standing still and in motion--drastically change the way you see and feel your horse, and radically improve how your horse moves, responds, and goes about his work.

Code: 5449 Price: $29.95 Click here to order.

Activate Your Horse's Core: Unmounted Exercises for Dynamic Mobility, Strength by Narelle C Stubbs & Hilary Clayton - Spiral Bound, with 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. The exercises are performed from the ground and do not require sophisticated equestrian skills or special equipment. They will improve your horse's posture, self carriage and balance; they will help his flexibility, especially in the neck and back; and they will improve his ability to perform highly-collected movements.

Code: 4944 Price: $50.00 Click here to order.

Beating Muscle Injuries for Horses by Jack Meagher - Paperback (1985)

The ground breaking little book of massage basics. Jack Meagher pioneered working with equine athletes half a century ago, working first on Olympic riders, and then their horses. Beating Muscle Injuries still stands out as the place to begin understanding massage for horses. Diagrams and clear discussion of symptoms, probable causes, & treatments. Spiral bound. See also his DVD.

Code: 115 Price: $14.95 Click here to order.

USPC D Manual of Horsemanship by Susan Harris - Paperback (1994)

As part of the Pony Club instruction program, this combines depth of knowledge with clarity that is easily accessible to youngsters. It follows the US Pony Club Standards Curriculum for horse management and riding at the beginner, or D level. Wonderfully illustrated with USPC photos and Harris's economical and expressive sketches.

Code: 1485 Price: $19.99 Click here to order.

How to Think Like a Horse: Handbook for Understanding Why Horses Do What They Do by Cherry Hill - Paperback (2006)

This is one equine behavior book that should really appeal to young riders. Packed with fascinating facts, it draws you in to the horse's world before you know it. For instance, when Cherry Hill explains what types of sounds worry horses, she evokes the experience of a horse riding in a trailer -- the truck noise, road sounds, trailer dividers and latches rattling, and so on. She goes on to present a chart listing the volume in decibels of common sounds a horse might hear, from leaves rustling at 20 decibels, to a jackhammer or a gun at 140 decibels. She makes the reader aware of how things sound and feel from the horse's perspective which, in turn, helps us humans work better with our horses.

The book covers senses, physical needs, herd social behavior, vocal and body language communication, individual temperaments of horses, life-stage characteristics, and how horses learn. Filled with drawings, charts, diagrams and photos, this is a very accessible, readable book on horse behavior.

Code: 4624 Price: $19.95 Click here to order.

Ultimate Horse Behavior & Training Book: Enlightened Revolutionary Solutions for the 21st Century by Linda Tellington-Jones - Paperback (2006)

Combining Linda Tellington-Jones's training methods with a work dealing with horse behavior is a natural. The book offers humane solutions to all your behavior and training questions, whether it's the hard-to-catch horse, a barn-sour or herdbound one, or one that's pushy, overreactive or aloof. It includes innovative and practical bodywork that the author has developed with her TTouch¨ method, unique ground lessons, specialized riding exercises, and even trailer-loading how-to photos. With color photos by Gabrielle Boiselle as a bonus, this truly is one of the ultimate answer books for every horse person.

Code: 4673 Price: $29.95 Click here to order.

101 Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider by Jec Aristotle Ballou - Paperback (2005)

Following the bestseller, 101 Jumping Exercises, 101 Dressage Exercises continues the publisher's Read & Ride format, in a sturdy spiral-bound book with a full-ring diagram and step-by-step instructions for exercises at all levels, beginning with the basics and moving through maneuvers developed by members of the U S Olympic team. Training tips and expert guidance will make this a valuable reference, not just for dressage riders but also others, including western riders, interested in improving their performance and communication with their horses.

Code: 4443 Price: $29.95 Click here to order.

Principles of Riding by German National Equestrian Federation - Paperback (2003)

This is Book One of the six volumes forming the official handbooks of the German National Equestrian Federation. It's a complete instruction course for horse and rider based on classical horsemanship principles. It emphasizes the horse-and-rider relationship, with thorough sections on jumping & cross-country. A very comprehensive reference.

Code: 1110 Price: $35.95 Click here to order.

Chart - Surface Anatomy & Vital Signs by Susan Hakola (2001)

Points out surface anatomical landmarks, location to obtain pulse at the facial artery and illustrates mucus membrane color (indicates tissue oxygenation and peripheral perfusion). Also includes chart of normal heart rate, rectal temperature and respiration rate for adult and foal. Laminated 20" x26" poster.

Code: 3619 Price: $21.95 Click here to order.

101 Jumping Exercises for Horse & Rider by Linda Allen - Paperback (2002)

From basic guidelines for safe riding and jumping, to correct construction of jumps, and developmental exercises, Allen structures this book for safe progress. Rather than present complete courses designs, she takes the elements of a course that ask specific questions, diagrams the exercises and explains how to ride them and what to look for.

Although you can't learn to ride from a book, once you read, practice and master the information contained in these pages, you'll be ready to safely undertake the courses at your next show. While it doesn't offer jump or course design, it will help amateur course designers at small local shows design more appropriate and safer classes for their competitors. I can't say enough good about this book!

Code: 3755 Price: $29.95 Click here to order.

DVD - Beating Muscle Injuries for Horses by Jack Meagher (2007)

The late Jack Meagher began working with Olympic athletes, first human and then horses, long before the field of equine massage had become mainstream. His book on Beating Muscle Injuries is still one of the clearest introductions into the value, techniques and purpose of massage. Now, in this video updated to DVD format, he shows why and where muscle problems happen, and how to prevent and correct them. Universal format. 72 minutes.

Code: 4761 Price: $39.95 Click here to order.

DVD - If Horses Could Speak: How incorrect "modern" riding negatively affects horse's health by Gerd Heuschmann (2008)

Based on his provocative book,Tug of War:"Modern" Versus Classical Dressage, Heuschmann offers further examination of the horse's "riding experience," and shows how specific kinds of movement and posture impact the horse's skeleton and musculature. With three-dimensional animation, viewers are shown how the horse's limb, muscles, and ligaments interact at various gaits. Live-action examples of riding - both good and bad - demonstrate the effect human beings have on their equine "partners." The DVD includes interviews with professional riders, veterinarians and academics who specialize in the study of the horse's anatomy and how riders can best work with it, rather than against it. This is a must-see DVD! 75 minutes.

Code: 5139 Price: $59.95 Click here to order.

DVD - Breaking & Training the Driving Horse by Doris Ganton (2005)

Doris Ganton was a competitor, teacher and senior judge in the American Driving Society in her long career. Her book, Breaking and Training the Driving Horse, has been a staple basic text on the subject, recommended by such leaders in the discipline as HRH Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edenburgh. In this video she shares a system that is safe and easy for both horse and driver, including the choice of equipment and harnessing techniques. Her step-by-step instruction generates confidence and creates a relationship of trust and willingness so necessary for any training program. 90 minutes.

Code: 4699 Price: $39.95 Click here to order.

DVD - Classical versus Classique by Christoph Hess (2008)

When Phiippe Karl's book Twisted Truths of Modern Dressage was published, feelings began to run high. French instructor Phiippe Karl (School of Légèreté) and Christoph Hess (head of training of the German National Equestrian Federation) have now met openly and, without mincing words, discuss their individual points of view -- a somewhat heated debate using actual practical examples of different riders and horses in the riding arena. The meeting was filmed, not only to document it but also to present it in a completely objective manner. Everyone can and should form their own opinions of what "classic" riding really is. 130 minutes.

Code: 5042 Price: $45.00 Click here to order.

DVD - Round Pen Reasoning by John Lyons (2005)

In this unique DVD, Lyons shares the techniques that have made him a successful trainer. He clearly explains the advantages of using a round pen, as well as many how to's, including: how to get a horse's attention, how to deal with your horse's fear, and how to correct attitude problems. It also includes extras like one of Lyon's stallions, Bright Zip, doing some inspiring "bridleless" work, plus an excerpt from a 1985 video showing Lyons in action at one of his Australian training schools. 60 minutes.

Code: 4703 Price: $39.95 Click here to order.