Horse books you couldnt live without?

[CurlyWurlyRach]

What are your horsey must reads?

I constantly use 'essential care of the ridden horse' and 'the essential guide to riding' and have just bought '101 schooling exercises for horse and rider' which i have in my tackroom just waiting to be tried out! it looks really good so far.

my wishlist is '101 jumping exercises for horse and rider'.

you?

 

[KarinUS]

Horse Behavior:
Gincy Bucklin - What Your Horse Wants You To Know
(people shouldn't own horses until they read this. It is so good.)

Riding:
Mary Wanless - Riding With Your Mind Essentials

Dressage:
Walter Zettl - Dressage in Harmony

Entertaining:
Anything by Mark Rashid

Hoof Care:
KC LaPierre - The Chosen Road (favorite)
Hildrud Strasser - A Lifetime of Soundness
Pete Ramey - Making Natural Hoofcare Work for You

Of interest medical/nutrition/etc. :
Eleanor Kellon - Equine Supplements and Nutraceuticals
Robert McDowell - Herbal Horsekeeping

Barn/Farm:
Cherry Hill - Horse Housing

 

[helenc]

101 jumping exercises! It's absolutely brilliant & gets referred to all of the time

 

[Bay Mare]

In Deference by Anja Beran

Perfect Partners and Perfect Manners by Kelly Marks

The Mark Rashid Books

Enlightened Equitation by Heather Moffett

Living and Working with the Horse of Spain by Peter Maddison-Greenwell

Most books on classical riding

 

[poohsmate]

All of Sara Wyches books.

Stretching exercises for horse,by karen blignault.

The horses pain free back and saddle fitting book,by joyce Harman.

and Galadriels book on saddle fitting. this is a must for all horse owners imo....and very affordable

 

[jenren!!]

'Unlock your riding Talent' by Tina Sederholm, love it, and also 'Jumping' by Lesley Bayley. I'd like the two 101 books, look interesting .

 

[mayoguinness]

Just one. A life time of soundness by Dr. Strasser The rest of what I learn is first hand, can't find many horse books I wanna read tbh.

 

[capalldubh]

I have four that I keep going back to time and time again...


The Behaviour of Horses: in relation to Management and Training by Marthe Kiley-Worthington.

The Horse's Mind by Lucy Rees.

The Equid Ethogram by Sue McDonnell.

Equine Behaviour: Principles and Practice by Daniel Mills and Kathryn Nankervis.

 

[mayoguinness]

Oh I have read a little of the Toa of eques which is very good

 

[Lot1983]

Just one. A life time of soundness by Dr. Strasser The rest of what I learn is first hand, can't find many horse books I wanna read tbh.

Your joking?

 

[mayoguinness]

Nope...................well there ar a few I've seen but haven't got round to buying but A life time of soundness is the only one I thought worthy of reading all the way through

 

[raingodz]

Enlightened Equitation - Heather Moffett
Hazel Reed Stage 1 book (although hopefully not needed after May 4th)
And the Pony Club stable management book

 

[Lot1983]

Nope...................well there ar a few I've seen but haven't got round to buying but A life time of soundness is the only one I thought worthy of reading all the way through

I really don't want to get into an argument, but I really disagree with this person's methods, they deffinitly do not have the horses best interest at heart in my mind and I would advise you NOT to follow her methods,

Sorry for the rant, nothing agaist you, this book is just very damaging.

 

[jenren!!]

Your joking?

I was gonna say the same, Strasser isnt too popular on here unfortunately.

 

[mayoguinness]

Yes I know but Mayo's happily Strasser trimmed, completely sound all the time over ever surfice and I think she makes a lot of sense whatever anyone else thinks so can we leave it at that please!!

Sorry its just sometimes I have enough of everyone going on about it.........................

 

[MrDCBags]

I have the Pony Club book of Horsemanship which has been published since 1950s with very little change. Its very no nonsense and a wealth of info. My copy is bout 14 years old.

 

[Joyscarer]

There isn't any one book but Natural Riding by Audrey Townley is my fav of the moment.

I like to read everything I can including those I don't necessarilly agree with to give me a rounded view and stop my being closed minded

 

[mayoguinness]

thats true - I haven't got a good enough atention span to read something horsey that I don't agree with............just bores me though I guess if I want to teach I need to broaden my horizans a bit

 

[notpoodle]

thelwells pony cavalcaDE

 

[MrDCBags]

Also forgot say anything by Pullein-Thompson sisters or Monica Dickens and of course Anna Sewell!