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  • Harness: Types and Usage for Riding - Driving and Carriage Horses - With Remarks on Traction, and the Use of the Cape Cart

    This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the harnesses used for driving and carriage horses, with remarks on the use of the cape cart, directions for grooms and coachmen regarding their duties, dress, and how to drive a cart. With simple diagrams and a wealth of invaluable information, this volume will be of utility to those occupied or interested in horse-drawn carriage driving, and would ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Chosen by a Horse

    a memoir

    “Proof that love for another animal can alone make one human and humane: wit and crushing sadness chasing each other all across the page; intelligence and bravery and perfect literary pitch... Damn great.”—Melissa Holbrook Pierson, author of Dark Horses and Black Beauties: Animals; Women, a Passion“A bold and sensitive memoir of what it means to open one’s heart to love... A magnificent read.” ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Principles of Horsemanship and Training Horses

    by F. Baucher ...
    Originally published in France 1854 then translated into English in 1919 by John Swire. The author's methods are simple and practical. He treats a horse like a human being he maintains that the rider can only influence his mount by placing it in such a position that the movement desired is the only possible one, and then stimulating it the placing being made easy by specially graduated exercises ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Last Chance Mustang

    The Story of One Horse, One Horseman, and One Final Shot at Redemption

    A veteran horse trainer recounts how he socialized an abused and psychologically damaged wild horse while examining the history of wild horses in America.Last Chance Mustang is the story of Samson, a formerly free-roaming, still wild-at-heart American mustang that was plucked from his mountainous Nevada home and thrown into the domestic horse world where he was brutalized and victimized.After ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • First Experience: A Beginner's Guide to Owning and Caring for Horses

    by Sioux Dallas ...
    First Experience is not a complete book on how to ride, but it is designed to help the beginner choose the best horse for their own use and to select the proper stable for the animal. Animals have feelings just as people do, and because people are supposed to have a better brain, we need to be caring and concerned about the animal. They will serve one faithfully and with unconditional love if they ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Little Alf

    The true story of a pint-sized pony who found his forever home

    There was once born a very little pony.Being quite so little, he was rejected by his herd, and the future looked bleak. A few fields over, a young girl was coming to terms with the fact that she would never be able to ride again. Unknowingly, they were about to change each other's lives . . .The pony was Little Alf, a Shetland pony with dwarfism, and the girl, Hannah, who rescued him aged sixteen. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Art of Classical Horsemanship

    The legacy of one of the last great horsemen

    Series series Horses
    Egon von Neindorff dedicated his life to the knowledge and promotion of the classical art of riding. He never wanted to be a reformist but purely an interpreter. He truly understood the philosophy of classical riding and was therefore able to teach his numerous national and international students to develop their own style. The essence of classical dressage requires a deep affection for the horse, ... Read more

    $37.99 USD

  • Long Reining

    From The Beginning Through The Levade

    Series series Horses
    "Long Reining is so much fun that it is easy to get hooked on it. It trains the rider's eyes and tact by adding a visual impression to the sense of touch and vice versa." Dr. Thomas Ritter It is no wonder that more and more riders are discovering the old tradition of long reining for themselves. It helps the horse to improve his balance and ability to collect without the weight of the rider, and ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Dressage Principles based on Biomechanics

    Series series Horses
    The knowledge of the old masters - presented in an accessible way. The secrets of classical riding. Analysed for the first time and accompanied by many practical examples, ancient knowledge is presented here in a modern way. Almost forgotten, yet essential riding methods, such as the Bügeltritt (the position of the rider's foot in the stirrup) or ridden work with a cavesson are described in detail ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • The Horse of My Heart

    Stories of the Horses We Love

    Edited by Callie Grant ...
    Few of God's creatures are as noble and soul-stirring as the horse. Even those of us who don't have horses of our own love to read inspiring stories of these beautiful, regal beasts.With contributions from well-known authors such as Lauraine Snelling, Susy Flory, Rebecca E. Ondov, Wanda Dyson, and Sarah Parshall Perry, these true stories of horses and the people who love them are sometimes ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Breeding Your Own Horses

    by C. Bodworth ...
    A detailed guide to breeding your own horses. Contents include: Breeding your own horse - The possibilities in amateur horse breeding - Breeding and care of mares - Foaling and aftercare etc. Originally published in 1930s. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition complete with a ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • My Black Mare

    by Diane DeRome ...
    This is the true story of Jammer, a throwback Andalusian Brood Mare bred by the local Island Cattle Baron. Jammers journey brought her into the hands of a young woman and the two bonded and together they formed a friendship of trust and adventure. Her lineage was from great Andalusian horses the Conquistadors that once ruled the island had brought over from Spain breeding war chargers for ... Read more

    $8.99 USD