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31 March, 2008
A selection of fantastic equestrian books reviewed by Horse & Hound, plus details of how to buy the books online from Amazon.co.uk
Training horses
- Celebrity Jumping Exercises by Caroline Orme
- Basic Training of the Young Horse by Ingrid & Reiner Klimke
- Getting Horses Fit by Carolyn Henderson
- The Allen Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dressage by Martin Diggle
- Score More For Dressage by Wendy Jago
- Ask Monty by Monty Roberts
Training riders
- The British Horse Society Riding Manual by Margaret Linington-Payne
- Pilates for the Dressage Rider by Janice Dulak
- Perfect Confidence by Kelly Marks
- Studies in Equitation by Tony Silverman
Horse care
- The Horse and Pony Care Bible by Carolyn Henderson & Karen Coumbe
- The Veterinary Care of the Horse by Sue Devereux
- Beware Poison! by Heike Gross
- Understanding Horse Behaviour by Lesley Skipper
- Your Horse's Health First Aid by Anna Rush
Hunting
- Peterborough Royal Foxhound Show: A History by Michael Clayton
- Foxhunting: A Celebration in Photographs by Trevor Meeks and Kate Green
Novels
- Under Orders by Dick Francis
- Tipperary Tales by MIL Roberts
- Free Fall by John Francome
- More Dorset Diaries by David Edelsten
- Dead Heat by Dick Francis
Biographies and autobiographies
- What Will Be by William Fox-Pitt
- Zara Phillips: A Revealing Portrait of a Royal World Champion by Brian Hoey
Equestrian art
- The Horse in Art by John Baskett
- Horses by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Jean-Louis Gouraud
Children's books
- Think Like a Pony on the Ground: Step 1, 2 & 3 workbook by Lynn Henry
- Tera's Dawn by Susan K. Schank
Humour
- One Hundred Ways a Horse is Better Than a Human by Tina Bettison
Miscellaneous
- A-Z of the Grand National by John Cottrell & Marcus Armytage
- Mustangs: Wild Horses of the West by Marie-Luce Hubert and Jean-Louis Klein
- Horse Guards by Barney White-Spunner
- A Short History of the Wellington Boot by Adam Edwards
- Photographing and 'Videoing' Horses Explained – Digital and Film by Charles Mann
- Horse: How the Horse has Changed Civilisation by J Edward Chamberlin
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