Ultimate Book of Horse Bits (eBook)

What They Are, What They Do, and How They Work

Emily Esterson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
176 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-62914-091-9 (ISBN)

Infos

As even a quick glance around a saddler shop or through a tack store catalog will show, the world of horse bits is both enormous and mystifying. The primary means of communicating with and controlling a horse, Western and English bits come in a bewildering assortment of materials, sizes, and shapes. Their descriptionsfull-cheek snaffle, hackamore, high port, French link, Tom Thumb, spade, KK Ultraare no less puzzling, and with new bits and refinements being produced every year, even the most experienced horseman must struggle to keep up with the state of the art.The Ultimate Book of Horse Bits will answer all your questions on the subject . . . and then some. Not only does the author and horsewoman Emily Esterson go into detail about all kinds of equine mouthware and how each is constructed, but she also explains how and why each works in the context of what the rider wants the horse to accomplish. Does your horse have difficulty bending or flexing? Suggestions and solutions to these and myriad other horse-and-rider problems will be found throughout these authoritative yet user-friendly pages.Whether a novice or expert horseman, every rider, trainer, or owner in any equestrian discipline will benefit from this books wide-ranging and practical information for years to come.

Autor

Emily Esterson has contributed articles to Dressage Today, Equus, John Lyons’ Perfect Horse, Equestrian, and Equine Veterinary Management. She is the editor of Covertside, EquiManagement: Business Solutions for Equine Practitioners, and Equine Network’s publication for veterinarians. An active dressage and three-day event competitor, she lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.7.2014
• Zusatzinfo: 100 color photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Reiten / Pferde
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: anatomy • Barn • Beginner • bitting • books on anatomies • books on beginners • books on breeders • books on cherry hills • books on confirmations • books on curbs • books on definitive guides • books on diagrams • books on disciplines • books on farriers • books on groundworks • books on horsemanships • books on horsemen • books on novices • books on picture guides • books on primers • books on quarter horses • books on riders books on training horses • books on saddles • books on tacks • books on thoroughbreds • books on trainers • books on training exercises • Breed • breeders • cherry hill • clinton anderson • Colt • Confirmation • curb • Definitive Guide • Diagrams • Discipline • farrier • groundwork • Handbook • handicap books on pony club • handicapping • horse lover • Horseman • Horsemanship • horse owner • horseperson • Horse riding • horse's mouth • horsewoman • in-hand • Mare • NOVICE • outstanding research • picture guides • pony club • Primer • Quarter Horse • Race • Racing • replete • riders • saddle • snaffle • soundness • tack • Thoroughbred • Trainers • training exercises • training horses • training ideas
• ISBN-10: 1-62914-091-0 / 1629140910
• ISBN-13: 978-1-62914-091-9 / 9781629140919