Everything You Need to Know to Care for Horses While Staying Safe and Having Fun By Cat Hill & Emma Ford Whether taking their first lessons, handling horses when visiting friends, or enjoying the challenges of first-pony ownership, children need to learn more than how to ride. When it comes …
By Mark Rashid Looking Back, Looking Forward Over 30 years ago, renowned horseman Mark Rashid’s first book, Considering the Horse, was published. In it he shared his experiences with horses and people, subtly delivering practical lessons in horsemanship and life in a conversational style that resonated with audiences around the world. …
By Van Hargis Trafalgar Square Books announces the release of The Horse Is My Teacher by Van Hargis, an engaging collection of stories from a rural working life. Hargis grew up in the saddle on an East Texas ranch, training his first horse at age 12, then making a living starting cutting and …
Author: Sharon Wilsie Continuing the Conversation Sharon Wilsie’s first book Horse Speak: The Equine–Human Translation Guide broke new ground for anyone who works with horses. It provided a practical system to listen and talk to horses in their language instead of expecting them to understand ours. Now with this second book, Essential …
New Bolder, Braver, Brighter book by Coach Daniel Stewart full of confidence-building mental tools Coach Daniel Stewart, author of the hit equestrian workout Fit and Focused in 52, is back with new plans to power you up, bolster your confidence, and supply you with the mental tools you need to be …
Are you a woman at midlife or beyond? Have you just discovered you have a passion for horses? Or maybe you’ve now found time for them after years devoted to a job and family? Surveys show that riders over the age of 40 are the fastest growing segment of the …
Article by: Marilyn Miles Jorden Butler grew up on a farm near the small town of Tuke’s Valley, Washington. When she gets a job at a bookstore in the nearby city of Vancouver, she and a coworker dream of one day having their own bookstore. Jorden decides to work toward …
By Cathy Woods, creator of Body, Mind, Equine Billions of people around the world embrace the practice of yoga. Its lessons in breath control, simple meditation, and specific bodily postures are widely regarded as a means to achieving health and relaxation. Yoga teacher and horsewoman Cathy Woods says that’s not …
Jane Savoie’s books have changed the way people ride. She was the first to promote mental training tools and techniques as integral to competitive riding success. Her cross-training concepts for the horse—how to use dressage fundamentals for every equestrian sport—have been called “a must read for every hunter-jumper rider” by George Morris, …
Do you still watch those old horse movies that you’ve seen a dozen times, just for the scenes of the horse galloping in slow motion? Do you hold your breath just a bit? It’s because horses embody so much more than muscle and bone. They evoke a full range of …
