Grooming To Win
How to Groom, Trim, Braid, and Prepare Your Horse for Show. Spiral-Bound
3rd Edition
Published on 6. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-470-04745-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Classic Equestrian Grooming Guide, now Completely Udated
Grooming to Win: How to Groom, Trim, Braid, and Prepare Your Horse for Show is the definitive book on grooming your horse to catch the judge's eye. Extensively revised to reflect today's practices, the Third Edition features over 400 detailed, two-color line drawings that illustrate every aspect of grooming. A practical, hands-on reference, it:
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Brings all information in line with current practices and requirements
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Covers conditioning, daily care, tools and supplies, and grooming for shows
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Features new chapters on blanketing, newly popular breeds, and the latest show ring clothing styles
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Covers all disciplines
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Includes trimming styles by type and event as well as by breed
The spiral binding lays flat so it's easy for you to follow along step by step. Complete with helpful lists and checklists, this is the must-have reference for anyone who grooms horses for show.
More details
Edition
3., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Turner Publishing Company
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
516 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-04745-3 (9780470047453)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
03/2010
3rd Edition
Howell Book House
€33.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Book
11/1991
2nd Edition
Howell Book House Inc.,U.S.
€39.80
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Person
Susan E. Harris is an internationally known clinician, riding teacher, author, and artist. She appears regularly at horse expos in the U.S. and abroad. She has taught all seats and styles of riding, and has trained, shown, and prepared horses and riders for competition in many equestrian disciplines. She is the author and illustrator of Horse Gaits, Balance, and Movement, Grooming to Win (both previous editions), the three United States Pony Club Manuals of Horsemanship, and three other USPC guides (all Howell Book House).
Content
FOREWORD.
PREFACE.
1 Horse Management: Conditioning to Win.
2 Skin and Hair Care.
3 Grooming and Daily Care.
4 Grooming Tools and Supplies.
5 Mane and Tail Care.
6 Bathing, Bandaging, and Other Procedures.
7 Trimming and Clipping.
8 Blankets and Horse Clothing.
9 Final Touches.
10 The Show Hunter.
11 Sport Horses: Turnout for Dressage, Show Jumping, Eventing and Driving.
12 The Western Show Horse.
13 The Pleasure and Versatility Breeds.
14 Other Breeds.
15 The Saddlebred,Walking Horse, Parade Horse and Other Set-Tail Horses.
16 Grooming at Horse Shows.
APPENDIX I: Trimming Styles by Type And Event.
APPENDIX II: Trimming Styles by Breed.
INDEX.