SMART GUIDE TO HORSES & RIDING - Softcover

With insight and information from a horse lover who has been riding since childhood, The Smart Guide to Horses and Riding helps readers understand equine behavior and care and riding so that they can enjoy their horse experience. Eschewing jargon for straightforward language, the guide discusses horse behavior, caring for the horse, caring for the saddle and the tack, grooming, and shoeing. Information is also provided on riding basics as well as advanced riding and jumping, equine sports and different style of riding, boarding a horse, and managing a barn. Whether beginners or life-long riders, readers of all types will learn how to appreciate and enjoy these incredible animals.

Martha Woodham is a former columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and has more than 25 years of experience as a writer and editor for newspapers and magazine such as The Chronicle of the Horse, Covertside, Eventing USA, and Foxhunting Life. She lives in the greater Atlanta area.