World-Class Grooming for Horses: The English Rider's Complete Guide to Daily Care and Competition - Softcover

Cat Hill; Emma Ford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570766908 ISBN 13: 9781570766909

Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books, 2015

Synopsis

World-Class Grooming for Horses

The English Rider's Complete Guide to Daily Care and Competition,/p> When owning, training, riding, and showing horses, there is a certain "look to which one aspires. No one knows how to do all of this better than those working as "professional grooms for the world s top riders and trainers. It is the responsibility of these elite experts to keep their four-legged charges happy, healthy, and primed for peak performance in body and mind. Now, two of the best professional grooms in the business share their trade secrets, with over 1200 colour photographs demonstrating how to clean the horse from nose to tail; wrap, clip, braid, and ship him; prepare him for or present him in various English competitive scenarios; and care for him after work or showing so he is rested and ready to do it all again. The ultimate modern-day guide for all riders who want their horses to look and feel their best.

About the Authors Cat Hill grew up in upstate New York on a working farm. She had a series of Arabian show horses and started riding show hunters through the Intercollegiate Horse Show Team at the University of Geneseo. Through the years she has worked the Winter Equestrian Festival for a Grand Prix Showjumping rider, managed an AA Hunter barn and has worked at almost every type of competition.

Emma Ford from North Devon was brought up in the hunt field with her father as Master of the Foxhounds. She grew up in the Pony Club system, culminating with jumping at the Horse of the Year Show in 1991. She has groomed at almost every four-star event in the world, and has been a member of the US Eventing Team at multiple Olympic, World, and Pan American Games.

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About the Author

Cat Hill grew up in upstate New York on a working farm. She had a series of Arabian show horses and started riding show hunters through the Intercollegiate Horse Show Team at the University of Geneseo. Through the years she has worked the Winter Equestrian Festival for a Grand Prix Showjumping rider, managed an AA Hunter barn and has worked at almost every type of competition.Emma Ford from North Devon was brought up in the hunt field with her father as Master of the Foxhounds. She grew up in the Pony Club system, culminating with jumping at the Horse of the Year Show in 1991. She has groomed at almost every four-star event in the world, and has been a member of the US Eventing Team at multiple Olympic, World, and Pan American Games.

Edition details

• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1570766908
• ISBN 13: 9781570766909
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 248