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Brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e -- David Walsh * SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA racing book like no other - a book of remarkable scope\u003c\/b\u003e -- Robin Oakley * THE SPECTATOR *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErudite, wry and astute . . . extraordinary horses and a rich seam of cultural history woven into a fascinating book\u003c\/b\u003e -- Melanie Reid * THE TIMES, Book of the Week *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid, sweeping history of impressive scope.\u003c\/b\u003e McGrath's eye for a story and eloquent turns of phrase will \u003cb\u003edelight\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nick Pulford * RACING POST *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe introduction made my arms tingle\u003c\/b\u003e as McGrath recalls Frankels's win at the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in 2011... 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Conformation and How to Assess it 2. Action 3. The Psychology of the Horse 4. The Teeth and Ageing 5. Breeds 6. Breeding 7. Identification 8. Buying and Selling a Horse  Section 2: Care of the Horse 9. Management Methods 10. Handling the Horse 11. Grooming 12. Clipping, Trimming, Pulling and Plaiting 13. The Foot and Shoeing 14. Bedding 15. Signs of Good and Ill-Health, and Sick Nursing 16. Basic Symptoms of the Horse and How to Get a Horse Fit 17. Internal Parasites 18. Stable Vices and Problem Behaviour  Section 3: Watering and Feeding 19. Watering 20. Food and DIgestion 21. The Rules of Feeding 22. Food — Composition and Types 23. Deciding on a Ration 24. Feeding Problems and Non-routine Feeding 25. Managing Forage 26. The Feed Shed and Storing Food  Section 4: Saddlery and Tack 27. The Saddle 28. Bridles 29. Other Saddlery 30. Bits 31. Boots and Bandages 32. Clothing 33. Care and Cleaning 34. Saddling Up and Unsaddling  Section 5: Specialist Care of the Competition Horse 35. Guidelines for Competition Horses 36. The Event Horse 37. The Dressage Horse 38. The Show Jumper 39. The Endurance Horse 40. The Driving Horse or Pony 41. The Hunter 42. The Point-to-Pointer 43. The Show Horse or Pony 44. The Polo Pony 45. Transportation  Section 6: The Horse at Grass 46. Grassland Managment 47. Management of Horses and Ponies at Grass 48. Working the Grass-kept Horse or Pony 49. Bringing a Horse up From Grass  Section 7: The Stable Yard 50. Construction of Stables 51. Design of Stables 52. Riding Areas 53. Buying Fodder and Bedding 54. Organising and Running a Yard 55. The Law  Appendices 1. Measurements 2. The British Horse Society 3. Equine Passports 4. Vaccinations 5. Government Publications and Codes of Practice 6. Animal Transport Certificate and Route Plan 7. 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I related to the female farmer talking about her struggles with the corporate world, and I dreamed along with her that I might be capable of farming and loving on animals all day... I cried over the losses that can come with farm life... will keep you entertained, and I'm going to keep rooting for this family to secure their farm's future.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If Bo Peep met the Durrells, they'd happily live alongside Sally Urwin on her Northumbrian farm.\u003cb\u003e An engaging and very, very funny account of a city girl\u003c\/b\u003e who became a sheep farmer and traded in everything she thought she knew for a life where the four-legged family members rule.' Freya North\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I \u003cb\u003eloved this\u003c\/b\u003e... a joy to read... Honest and funny.' 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The consideration of traditional principles leads to the education and training of the horse according to its nature and thus to its health, well-being and performance capability. The horse's instincts and natural behaviour are presented in detail as the basis of communication and understanding between horse and rider. Modern scientific research relating to training theory and biomechanics has influenced the systematic training of the rider as well as that of the horse. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Principles of Riding\u003c\/b\u003e provides versatile, practical assistance to horse lovers and readers of this book who want to learn, irrespective of whether they ride for leisure or competitively, are interested in hacking or hunting, or want to develop and improve their basic training for dressage, show-jumping or eventing. 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It is filled with good sense and offers plenty of references for research possibilities for the rider who is hungry for further knowledge.  \u003c\/p\u003e -- Louise Broderick * Horse and Pony Ireland *\u003cbr\u003eWritten by an equine vet, there is input from some top GB riders like Carl, Pippa and John Whittaker through interviews which help to build a picture of how they train, what they do, how they cope with loss of performance and how they carefully build the horse's physical capabilities over many years to produce top sport horses that can continue to compete for as long as possible and be successful... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDotted around the book are some universally relevant snippets of information and good advice from author and contributors: ride on a variety of surfaces, treat each horse as an individual, keep the horse happy and give him as good a life as possible, the most expensive horses don't always end up at the top, don't compete too much, feed carefully (especially supplements) and lots of other worthy information. -- Wendy Parsons * Essex Rider *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. 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