Description
Book SynopsisWhen 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.
- The complete guide to daily care of keeping horses and preparing for competition.
- Written by two professional grooms at the top of their game.
- Everything you need to know with over 1200 photographs by Jessica Dailey.
- Includes techniques for wrapping legs, bandaging tails, adding quarter marks and polishing the metal on tack
Trade ReviewIt's all there in one spiral-bound book, making it a great resource for experienced horsemen and novices alike, and it should be considered required reading for those looking into working student or groom positions. ... Whether you're looking for instructions on how to do hunter braids, wrap a leg properly, or adjust a figure-eight noseband, you can be sure Ford and Hill have done it thousands of times, and they're eager to share their knowledge.
What a wonderful book! What the authors have done here is absolutely tops. It doesn't matter your discipline--eventing, dressage, hunters, jumpers, or even Western--you'll find invaluable information here. And there's something to learn whatever your level--novice, professional, or anywhere in between.
World-Class Grooming for Horses is so needed--it is the only book out there like it. Anyone can benefit from it, and I highly recommend it. -- Jeff Cook, hunter/jumper trainer
I so enjoyed reading such a thoroughly detailed book on the grooming and care of the valuable show horse. This book truly explains how one demonstrates impeccable horsemanship!
-- Lisa Wilcox, former US Dressage Team member (2002-2004) and 2003 European Championships Individual Silver medalist
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World-Class Grooming for Horses, we learn techniques for wrapping legs, bandaging tails, adding quarter marks, and polishing the metal on our bridles. But we also meet two conscientious and supremely motivated horse people who put the needs of the horse first in their own work, and do their best to show us how to do the same. -- Silva Martin, US Dressage Team member
This guide to daily care and competition, with more than 1,200 photos, is enlivened by the authors' anecdotes, pro tips, and 'barn gossip' sidebars.
