A guide for the modern horseperson, describing English and Western tack, their correct use and fitting. The saddlery and equipment covered by this comprehensive reference book include: bridles; reins and nosebands; martingales; breastplates and breast girths; saddles; saddle construction; stirrup irons and leathers; etc.

This fully comprehensive guide to bits and bitting covers all types of bits, their correct fitting and actions with sections on internal and external aids, assessing the structure of your horses head, and how to measure bits.

Provides basic information about the biology, life cycles, and behavior of birds, along with brief profiles of each of the eighty bird families in North America.

· A comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about horses and our relationships with them · Includes detailed sections on a wide variety of informative topics, including the history of horses, evolution, domestication, horseback riding, training, competing, breeding, and more · Features complete profiles of 175 breeds of horses, from the Abaco Barb and Welsh Pony to the Shetland Pony, American Quarter Horse, Thoroughbred, and many more · Filled with 100 training and behavior tips, 50 riding, grooming, and health takeaways, 25 competitive activities, and countless other important and interesting must-know information · Written by two highly regarded horsewomen, the late Moira C. Allen and Sharon Biggs · Newly updated edition includes a new section on advances in imaging technology for horses and advances in medications, plus updated information on saddles, bits, poisonous plants, deworming practices, and natural horsemanship