Worried about whether your saddle fits or if your horse needs a different bit? Confused over controversial training aids? Unsure about how to find a rug that stays in place?
This book answers all these queries and more, in a clear, commonsense way backed up by specially taken photographs. The emphasis is on comfort and safety – for both horse and rider – and on using tack and equipment effectively.
It explains not only what to use but how to use it, and how it works. Emphasising the link between the right tack and correct schooling and handling, this book shows how one complements the other. It shows how simple changes and adjustments can help solve problems, and explains how to assess each horse or pony’s individual needs.
This is an in-depth look at all the aspects of tack and equipment every caring rider should know about; bits, saddle fitting, nosebands, training aids, caring for tack and equipment and much more. It will save you time, money and frustration – and give you reassurance that you are doing the best for your horse.
Hardback.