Book Reviews

This book is at once a coffee table book of dream barns and a primer on how to build stables that are safer, healthier and cheaper to maintain.

A book review by DiscoverHorses.com Editor Dale Leatherman.

Soften your horse's jaw to start controlling his bend and the balance in his shoulders in this gymnastic exercise from Leslie Webb's book Build a Better Athlete!

For insight into authentic cowboy culture, these five reads offer true accounts of the Old West. They're musts for the cowboy library.

Learn several exercises to improve cross-country control in this video excerpt from The Rider's Eye from eventer Doug Payne and legendary eventing coach Jim Wofford.

Use this step-by-step strategy to help you assess a prospective saddle's fit while mounted. A Horse & Rider exclusive adaptation from Dr. Joyce Harman's book on Western saddle fitting.

Amateur eventer Kim Tester shares her fight with ovarian cancer and return to competition in this case study from the book Back to Work.

Web exclusive! Watch video clips from the Cross Country Clinic with Jim Wofford DVD as he presents training strategies featuring fences at the 2006 Fair Hill CCI***.

Dressage Olympian Debbie McDonald shares the warm-up process she uses for Brentina in this excerpt from her book Riding Through.

Establish control over your barn-sour horse with this sure-fire fix from John Lyons' book, Troubleshooting.

Learn how to fall off your horse and what to do afterwards in this excerpt from Olympians Karen and David O'Connor's book Life in the Galloping Lane.

Grass-snatching is irritating and distracting for both you and your horse. Use this mind-over-matter approach from Clinton Anderson's book Training on the Trail to reprogram your horse's attitude.

Use this great exercise from the book Build Confidence Over Fences for taking the fear out of jumping single fences. It'll also help develop your eye for a distance.

In this excerpt from Ride Right with Daniel Stewart, you'll discover how bicycle two-point interval training can improve your stamina and balance in the saddle.

This excerpt from Clinton Anderson's book Downunder Horsemanship gives you the tools for teaching your horse to flex to the halter--which will help make him light and supple.

The book Real Life Dressage by Carl Hester and Polly Ellison provides instruction for every stage of training from Novice to Grand Prix. From the editors of Dressage Today magazine.

In this excerpt from Olympians Karen and David O'Connor's book, Life in the Galloping Lane, David tells the story of an epic cross-country ride from his childhood--a horseback trek from Maryland to Oregon with his mother, Sally, and brother, Brian.

In this excerpt from her book The Rider's Edge, equestrian sports psychologist Dr. Janet Edgette helps a rider cope with the death of her beloved horse and move on at her own pace.

The movie Hidalgo is great entertainment, but viewers should take the riding feats with a grain of salt. Get the real story on long-distance trekking in this astounding chronicle of a five-year, 22,000-mile ride by Elly and Nathan Foote. Reviewed by Dale Leatherman for EquiSearch.

Lyndon Stacey's two new novels are set in the show jumping and eventing worlds but rival Dick Francis' racing classics for mystery and authenticity. Reviewed by Dale Leatherman for EquiSearch.