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• US Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship
     Book I: Basics for Beginners           ( D Level) 

The best-selling guide to learning to ride, handle, and care for a horse or pony safely and confidently, with advice to parents on choosing a suitable animal and helping kids learn safely. Written at a reading level simple enough for children, but appropriate  for older children or adult beginners. This book takes you from complete beginner through USPC D-3 level, teaching the basics of riding, safety, horse knowledge and basic horse care. Covers tacking up, learning to ride, the aids, beginning jumping (up to 2'6"), ring and trail riding, basic horse care, feeding and handling, tack selection, care and fitting, and much more. Illustrated by the author. Soft cover, $19.99. - Howell Book House, 1996
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• US Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship,
  Book II: Intermediate Horsemanship

 (C Level) Book 2 builds on the basics taught in Book 1, with more about riding on the flat, basic dressage, and intermediate jumping, through USPC C-3 Level, called "the gateway to advanced horsemanship" for Intermediate riders who wish to advance their skills and knowledge. Special sections on cross-country fences and how to ride them, pace, control and conditioning make this book especially appropriate for novice eventers, whether Pony Clubbers, juniors, or adults. Thorough and practical information on horse management, nutrition, conditioning, veterinary knowledge, bandaging, trailering, and much more.

Soft cover, $19.99. Howell Book House, 1997
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• US Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship,
  Book III: Advanced Horsemanship (B, H-A & A Levels)

The essential horsemanship manual for advanced juniors, Young Riders, adults and instructors, through USPC B, H-A and A Levels, equivalent to 2nd level Dressage and Training Level Eventing. It covers dressage & training principles; techniques for riding and schooling on the flat, over fences, and cross-country, evaluating horses and addressing training problems in the horse and the  rider. It also addresses safe and organized teaching and stable management, with chapters on longeing and training,, horse anatomy & movement, systems of the horse, diseases & injuries; nutrition; conditioning; shoeing and much more. Illustrated by author. 

Soft cover, $24.99  Howell Book House, 1998
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The USPC Guides to Conformation, Bandaging, and Longeing

Handy compact guides to the subjects of Conformation, Soundness and Movement, Longeing and Ground Training, and Bandaging. Each USPC Guide contains all information from all three U.S. Pony Club Manuals (D through A Level) on a specific subject: Great for Pony Clubbers studying for USPC ratings, or for non-Pony Club kids and adults.   

• USPC Guide to Conformation, Movement and Soundness

Clear, concise text and many illustrations by the author explain good and faulty conformation and movement; conformation defects, blemishes and unsoundnesses; their causes and location, and how each affects the horse. Excellent guide for 4-H, Pony Club, horse judging, or anyone interested in learning about good conformation and what can go wrong.  

Howell Book House, 1999, soft cover, $12.95
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• USPC Guide to Longeing and Ground Training

This book explains the principles or good training and handling horses and ponies, and step-by-step techniques for handling and training safely from the ground. Covers safety, ground manners, equipment,  methods of leading, handling & longeing, learning to longe a horse, training a horse to longe, developing movement and balance, solving handling problems, and longeing the rider. An excellent book for horse owners, trainers, and instructors. Many illustrations by author.

Howell Book House, 1999, soft cover, $9.95                    

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• USPC Guide to Bandaging Your Horse

This clear, easy to follow guide to leg wraps, bandages, boots, and their safe and proper use should be in every horse owner’s tack trunk!. Covers various types of bandaging materials, making your own wraps, and when and how to safely apply shipping, stable, polo, exercise, and many kinds of treatment bandages. Step-by-step instructions for each type of bandage, clearly illustrated by the author. 

Howell Book House, 1999, soft cover, $9.95
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