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Books

Horse Anatomy - A Coloring Atlas
Robert A. Kainer
Beating Muscle Injuries For Horses
Jack Meagher, Sports Therapist
Physical Therapy And Massage For The Horse
Jean-Marie Denoix
The USPC Guide To Conformation, Movement And Soundness (Howell Equestrian Library)
Susan E. Harris
Nutrient Requirements of Horses - Sixth revised edition
National Research Council of the National Academies Press,
Washington, DC 2007
Understanding Equine Nutrition: Your guide to horse health care and management
Briggs, K. The Blood-Horse, Inc., Lexington, KY 2007
Horse Gaits, Balance And Movement
Susan Harris
Practical Guide To Lameness In Horses
Ted S. Stashak
Equine Ophthalmology, Made Easy
Brooks DE, Teton New Media
Jackson, WY 2008
Equine Massage: A Practical Guide (Howell Equestrian Library)
Jean-Pierre Hourdebaight, LMT
The Rider’s Fitness Guide To A Better Seat
Jean-Pierre Hourdebaight, LMT
Structure, Soundness, And Performance
Equine Research
The Horse’s Muscles In Motion
Sara Wyche
Learning Veterinary Terminology
Douglas F. McBride
How To Be Your Own Veterinarian (Sometimes)
Ruth B. James, DVM
Horsemen’s Veterinary Adviser
Joseph B. Davidson, DVM
Acupressure Point Charts for Horses - An Illustrated Guide to 128 Point Locations and Uses
Diana Thompson
Facilitated Healing Through Myofascial Release - Putting The Pieces Together For The Horse And Rider
Ruth Mitchell-Golladay, PT, MT, NCTMB
The Injury-Free Horse
Amanda Sutton
The Ultimate Horse Behavior And Training Book
Linda Tellington-Jones With Bobbie Lieberman
Getting in Touch - Understand and Influence Your Horse’s Personality
Linda Tellington-Jones with Sybil Taylor
Centered Riding
Sally Swift
Natural Horse-Man-Ship
Pat Parelli
Bits And Biting Manual - Studies On All The Major Bits, Leg Aids And Reining Techniques (Western/English)
William G. Langdon, Jr.
The First Horse - The Complete Guide For The First-Time Horse Owner
Fran Devereux Smith
Stretch Exercises For Your Horse: The Path To Perfect Suppleness
Karin Blignault
Of Women And Horses
Gawani Pony Boy
Horse, Follow Closely
Gawani Pony Boy
Talking With The Animals
Patty Summers
The Man Who Listens To Horses
Monty Roberts
True Unity: Willing Communication Between Horse And Human
Tom Dorrance
Think Harmony With Horses: An In-Depth Study Of Horse/Man Relationship
Ray Hunt
A Good Horse Is Never A Bad Color
Mark Rashid
In The Company Of Horses: A Year On The Road With Horseman
Mark Rashid
Horses Never Lie: The Heart Of Passive Leadership
Mark Rashid
How To Think Like A Horse: The Essential Handbook For Understanding Why Horses Do What They Do
Cherry Hill
Horse Sense and the Human Heart
Adele von Rust McCormick, Ph.D.
Marlena Deborah McCormick, Ph.D.
The Body Language Of Horses: Revealing The Nature Of Equine Needs, Wishes And Emotions And How Horses Communicate Them - For Owners, Breeders, Trainers, Riders And All Other Horse Lovers - Including Handicappers
Tom Ainslee
Chosen By Horse
Susan Richards
What Your Horse Wants You To Know: What Horses’ “Bad” Behavior Means, And How To Correct It
Gincy Self Bucklin
Waking The Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity To Transform Overwhelming Experiences
Peter A. Levine
Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program For Restoring The Wisdom Of Your Body
Peter A. Levine
Talking With Horses
Henry Blake
Be With Your Horse - Getting To The Heart Of Horsemanship
Tom Widdicombe
Problem Solving - Western Horseman
Mary Marten
Western Training - A Western Horseman Book
Jack Brainard
The Tao Of Equus - A Woman’s Journey Of Healing & Transformation Through The Way Of The Horse
Linda Kohanov
Riding Between The Worlds
Linda Kohanov
Nobody’s Horses - The Dramatic Rescue of the Wild Herd of White Sands
Don Hoglund
Finding Pegasus
Terry Church
Women Who Run With the Wolves - Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.
Prescription for Nutritional Healing
James F. Balch, M.D. & Phyllis A. Balch, C.N.C.
Body Control
Lynne Robinson & Gordon Thomson
Illustrated Essentials of Musculoskeletal Anatomy
Kay W. Sieg, Ph.D. & Sandra P. Adams, Ph.D.
Muscles Testing and Function - Fourth Edition
Florence Peterson Kendall; Elizabeth Kendall McCreary;
Patricia Geise Provance
Anatomy of Movement
Blandine Calais-Germain
Pilates - Your Complete Guide to Mat Work and Apparatus Exercises
Rael Isacowitz
The Core Program
Peggy W. Brill, P.T.
The Pilates Power House
Mari Winsor with Mark Laska
The Osteoporosis Exercise Book: Building Better Bones
Sherri Betz, P.T.
Pilates For Dressage Riders
Dr. Janice Dulak
Equilates: Gymnastic Riding System Using Mind, Body & Spirit Progressive Training for Rider and Horse
Betsy Steiner with Jennifer Bryant
Dance Anatomy & Kinesiology
Karen Clippinger
Anatomy of Breathing
Blandine Calais-Germain

Monthly Subscriptions

The Horse - Your Guide To Equine Health Care
The Horse Journal
Equus Magazine
Arabian Horse Times
Practical Horseman
Horse & Rider
Dressage Today
Equinology - Monthly Newsletter
Touch Monthly Newsletter
Savvy Times - Parelli Savvy Club

Videos/DVD

Saddle Fitting From A To Z - The Most Comprehensive Saddle Fitting Guide
Dr. Kerry Ridgway, DVM
Solving Riding Problems with TTeam
Linda Tellington-Jones
The Seven Games
Linda & Pat Parelli
2008 Premier Savvy Club DVDs (All Issues Of Training, Behavior, Riding)
The Scoliosis Series, Parts 1 & 2
Suzanne Martin, M,D.
Pilates Mat with Small Apparatus
Elizabeth Larkin
The Pilates Body
Brooke Siler
Pilates - Creating the body you want
Anna Selby & Alan Herdman
Foreword by Honor Blackman
Advanced Pilates Mat with Ring & Roller
Elizabeth Larkin
Combining Pilates & Yoga for Balance
Tom McCook, Center of Balance
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