Grooming to Win, livre ebook

This is the definitive book on grooming your horse to catch the judge’s eye. It features over 400 detailed drawings illustrating every aspect of grooming. Completely updated, it details current practices and requirements and covers conditioning, daily care, tools and supplies, and grooming for shows. New chapters discuss blanketing, newly popular breeds, and the latest show ring clothing styles. A must-have reference, it covers all disciplines and includes trimming styles by type and event as well as by breed.
FOREWORD.

PREFACE.

1 Horse Management: Conditioning to Win.

2 Skin and Hair Care.

3 Grooming and Daily Care.

4 Grooming Tools and Supplies.

5 Mane and Tail Care.

6 Bathing, Bandaging, and Other Procedures.

7 Trimming and Clipping.

8 Blankets and Horse Clothing.

9 Final Touches.

10 The Show Hunter.

11 Sport Horses: Turnout for Dressage, Show Jumping, Eventing and Driving.

12 The Western Show Horse.

13 The Pleasure and Versatility Breeds.

14 Other Breeds.

15 The Saddlebred,Walking Horse, Parade Horse and Other Set-Tail Horses.

16 Grooming at Horse Shows.

APPENDIX I: Trimming Styles by Type And Event.

APPENDIX II: Trimming Styles by Breed.

INDEX.