The Horse Lover’s Bible
The Complete Practical Guide to Horse Care & Management

Tam Pickeral

Publication Date: June 2008


This comprehensive and up-to-date guide is packed full of advice on assessing and buying a horse, housing and feeding it, mai ntaining its well-being and fitness, breeding and much, much more.

It explains how to evaluate conformation, temperament and ability and apply this to your own requirements. Security both of your horse and your tack is covered with suggested options and their pros and cons. Stable design, field maintenance, nutrition, and new feeds and products on the market are discussed in depth.

There is a detailed section on veterinary issues, emergency procedures, and common ailments, and the preventative measures and treatments available.

Shoeing, tack, equipment, rug design, transporting, breeding and foaling are all discussed in practical straightforward terms. Old-fashioned tricks of the trade are included in the extensive grooming section with step-by-step instructions on plaiting and turn out, to achieve professional-level standards.

The book offers

• An understanding of horse behaviour and natural instincts, and how this can help you to achieve the best results with your horse
• Articulate and sensible advice on dealing with equine-related problems, how to avoid them, and practical solutions for overcoming them
• Detailed first aid information
• Extensive advice on assessing conformation, temperament and different breed characteristics.
• Step-by-step instructions on achieving optimum results when clipping, trimming, plaiting, show turnout, quarter marking, and lots more.
• Detailed information on equipment and tack for English and Western styles
• Experts’ tips on horse training and care
• Full-colour photographs and illustrations to highlight the text.
• Easy checklist summaries at the end of each section for quick reference.
  

Tam Pickeral divides her time between raising and producing horses for English and Western disciplines and writing about them for adults and children. She is the author of The Encyclopaedia of Horses & Ponies and The Horse in Art. She has over 25 years of equestrian experience and a particular empathy with ‘quirky’ horses.

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Size: 256pp, 246 x 189mm
Binding: Hardback
Colour Images: 500 colour images
Extent: 100,000 words

ISBN: 9781904760313
£19.99

Beautiful Birth
Suzanne Yates

Publication Date:
Autumn 2008


In many western societies, preparation for birth is often marked by fear and anxiety. Pregnant women are regarded as patients and are ill prepared, physically and emotionally, for the experience ahead. But almost all babies are born to well women and birth is a natural process with which a woman’s body is designed to cope. Certain “tools” can transform your experience of birth, helping to ease pain and make labour and delivery more bearable. These techniques can be learnt and practised at home to help to put you in touch with your body and your baby. Even if medical intervention is required, they can help make the birth a more positive experience.

A practical guide to preparing body and mind for birth

• Provides the “tools” – touch, breathing, visualizations, postures and physical preparation – to ease pain and promote progress
• Easy to learn and practise at home with a birth partner
  Suitable for all types of deliveries
• Ensures you work with your body and your baby
• Enables you to record your preferences for use in the delivery room

Suzanne Yates is a respected maternity bodywork specialist. She is trained in antenatal and postpartum exercise, shiatsu and therapeutic massage. She works with private clients and health professionals and has written extensively on massage techniques for birth. She is the author of Shiatsu for Midwives.

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Size: 128pp, 245 x 171mm
Binding: Paperback
Colour Images: approx 200 images

ISBN: 9781904760689
£12.99