The USPC Guide to Conformation, Movement and Soundness (Howell Equestrian Library)

By Susan E. Harris

Book Overview

Knowing about horse conformation, movement and soundness is important to any horse owner, whether you are selecting a horse, judging horses, or evaluating a horse's strengths, weaknessess, and ultimate potential. The USPC Guide to Conformation, Movement and Soundness clearly explains and illustrates good, functional conformation and movement, faulty movement, conformation defects, blemishes and unsoundnesses, their causes, and how they affect the horse. This guide will be helpful to Pony Club and 4-H members, instructors, horse owners, and anyone interested in learning about evalulating horses' conformation, soundness and way of moving. The Howell Equestrian Library

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876056397
• ISBN13: 9780876056394
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Howell Books
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great for quick reference

"Back in the good old days" the pony club manual was all one book, but this guide still gives easy to understand diagrams and explanations of what everyone riding needs to learn. I think it's great for adults and kids alike.

What horse people really need to know!

This is where to find the information on horses that you really need but no one ever properly explains. This book puts it more clearly than any other source. When you take lessons or go to shows, you hear about conformation, movement and soundness, but you really need a primer like this to understand what people are talking about. After you read this book, you could converse with a judge like an expert.

Great book for Pony Club kids

With my daughter being in Pony Club and me being joint DC for our club this book is recomended reading for our members. I can see why it is very helpful and an easy read. So people that don't know much about conformation will be able to get it. I give this book 5 stars as well as her other books.