Understanding Horse Sports, Olympic Dressage

by Judith Dutson

Overview

Understanding Horse Sports, Olympic Dressage is the first book in the new Understanding Horse Sports eBook series. It was designed to explain what's actually going on during competition. It includes sections on the history of this sport, why the arena is marked as it is and how the judging and scoring works. It also includes information on the breeds of horses most likely to be seen, their probable size and even color. There is a useful glossary and an index of Dressage and horse sport abbreviations. The book was written for anyone who would like to know more about this elegant sport.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014589383
Publisher:	Understanding Horse Sports
Publication date:	07/06/2012
Series:	Understanding Horse Sports , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	466 KB

About the Author

Judith Dutson has had a lifelong interest in horses and other animals. She is the author of Getting Your First Horse, Horse Breeds of North America and 96 Horse Breeds of North America. She holds a master's degree in behavior genetics, worked with wolves and coyotes and is a former zoo curator. For the past 27 years has owned and operated a recuperative care facility for horses recovering from illness or surgery.

Editorial Reviews

Are you fascinated by horses and the graceful feats they perform with their riders in the Olympic sport of dressage? Do you want to learn about the horses' awesome movements and how they are ridden and trained? Do you want to know more about the only sport in which men and women compete together as equals? Then Olympic Dressage from the Understanding Horse Sports series is the book for you. It gives you a brief but thorough explanation of everything you ever wanted want to know about what th

Barbara Barrow