Sometimes it is fun for me to splurge on a set of horse books!
I read them, take copious notes and photocopy certain pages or illustrations for inclusion in my horse journal.
The books I find most helpful, I keep. The rest get resold to recoup some of my costs. I then save up for the next set of books I want to read.
I purchased these titles, including Mark Rashid’s newest book, through Trafalgar Square Publishing at their HorseandRiderBooks website.
If you are interested in any of these books (or one of their hundreds of other books or DVD’s), please consider using this blog’s affiliate link to make your purchase.
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For those outside the USA, please note that the HorseandRiderBooks website is US based. They ship to the US and Canada (although the more expensive postage to Canada is not included in the price like it is for US customers). They do not ship internationally unfortunately. BUT, they DO offer lots of eBooks for sale through the Glassboxx phone app. They also have publishing relationships with book publishers in the Australia, Europe, the UK and New Zealand. For more information, go to https://www.horseandriderbooks.com/individual-customer/.
Based on my recent purchases, I might spin out a new book review. Or maybe weave my favorite book quotes into a future blog post(s).
Horse books often have the power to fuel a passion for improvement and promote creativity, both inside and outside of the barn. I’m interested to see what develops with my new set of reads.
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Cool i bought books there before but will use your link. I am interested in that certain age book 🙂 thanks so much i look forward to any reviews you do!
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Thank you so much for considering the link! One caution I have about the Riders of A Certain Age book is that it is more geared towards new riders. I liked reading the book but I didn’t get as much out of it as I hoped to simply because of that issue. Can’t wait to get through this set of four books and then figure out what I want to read next!
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Good to know! I barely ever read lately but want to get back to it. I did start a book this week (cause Covid what else to do?) 🙂
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Ah, well, I guess being sick does give us extra time to be still and read, but your description of your experience with Covid on your blog sounded like a real drag, to say the absolute least. I sure do hope you continue to feel better.
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I have read a review of “riders of a certain age” and they start at 40 years old. Well that is spring chicken age from my vantage point.
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Ha! Age is very much a matter of perspective, yes? I remember when I thought 30 was positively ancient. Now it seems quite young to me. But it is fun to see equestrians of all ages enjoying horses. I love how animals don’t seem to care about a person’s age but instead respond to one’s inner character. No age discrimination from them!
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40 is still a baby, no? Mary Lynne, would love to hear about your horse journal
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Ha, yes! 40 seems younger to me every day now. 🙂 My horse journal is a big binder where I keep riding and horse-care related articles from magazines and things I print out from online. I add in my personal training notes and observations about my horses’ health conditions so I can keep track of progress/changes over time. The binder is pretty well-worn at this point. I’ll probably need to think about replacing it soon . . .
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that makes it extra special — perhaps when you replace it or not, you’ll have tips learned for others to start theirs?
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That is a thought! I will write that down on my “possible future blog post topics” list. Thank you, da-AL.
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