Sport Horse Soundness and Performance

Relying on her veterinary background, in-depth research, and dozens of interviews with top riders and trainers from around the worldincluding Beezie Madden, Kyra Kyrklund, Carl Hester, and Pippa Funnell, to name just a fewLnnell provides guidelines for nurturing a happy, healthy equine athlete. With special focus on conscientious pacing when building the horse's physical capability over time, diversification of schooling practices, detail-oriented management and care, and putting the horse's needs above competitive ambition, readers are given a solid grasp of what it takes to truly reach the pinnacle of equestrian sportand remain thereon a consistent basis. Throughout, gorgeous color photographs of world-class horses and the people who work with them visually demonstrate the success of these methods.