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All About Bits & Bridles

Choosing the right bit and bridle is a vital part of creating a
partnership with your horse. This book explains everything you need to
know about a complicated subject in easy-to-understand text and with
specially taken photographs. It looks at: different types of bit and
how to fit them correctly; mouthpiece and cheekpiece designs and how
they work; traditional and modern material and how to choose the right
combination for your horse; which type of noseband to use; and how to
fit a bridle correctly. The book contains advice on a huge range of
subjects from solving problems to bitting young horses and emphasises
that choosing tack must always go hand in hand with correct management
handling and schooling.
Publisher: J.A.Allen
Format: Paperback
Author: Carolyn Henderson
Author Notes: CAROLYN HENDERSON is a regular contributor to Horse and Hound, Horse, Horse and Rider and other national publications. She is the author of many equestrian books, including Showing Secrets and Getting Horses Fit, published by J.A. Allen, and other Allen photographic guides, including Clipping and All About Manes and Tails. JOHN HENDERSON is a photographer and journalist who contributes to Horse and Hound, Horse and other national magazines. He is the author of The Glovebox Guide to Transporting Horses, published by J.A. Allen, and other Allen photographic guides: Towing Horse Trailers, Trailer Maintenance and Preparing for the Towing Test.


