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Sport Horse Soundness and Performance

Sport Horse Soundness and Performance focuses on helping dressage, showjumping, and event horses stay healthy while developing athletic ability. It covers conditioning, training pace, injury factors, and management, with insights described as drawing on veterinary research and interviews with riders and trainers.

At a glance

Emphasizes the horse's physical needs and soundness rather than only correct performance of riding movements.
Discusses strength and conditioning, fitness, and sensible pacing as horses build physical capability.
Explores how genetics, conformation, management, and training can interact with injury risk.
Includes color photographs and material from interviews with riders and trainers.

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Pros and cons

Pros

Connects training decisions with conditioning, care, and the horse's capacity to work over time.
Addresses several equestrian disciplines, including dressage, showjumping, and eventing.
The 160-page format offers a focused subject guide rather than a broad riding manual.

Cons

Its focus is equine soundness and performance management, so readers seeking step-by-step instruction for specific riding movements may need a more technique-focused book.

Technical specifications

7 specifications

Publication
Publisher	Trafalgar Square Books
Publication date	December 5, 2017
Language	English
Print length	160 pages
ISBN-13	978-1570768378

Dimensions and installation
Weight listed	1.75 pounds
Dimensions	7.6 x 0.8 x 9.6 inches

What to know before buying

The listing describes the book as drawing on veterinary background, research, and interviews, but does not provide a detailed contents list or identify the edition or format. Check the selected listing if those details matter.

Who is it for?

A good fit for

Riders and trainers looking for guidance on conditioning, workload progression, and management of sport horses.
Readers interested in horse welfare and factors that may contribute to injury in competitive training.
Dressage, showjumping, and eventing participants seeking a horse-centered complement to technical riding instruction.

Less suited to

Readers primarily seeking exercises or step-by-step instruction for performing particular riding movements or clearing obstacles.

Customer reviews on Amazon

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Aggregate ratings lean positive, with most ratings in the five-star category, but a small share are one-star. Without written review evidence, the reasons behind those ratings are unknown. For buyers considering this focused book on sport-horse conditioning and care, the ratings alone cannot establish how well its treatment suits a particular discipline or level.

Frequently asked questions

What topics does the book cover?

The listing describes material on conditioning, training and fitness expectations, injury factors, management, and care for sport horses.

Which disciplines are addressed?

The title names dressage, showjumping, and event horses.

Is it a step-by-step riding technique manual?

Its stated emphasis is helping horses perform optimally through conditioning, soundness, and management, rather than teaching riding movements in detail.

How long is the book?

The listed print length is 160 pages.