Best Beginner's Guide to Horses and Ponies for Kids
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Product details
- ISBN 9781951934408
- Weight: 658g
- Dimensions: 178 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 16 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
- Age Group: Ages 9-11
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You love horses and ponies! Who doesn't? This guide will help you learn how to build a wonderful relationship with the horses in your life, keep your new pony healthy and happy, and avoid common mistakes of first-time horse and pony riders and owners.
Whether you have a horse or pony, are thinking about learning to ride, or just love horses and ponies and want to know all about them, this guide is packed with the essential information, tips, and advice that every horse-loving kid will enjoy.
You’ll discover how horses helped humans make history. You’ll explore their bodies and minds, inside and out. You’ll learn how to ride them and train them and care for them. You’ll survey horse shows and horse sports all around the world. Most importantly, you’ll understand how to form a lasting bond with the horses and ponies in your life. Full-colour photographs placed throughout will aid in understanding, as well as keeping a young reader interested.
The Absolute Beginners Guide to Horses and Ponies covers a lot of important topics, including:
Whether you have a horse or pony, are thinking about learning to ride, or just love horses and ponies and want to know all about them, this guide is packed with the essential information, tips, and advice that every horse-loving kid will enjoy.
You’ll discover how horses helped humans make history. You’ll explore their bodies and minds, inside and out. You’ll learn how to ride them and train them and care for them. You’ll survey horse shows and horse sports all around the world. Most importantly, you’ll understand how to form a lasting bond with the horses and ponies in your life. Full-colour photographs placed throughout will aid in understanding, as well as keeping a young reader interested.
The Absolute Beginners Guide to Horses and Ponies covers a lot of important topics, including:
- Preparing your stall or barn for a new horse or pony
- Horse breeds and their characteristics
- Amazing horses in movies, books and real-life heroes
- Safe handling
- Mucking, grooming, and tacking
- Nutrition and health care
- Unique needs of horses and young ponies
- Riding lessons
- And so much more!
Kirsten Lee was born a horse-crazy kid! She is a lifelong riding instructor, judge, and horse trainer. She is certified through the American Riding Instructors Association in Dressage and Eventing and is a United States Pony Club Graduate “A.” Kirsten and her students have competed successfully up to the national level in Dressage, Combined Training, Hunter/Jumper, and Polocrosse. When she’s not on horseback or helping kids turn their horse dreams into reality, Kirsten can be found on her farm in wild, wonderful West Virginia, or at www.wvhorsetrainer.com and www.bestbeginnersguidetohorses.com.
