To Make a Winning Team
We've listed below some books and articles we found particularly useful in helping you and your horse become a strong, competitive show team.
“Being a product of practical jumping horsemanship, classical jumping horsemanship, and dressage, Anne Kursinski really has had it all. Very few people in the hunter/jumper industry can boast such a comprehensive background. There is no question that her system and ideology work for the hunter, jumper, and equitation horse and rider.” -- George Morris, Chef d'equipe, 2011 US Show Jumping Team." Available in paperback.
"A classic by a world-renowned teacher and master equestrian--the definitive work on the art of teaching and riding the hunter seat, now updated to include refinements in Morris's insightful program of riding instruction. B&W photographs throughout." -- The publisher. Available in hardcover only.
De Nemethy "was a cavalry officer in Hungary and later became the show jumping coach for the United States Equestrian Team. He was influential in developing riding and training methods used by show jumpers today." -- Wikipedia. Out-of -print but the link above offers reasonably-priced used volumes. Just scroll down the page.
Not a practical manual but rather an evolutionary history that explains why horses are horses. "A remarkable treasure chest of a book. You'll never look at a horse the same way again." --Nicholas Evans, author of The Horse Whisperer.