Books and DVDs

The Canterwood Crest Books explore the lives of elite and competitive schoolgirls attending Canterwood Crest Academy.

Laminated books formatted for callers as well as riders. A compact 3 1/2" x 5 1/4" booklet with arena diagrams.

Elizabeth Letts' "The Eighty-Dollar Champion" reveals the dramatic and inspiring rise to stardom of Snowman, a horse destined for slaughter, and Dutch immigrant Harry de Leyer who saved him from this sad fate. Against odds and some of the most expensive Thoroughbreds alive, Snowman and Harry reached the top of the sport of show jumping.

WHY HORSES DO THAT

Pam Kaster's "Molly The Pony: A True Story" is a great horse story for children and adults alike. A pony named Molly was left alone during hurricane Katrina and was badly injured due to a dog bite. This is the tale of her rescue and recovery--a true story about courage and friendship.

Designed specifically for coaches. Laminated and in caller format with arena diagrams.

This book from Storey Publishing follows the popular 101 Jumping Exercises for Horse & Rider. The book opens vertically like a calendar, and each two-page spread has a diagram of the exercise on the top page, with walk-through instructions and tips on the bottom page. It's designed so it can be hung up in the arena as you work, with a sturdy coil binding and a hole for hanging. The exercises range from simple warm-up exercises to more complicated ones designed to develop suspension, flying lead changes, lightness and lengthening.

As with any book of exercises, riders should realize they can only get out of them what they are able to put into them. Regular feedback from a qualified coach or friend, listening carefully to what your horse tells you, and respecting the difficulty of seemingly 'simple' exercises will help riders move forward.

Janet Foy's book titled "Dressage for the Not So Perfect Horse: Riding Through the Levels on the Peculiar, Opinionated, Complicated Mounts We All Love." Addresses some of the challenges that North American dressage riders face and helps them master one of the world's most esteemed equestrian pursuits.