Book Resources

For Equine Affaire attendees, November 2024:
Please email me at NewcomerFeedback@gmail.com, and I’ll send you the slides and materials! Cheers, Andrea

Downloadable templates, guides, and checklists that complement the insights from Newcomer to the Horse World. Whether you're looking to implement strategies outlined in the book or need practical worksheets, these resources will help you take the next step.

Templates & Downloads

Templates

Other Key Content (not all links have been done, more coming soon!)

  • Horse Rights & Human Responsibilities (page 19)

  • Be Respectful of All the People (bullet list) (page 20)

  • Values, Boundaries & Objectives (checklist) (page 36-39) (section starts on 35)

  • Horse Evaluation Steps (page 159

  • Key Roles in Team (table) (page 185

  • Trainer Relationship Expectations (page 226-27)

  • Good Member of Barn (list) (page 230-31)

  • Watch Out for Anyone Underage (page 232)

Additional Reading

  • Centered Riding | Sally Swift 

  • How Good Riders Get Good: Daily Choices that Lead to Success in Any Equestrian Sport | Denny Emerson

  • Begin and Begin Again: The Bright Optimism of Reinventing Life with Horses | Denny Emerson

  • Seabiscuit: An American Legend | Laura Hillenbrand

  • The Tao of Equus: A Woman's Journey of Healing and Transformation through the Way of the Horse | Linda Kohanov

  • Wild Horses of Skydog: Blue Zeus & Families | Clare Staples

  • The United States Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship | Three Manuals: Basic for Beginners D Level, Intermediate for Horsemanship C1-C2 Level, and Advanced Horsemanship HB-A Levels | Susan E. Harris & Pony Club, www.ponyclub.org 

  • The Man Who Listens to Horses: The Story of a Real-Life Horse Whisperer | Monty Roberts

  • Horses Never Lie: The Heart of Passive Leadership| Mark Rashid

  • Whole Heart, Whole Horse: Building Trust Between Horse and Rider | Mark Rashid

  • Anne Kursinski's Riding and Jumping Clinic: A Step-by-Step Course for Winning in the Hunter and Jumper Rings | Anne Kursinksi 

  • Jane Savoie's Dressage Between the Jumps: The Secret to Improving Your Horse's Performance Over Fences | Jane Savoie

  • Jane Savoie's Dressage 101: The Ultimate Source of Dressage Basics in a Language You Can Understand | Jane Savoie 

  • That Winning Feeling! Program Your Mind for Peak Performance | Jane Savoie 

  • The Dressage Rider's Journal: Planner & Calendar Dressage Rider Organizer | Ruth Hogan-Poulsen

  • The Original Horse Bible: The Definitive Source for All Things Horse | Moira C. Reeve and Sharon Biggs 

  • Improving Equine Mobility: Illustrated Applications of Fascial Informed Techniques | Wendy Coren, D.C., www.equalign.com 

  • The Concussion Repair Manual: A Practical Guide to Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries | Dr. Dan Engle

  • Equine Law and Horse Sense | Julie I. Fershtman (author), American Bar Association (publisher)

  • Ride Big: The Ultimate Guide to Building Equestrian Confidence | John Haime

  • Horse Brain, Human Brain: The Neuroscience of Horsemanship | Janet L. Jones, PhD 

  • Horse Speak: Conversations with Horses in Their Language | Sharon Wilsie and Gretchen Vogel

  • The Art of Horsemanship | Xenophon (Greek general and author who lived circa 430 – 354 BC), Morris H. Morgan (Translated in 1893)