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This manual explores how theories of sports psychology can be applied to equestrianism, explaining how ambitious riders can achieve better focus and emotional control and use techniques such as visualization to help improve their performance in competition.

Cathy Tindall explains how she has adapted the principles of Shiatsu – the ancient Japanese therapy based on the Five Elements – into a massage treatment designed to treat common equine problems, both physiological and behavioural.

A riding instructor and trained physiologist gives a step-by-step guide to the art and health benefits of free jumping, in which the horse performs riderless. Extensive instructional diagrams and photos explain first steps, jump construction, warming up and advanced exercises.

Aimed at riders, trainers and judges, this illustrated manual describes in detail how to prepare for and execute dressage movements such as travers, tempi-changes and canter pirouettes and offers practical methods to correct the common faults associated with them.

Written from a behavioural science perspective, and covering a range of topics from herd behaviour to the concept of hierarchy, this illustrated guide to horsemanship explains how to foster a more holistic relationship between human and steed. Slightly off-mint.

Don’t underestimate your dog: Mauela Zaitz shows how to have fun with your dog and keep him or her alert by teaching tricks, starting with shake a paw and progressing to switching on the lights.

In this illustrated manual, an experienced trainer, judge and course designer describes the key considerations for both horse and rider when tackling the cross-country component of eventing, including advice on schooling schedules and approaching specific obstacles.

A well-known competition rider herself, Clarissa Busch provides clear, precise advice on the necessary foundations for successful show jumping, from the basic prerequisites, through progressive training to jumping at shows, fault-finding, and improving both horse and rider.

From making a dog child-friendly to teaching children how to behave with dogs, this is a practical, illustrated guide for families thinking about getting a dog, dog owners expecting a child, or anyone who wants their pet to interact safely with children.

Bored dogs eat socks. With sniffing games, a living-room agility course, mental exercises and chewing games, as well as the adventure walks, this book shows how to have fun with your dog, keep him or her busy, and get to know one another better.

Being overweight can pose serious problems for horses, stressing their joints, tendons and ligaments, increasing the risk of metabolic and skin diseases and making them lazy. This volume from the Understanding Your Horse series explains how to avoid your horse getting fat and provides a simple programme for losing weight and staying slim.

Clicker training uses incentives to improve the initiative and overall behaviour of a dog. This guide outlines the basic premise of the method and advises on training for a variety of scenarios, such as pulling on the lead.

No more yelling for the dog and yanking on a lead: Angie Mienk introduces a new way of achieving harmony between dogs and humans through predominantly non-verbal, almost intuitive communication, based on scientific principles.

Beginning with chapters on understanding a horse’s characteristics and safe handling techniques, this guide to keeping your horse calm and attentive covers confidence training, working with obstacles – with plenty of tips on dealing with scary plastic bags, grunting pigs etc – and obedience games.

Dedicated to the ideal of training horses without violence and in harmony, Linda Weritz begins by describing the natural lives of horses in herds before explaining how to build up mutual trust and respect – the key to a fulfilling partnership between horse and human.

Claudia Jung, an animal physiotherapist, provides expert guidance on maintaining the older horse’s joie de vivre, with advice and information about signs of ageing, feeding and stable management, massage, heat treatments, holistic healing and exercises for veterans.