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This easy-to-understand guide is perfect for anyone who loves horses—owners, riders, youth participants, or equine-study students. Packed with practical advice, clear explanations, charts, photos, and illustrations, Jeannie Griffiths offers a comprehensive introduction to horse basics. It’s an essential, user-friendly reference for every horse enthusiast’s or student’s library.

Horse Smarts is a comprehensive youth-friendly guide covering 70 equine topics across selection, management, health, nutrition, reproduction, and leadership. Packed with hands-on activities, games, and puzzles, it makes learning fun while helping young horse enthusiasts build knowledge, skills, and confidence in all areas of horsemanship.

Sign your child up to receive quarterly themed coloring pages, fun activity pages, exciting activities for your child to do to learn about horses, fun facts and more!

EquiMania! Online makes learning fun with interactive safety activities. Using Stop Think Act strategies, youth learn to prevent accidents by understanding horse behavior, wearing proper gear, and staying safe around equipment. Games like a hazard scavenger hunt teach safety skills and earn kids a Safety Pledge Certificate.

The Horse Industry Handbook is an 800-page, peer-reviewed reference featuring contributions from over 200 experts. Covering topics from ownership and health to nutrition, genetics, training, and business management, it serves as a trusted resource for Horse Bowl, Hippology, and equine knowledge contests, as well as a valuable guide for every horseman.

IEA offers multiple resources for online learning and beginning to ride. Online Hippology course access is $35/youth member. Lesson barn listings available on website as well as introductory program to showing horses.

US Equestrian's Learning Center is your source for knowledge and information: a vast library of educational videos featuring elite athletes, trainers, and industry experts plus extra resources.

Printed materials that welcome anyone to learn about the beloved qualities, versatility, and history of the Tennessee Walking Horse.