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The Appaloosa, with its distinctive coat patterns has, in the last 50 years, come from near obscurity to being the third highest registered breed in America and is rapidly gaining popularity in the UK. This book traces the origins of the breed from the cave drawings of Lascaux to the present day. Taking an international view, the author discusses the aims and requirements of the various societies and registers, the ideal characteristics of the breed and its exhibition and performance aptitudes....

Arranged in question-and-answer format, this is a bind-up of the "Horse Answers" section of "Your Horse" magazine. The first part focuses on riding, and deals with topics such as developing a contact, coping with a lively ride, and horses which persist in knocking their fences. The second part looks at horse care, with advice on saddle-fitting, learning to load, and buying first horses. Finally, the book concentrates on veterinary advice, explaining spavins and capped hocks, when to geld youngst...

The Fell Pony is an ancient breed, established in Roman times. When it evolved from the indigenous ponies of northern England crossed with the Friesian stallions imported in broad and deep-bodied merchant ships from Friesland, then a province of some note. The breed is increasingly appreciated both in the UK and abroad for its versatility as a riding and driving pony, as well as its value in cross-breeding. Clive Richardson, writer, breeder and judge of the Fell pony, traces the history of the b...

This study of the horse looks in detail at its role and representation within history. The relationship between man and horse is examined with reminders of how man has depended on the horse in the past. The text looks at how the horse originated and developed with reference to many different breeds. The ways in which the horse has served man in war, industry, entertainment and art are discussed with emphasis on how attitudes towards this animal have changed over time. The book is richly illustra...

Complete with line drawings, charts, and a glossary of medical terms, Dr. Lose provides essential information necessary to evaluate the delivery and a foal's health, and devotes a special chapter to hereditary and congenital problems.

The book outlines the connections within - the different factors affecting the horse/rider partnership (e.g. rider biomechanics, horse posture and proprioception, saddle balance, mental focus, how horses learn). Lindsay looks at how we can improve our own biomechanics, explains dysfunction patterns in the rider's body, and offers cutting-edge anti-spasm and nerve-mobility exercises to improve the rider's shock-absorption capacity. A chapter on fluidity and flow provides a unique standing exercis...

Written by an Olympic course designer, this is an indispensable guide for anyone involved in the design and construction of cross-country courses. Whether you are designing fences for use at home, planning a hunter trials or building an international course, you will find plenty of practical guidelines. For the competitor, the book provides a meaningful guide to the art of cross-country riding as seen from the designer's perspective. In recent years, there has been a marked change in the courses...

This title concerns the use of a particle filter framework to track objects defined in high-dimensional state-spaces using high-dimensional observation spaces. Current tracking applications require us to consider complex models for objects (articulated objects, multiple objects, multiple fragments, etc.) as well as multiple kinds of information (multiple cameras, multiple modalities, etc.). This book presents some recent research that considers the main bottleneck of particle filtering framework...