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A handy quick-reference guide to braiding a horse's mane, with step-by-step colour photos and easy-to-follow instructions from two professional grooms. 

Braiding a horse’s mane kind of comes with the territory—who can resist playing with all that hair? While it may begin as a downtime activity on a rainy afternoon or fun with friends after riding lessons, braiding takes on a life of its own when it comes to competition.

Professional grooms and others who braid on the show circuit can make a living doing just that when they have the skills to do it fast and do it well. Professional grooms Cat Hill and Emma Ford, co-authors of the bestselling World-Class Grooming for Horses, have braided thousands of horses for a variety of disciplines over the course of their esteemed careers in the equestrian industry. Now they’ve highlighted those skills in a book conceived to be a helpful barn companion—one you can take with you and keep in your tack trunk, providing a go-to reference whenever you need it.

Chock full of full-colour photographs that illustrate every step of the process, readers learn techniques for:

• Braiding down—a nice, tight, smooth braid is the key to a sophisticated finish.
• Using thread, yarn, or rubber bands.
• Properly finishing and removing braids to avoid hair damage.
• Button braids two ways.
• Hunter braids.
• Running braids.
• Unpulled manes and long manes.
• Braiding forelocks.

With their expertise, top-tier standards, and trademark clarity as professionals who have made teaching their trade an integral part of their lives, Hill and Ford provide everything you need to know to turn a horse out with professional polish, ready to impress the judges and wow the crowds.

About The Author: 

Cat Hill grew up in upstate New York on a working farm. She had a series of Arabian show horses and started riding show hunters through the Intercollegiate Horse Show Team at the University of Geneseo. Through the years she has worked the Winter Equestrian Festival for a Grand Prix Showjumping rider, managed an AA Hunter barn and has worked at almost every type of competition.

-Publication Date :  June 10, 2021