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A Photographic Guide to Conformation: New Edition |  | Author: Robert Oliver
Creator: Bob Langrish
Publisher: J. A. Allen
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 778776
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0851318517
Dewey Decimal Number: 636
EAN: 9780851318516
ASIN: 0851318517
Publication Date: December 1, 2002
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Product Description
A best-seller, this in-depth study of conformation examines each part of the horse in photographs and text, showing both good and bad points and illustrating differences of breed and type.
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 Easy to Understand November 16, 2009
B. Wanless (Ohio)
I had to get this book for my conformation class, and I was really worried about this class. This book is so easy to follow and understand. There is a glossary in the front. And as the title says, there are photos for all the conformation things.
If wanting to learn about conformation, this is one of the books I would say is a must!
Intercollegiate Judging May 21, 2008
Emilie Evenson (Michigan)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this book for a reference while doing intercollegiate judging a few years ago. Although I learned nothing from the book's text, it was nice to use the pictures to study other structural traits.
The book does its job well - listing a few faults or good points for the majority of the pictures. It doesn't describe the traits in any detail, but an experienced horseperson wouldn't find this a problem. Intermediate riders might find the most benefit from this book, using it to strengthen pictures in their mind when learning about faults from other books or live horses. I can't see this book being overwhelming to beginners, but they might not have encountered some of the terms and colloquialisms that the author takes for granted.
I would have preferred more color photographs in the meat of the book; it would have made some of the older pictures more clear. Most color photos are "poster pictures" of different breeds and colors that seemed tacked on to the end of the book.
I did appreciate that some pictures were taken at angles. This made it a bit more useful applying studies of live horses to photographs.
 In agreement with the review from Vermont July 24, 2001
White Mountains (New Hampshire)
Being a somewhat beginner in the horse world, I was looking for a book that would help me in the purchase of a horse, and understand the issues of conformation. Some of the lingo used in this book is not American English, but European English, which is lost on me. The photographs are wonderful, but the descriptions - as said above - do fall short.
This book lacked detailed information to accompany the photo March 15, 1999
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book showed several good examples of each conformation fault disscussed. The written descriptions accompanying the photos fell short. This book would make a good photo reference guide for an experienced horseperson. The lack of detailed descriptions describing common conformation faults would not help the novice.
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