Horse Tack & Saddlery Book Recommendations

Our Favorite:

The Illustrated Guide to Horse Tack: For the English Rider

by Susan McBane

General Topics

• Another Favorite:Tack Buyers Guide by Charlene Strickland
• Saddlery & Horse Equipment: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Riding Tack by Sarah Muir
• Essential Book of Horse Tack & Equipmentby Susan McBane
• Saddlery & Horse Equipment by Sarah Muir, Kit Houghton
• The Allen Illustrated Guide to Saddlery  by Hilary Vernon
• The Manual of Stable Management: Saddlery

Two More Category Favorites:
The New Book of Saddlery and Tack by Carolyn Henderson	Horses and Tackby M. E. Ensminger

Bits

• Choosing the Right Bit for Your Horseby Jessica Jahiel
• The Complete Book of Bits & Bittingby Elwyn Hartley Edwards
• Bits and Bridles by Gerhard A. Malm

Saddle Fit, Saddle Making & Repair

• Superior Saddle-Fitting: A Step by Step Guideby Jessica Jahiel
• The Horse’s Pain-free Back And Saddle-fit Book by Joyce Harman
• Saddlemaking: lessons in construction, repair, & evaluation
• Repair Your Own Saddlery and Harness by Robert H. Steinke

Antique Horse Tack

• United States Military Saddles, 1812-1934 by Randy Steffen
• Old Cowboy Saddles & Spurs by Dan Hutchinson
• Cowboy Bis & Spurs: with values by Joice Overton
• Tools of the Cowboy Trade: Today’s Crafters of Saddles, Bits, Spurs, and Trappings by Casey Beard, Dale Degabriele (Photographer)

Related Books

• The USPC Guide to Bandaging Your Horse (United States Pony Club Guides) by Susan E. Harris
• The Whole Horse Catalog by Steven D. Price, et al
• Horse Handling & Grooming by Cherry Hill
• Stablekeeping by Cherry Hill