Resources for Riders


Here’s a short list of resources to check out as your appetite for horseback riding and general equine knowledge increases.

Breed Registries


American Morgan Horse Association
122 Bostwick Rd.
Shelburne, VT 05482-4417
Phone 802-985-4944
American Paint Horse Association
P.O. Box 961023
Fort Worth, TX 76161-0023
Phone 817-834-2742
Web site www.apha.com
American Quarter Horse Association
P.O. Box 200
Amarillo, TX 79168-0001
Phone 806-376-4811
Web site www.aqha.com
American Saddlebred Horse Association
4083 Iron Works Pkwy.
Lexington, KY 40511-8434
Phone 859-259-2742
The Jockey Club (Thoroughbreds)
821 Corporate Dr.
Lexington, KY 40503-2794
Phone 859-224-2700
Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 1027
Ava, MO 65608
Phone 417-683-2468
Web site www.mfthba.com
North American Peruvian Horse Association
3095 Burleson Retta Rd.
Burleson, TX 76028
Phone 707-447-7574
Web site www.napha.net
Paso Fino Horse Association
101 N. Collins St.
Plant City, FL 33563
Phone 813-719-7777
Web site www.pfha.org
Rocky Mountain Horse Association
P.O. Box 129
Mt. Olivet, KY 41064
Phone 606-724-2354
Web site www.rmhorse.com
Appaloosa Horse Club
2720 West Pullman Rd.
Moscow, ID 83843-0903
Phone 208-882-5578
Arabian Horse Association
10805 E. Bethany Dr.
Aurora, CO 80014
Phone 303-696-4500
Horse of the Americas (Colonial Spanish Horses)
202 Forest Trail Rd.
Marshall, TX 75672
Phone 918-458-0960
International Colored Appaloosa Association
P.O. Box 99
Shipshewana, IN 46565
Phone 574-825-3331
Web site www.icaainc.com

Spanish Mustang Registry, Inc.
P.O. Box 36
Wilcox, AZ 85643
Web site
Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association
P.O. Box 286
Lewisburg, TN 37091-0286
Phone 931-359-1574
Web site www.twhbea.com
United States Icelandic Horse Congress
6800 East 99th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99507
Phone 907-346-2223
United States Trotting Association (Standardbreds)
750 Michigan Ave.
Columbus, OH 43215-1191
Phone 614-224-2291 or 877-800-8782

Riding Instructor Organizations


American Riding Instructors Association
28801 Trenton Ct.
Bonita Springs, FL 34134-3337
Phone 239-948-3232
Centered Riding, Inc.
P.O. Box 157
Perkiomenville, PA 18074
Phone 610-754-0633
Certified Horsemanship Association
4037 Iron Works Pkwy.
Suite 180
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone 800-399-0138 or 859-259-3399

Equine Equipment Catalogs


Appendix: Resources for Riders 345 Dover Saddlery
P.O. Box 1100
Littleton, MA 01460
Phone 800-406-8204
Jeffers Equine
P.O. Box 100
Dothan, AL 36302
Phone 800-533-3377 or 334-793-6257
Libertyville Saddle Shop
306 Peterson Rd., Hwy. 137
Libertyville, IL 60048
Phone 800-872-3353 or 847-362-0570
Stateline Tack
1989 Transit Way
P.O. Box 910
Brockport, NY 14420
Phone 888-839-9640

Competition and Activity Organizations


American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC)
P.O. Box 6027
Auburn, CA 95604
Phone 530-823-2260 or 866-271-2372
Web site www.aerc.org
American Hunter and Jumper Foundation
335 Lancaster St.
P.O. Box 369
West Boylston, MA 01583-0369
Phone 508-835-8813
Web site www.ahjf.org
American Vaulting Association
8205 Santa Monica Blvd. #1-288
West Hollywood, CA 90046
Phone 323-654-0800
International Sidesaddle Organization
P.O. Box 161
Stevensville, MD 21666-0161
Phone 410-643-1497
North American Trail Ride Conference (NATRC) (Competitive trail riding)
P.O. Box 224
Sedalia, CO 80135
Phone 303-688-1677
Web site www.natrc.org
United States Dressage Federation
4051 Iron Works Pkwy.
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone 859-971-2277
Web site www.usdf.org
United States Equestrian Federation
4047 Iron Works Pkwy.
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone 859-258-2472
Web site www.usef.org
United States Polo Association
771 Corporate Dr.
Suite 505
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone 800-232-8772 or 859-219-1000
Web site www.us-polo.org


Other Equine Organizations


American Association for Horsemanship Safety
4125 Fish Creek Rd.
Estes Park, CO 80517
Phone 866-485-6800
American Farrier’s Association
4059 Iron Works Pkwy.
Suite 1
Lexington, KY 40511-8434
Phone 859-233-7411
American Horse Council
1616 H Street NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Phone 202-296-4031
North American Riding for the Handicapped
P.O. Box 33150
Denver, CO 80233
Phone 800-369-7433 or 303-452-1212
Web site www.narha.org

Horse Magazines


Equus
P.O. Box 420235
Palm Coast, FL 32142
Phone 800-829-5910 or 386-447-6332
Horse & Rider
P.O. Box 420235
Palm Coast, FL 32142
Phone 877-717-8928 or 386-447-6306
Horse Illustrated
P.O. Box 6050
Mission Viejo, CA 92690
Phone 949-855-8822
Web site
Horses USA
P.O. Box 6050
Mission Viejo, CA 92690
Phone 949-855-8822
Practical Horseman
P.O. Box 420235
Palm Coast, FL 32142
Phone 877-717-8929 or 386-447-6317
Western Horseman
P.O. Box 7980
Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7980
Phone 719-633-5524


Recommended Books


Centered Riding, by Sally Swift (St. Martin’s Press, 1985)

Equine Law and Horse Sense, by Julie I. Fershtman (Horses & the Law Publishing, 1996)

Horse Conformation: Structure, Soundness, and Performance, by Equine Research (The Lyons Press, 2004)

Horsekeeping on Small Acreage: Designing and Managing Your Equine Facilities, by Cherry Hill (Storey Publishing, 2005)

Horses For Dummies, 2nd Edition, by Audrey Pavia (John Wiley & Sons, 2005)

Trail Riding: A Complete Guide, by Audrey Pavia (Howell Book House, 2005)

The USDF Guide to Dressage, by Jennifer O. Bryant (Storey Publishing, 2006)

Western Horsemanship: The Complete Guide to Riding the Western Horse, by Richard Shrake (Western Horseman, 2002)

by Audrey Pavia with Shannon Sand

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