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 Web site www.morganhorse.com 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 Web site www.saddlebred.com The Jockey Club (Thoroughbreds) 821 Corporate Dr. Lexington, KY 40503-2794 Phone 859-224-2700 Web site www.jockeyclub.com 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 Web site www.appaloosa.com Arabian Horse Association 10805 E. Bethany Dr. Aurora, CO 80014 Phone 303-696-4500 Web site www.arabianhorses.org Horse of the Americas (Colonial Spanish Horses) 202 Forest Trail Rd. Marshall, TX 75672 Phone 918-458-0960 Web site www.horseoftheamericas.com 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 www.spanishmustang.org 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 Web site www.icelandics.org United States Trotting Association (Standardbreds) 750 Michigan Ave. Columbus, OH 43215-1191 Phone 614-224-2291 or 877-800-8782 Web site www.ustrotting.com

Riding Instructor Organizations

American Riding Instructors Association 28801 Trenton Ct. Bonita Springs, FL 34134-3337 Phone 239-948-3232 Web site www.riding-instructor.com Centered Riding, Inc. P.O. Box 157 Perkiomenville, PA 18074 Phone 610-754-0633 Web site www.centeredriding.org

Certified Horsemanship Association 4037 Iron Works Pkwy. Suite 180 Lexington, KY 40511 Phone 800-399-0138 or 859-259-3399 Web site www.cha-ahse.org

Equine Equipment Catalogs

Appendix: Resources for Riders 345 Dover Saddlery P.O. Box 1100 Littleton, MA 01460 Phone 800-406-8204 Web site www.doversaddlery.com Jeffers Equine P.O. Box 100 Dothan, AL 36302 Phone 800-533-3377 or 334-793-6257 Web site www.jeffersequine.com

Libertyville Saddle Shop 306 Peterson Rd., Hwy. 137 Libertyville, IL 60048 Phone 800-872-3353 or 847-362-0570 Web site www.saddleshop.com Stateline Tack 1989 Transit Way P.O. Box 910 Brockport, NY 14420 Phone 888-839-9640 Web site www.statelinetack.com

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 Web site www.americanvaulting.org International Sidesaddle Organization P.O. Box 161 Stevensville, MD 21666-0161 Phone 410-643-1497 Web site www.sidesaddle.com

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 Web site www.horsemanshipsafety.com American Farrier’s Association 4059 Iron Works Pkwy. Suite 1 Lexington, KY 40511-8434 Phone 859-233-7411 Web site www.americanfarriers.org

American Horse Council 1616 H Street NW, 7th Floor Washington, DC 20006 Phone 202-296-4031 Web site www.horsecouncil.org 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 Web site www.equisearch.com/equus Horse & Rider P.O. Box 420235 Palm Coast, FL 32142 Phone 877-717-8928 or 386-447-6306 Web site www.equisearch.com/horseandrider Horse Illustrated P.O. Box 6050 Mission Viejo, CA 92690 Phone 949-855-8822 Web site www.horsechannel.com/horsemagazines/horse-illustrated

Horses USA P.O. Box 6050 Mission Viejo, CA 92690 Phone 949-855-8822 www.horsechannel.com/horsemagazines/horse-usa/horse-usatable-of contents.aspx Practical Horseman P.O. Box 420235 Palm Coast, FL 32142 Phone 877-717-8929 or 386-447-6317 Web site www.equisearch.com/practicalhorseman Western Horseman P.O. Box 7980 Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7980 Phone 719-633-5524 Web site www.westernhorseman.com

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