Subject: [M-H] RE: equine anatomy book suggestions
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 13:22:40 -0600
From: Sarah Minkiewicz <bigoof@uswest.net>
To: Haynet <model-horse@yahoogroups.com>

I have a big library of them cuz I collect them...so it's always growing. yikes!

Some tips:
1. Never rely on just one book since different books have different levels of insight.

2. For those books that discuss biomechanics, *read* the text. The Calderon, Luard, Bennet and Harris books are good starters for these text discussions.

3. Once you have wetted your brain sponge with the starter books, practice by studying photos and see if you can decipher what is happening.

4. *Especially* study the real critter in person. Do not rely on 'book smart' to enable you to sculpt anatomy and biomechanics convincingly. There is *no substitute* for hands-on indepth observation. The living animal is the best teacher.

5. Handy thing to know: conformation is not anatomy and biomechanics. They are definitely symbiotic, but they are not interchangeable terms. Anatomy and biomechanics define the genus, conformation defines the breed or type. Knowing this beforehand speeds learning and makes it all infinitely more interesting, digestible and understandable.

Anyway, altho each of these books is extremely valuable in it's own right, the top picks to get you *started* are indicated with an asterisk:

BOOKS
*ANIMAL PAINTING AND ANATOMY, W. Frank Calderon. 1975. Dover Publications, Inc., 180 Varick St., NY NY 10014

CYCLOPEDIA ANATOMICAE, Gyorgy Feher. 1996. Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, Inc., 151 West 19th St., NY, NY 10011

*AN ATLAS OF ANIMAL ANATOMY FOR ARTISTS, W. Ellenberger, H. Dittrich and H. Baum. 1956. Dover Publications, Inc., 180 Varick St., NY NY 10014

THE ANATOMY OF THE HORSE, George Stubbs. 1976. Dover Publications, Inc., 180 Varick St., NY NY 10014

COLOR ATLAS OF VETERINARY ANATOMY: THE HORSE, Raymond R. Ashdown and Stanley H. Done. 1987. J.B. Lippincott Co., East Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA 19105

*ILLUSTRATED ATLAS OF CLINICAL EQUINE ANATOMY AND COMMON DISORDERS OF THE HORSE: VOLUME 1: MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND LAMENESS DISORDERS, Ronald J. Riegal, DVM and Susan E. Hakola, BS, RN, CMI, 1999. Equistar Publications, Ltd., PO Box 311, Marysville, Ohio 43040 (expensive, but worth every penny)

THE ARTIST'S GUIDE TO ANIMAL ANATOMY: AN ILLUSTRATED REFERENCE FOR DRAWING ANIMALS, Gottfried Bammes. 1994. English translation. Chartwell Books Inc., A Division of Book Sales, Inc., 114 Northfield Ave., Raritan Center, Edison, NJ 08818

THE ANATOMY OF THE HORSE, Robert F. Way and Donald G. Lee. 1989. Breakthrough Publications, Inc., Millwood, NY 10546.

MODELING AND SCULPTING ANIMALS, Edouard Lanteri. 1985. Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2nd St., Mineola, NY 11501

THE COLORING ATLAS OF HORSE ANATOMY, Robert A. Kainer and Thomas O. McCracken. 1994. Alpine Publications, Inc., PO Box 7027, Loveland, CO 80537. (303) 667-2017

*PRINCIPLES OF CONFORMATION ANALYSIS-VOL. 1-3, Deb Bennett. 1992. Fleet Street Publishing Corp., 656 Quince Orchard Rd., Gaithersburg, MD 20878. Also available through Equus Magazine.

THE USPC GUIDE TO CONFORMATION, MOVEMENT AND SOUNDNESS, Susan E. Harris, 1997. Howell Book House, A Simon & Schuster Macmillian Company, 1633 Broadway, NY, NY 10019.

*HORSE GAITS, BALANCE AND MOVEMENT: THE NATURAL MECHANICS OF MOVEMENT COMMON TO ALL BREEDS, Susan E. Harris. 1993. Howell Book House, Macmillian Publishing Co., 866 Third Ave., NY, NY 10022

*THE HORSE: ITS ACTION AND ANATOMY, Lowes Dalbiac Luard, 1996. J.A. Allen and Co. Ltd, 1 Lower Grosvenor Place, London SW1W 0EL

CONFORMATION AND PERFORMANCE: A GUIDE TO THE PERFORMANCE CONSEQUENCES OF COMMON CONFORMATION POINTS, Nancy S. Loving. Breakthrough Publications, Inc., 310 N. Highland Ave., Ossining, NY 10562. (800) 824-5000

FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY (Threshold Picture Guide #43), Chris Colles, Bvet Med, PhD, MRCVS, Kenilworth Press Limited, Addintgon, Buckingham MK18 2JR (easily purchased through Millers catalog)

THE EQUINE BODY: CUT AND PASTE EQUINE PHYSIOLOGY, Beth Maloney, 2000, J.A. Allen, Clerkenwell House, 45-47 Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R OHT.

SUPERFICIAL MUSCLES OF THE HORSE (A chart), Mike Baxter, Academy of Equine Sport Therapy, 308, 4014 MacLeod Trail, Calgary, Alberta T2G 2R7. (403) 287-1739.

HORSE STRUCTURE AND MOVEMENT, Smythe, Goody and Peter Gray. 3rd Edition 1993. J.A. Allen and Company, Ltd., 1, Lower Grosvenor Place, Buckingham Palace Rd., London, SW1W 0EL.

A PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO CONFORMATION, Robert Oliver and Bob Langrish. 1992. J.A. Allen and Company, Ltd., 1, Lower Grosvenor Place, Buckingham Palace Rd., London, SW1W 0EL.

HOW TO DRAW ANIMALS, Jack Hamm. 1982. The Putnam Publishing Group, 200 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10016

HORSE CONFORMATION AS TO SOUNDNESS AND PERFORMANCE, Ben K. Green. 1991. Northland Publishing. (be careful of this one, it does have some errors)

ANIMALS IN MOTION, Eadweard Muybridge. Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2nd St., Mineola, NY 11501

THE EQUINE ATHLETE: HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR HORSE'S ATHLETIC POTENTIAL, Jo Hodges and Sarah Pilliner. 1992. Trafalgar Square Publishing, North Pomfret, Vermont 05053.

PRINCIPLES OF VETERINARY SCIENCE, Frederick Brown Hadley. 3rd Edition 1946. W.B. Saunders Co., Philadephia.

THE LAME HORSE: CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT, James R. Rooney. 1992. Breakthrough Publications, Inc., Millwood, NY 10546.

PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LAMENESS IN HORSES, Ted S. Stashak DVM, MS. 1996. Williams and Wilkins, Rose Tree Corporate Center, 1400 North Providence Road, Building II, Suite 5025, Media, PA 19063-2043

TENDON & LIGAMENT INJURIES IN THE HORSE, David W. Ramey. 1996. Howell Book House, A Simon & Schuster Macmillan Co., 1633 Broadway, NY NY 10019.

EQUINE INJURY, THERAPY AND REHABILITATION, Mary Bromiley. 1993 2nd Edition. Blackwell Science Inc., 238 Main St., Cambridge, MA 02142. (800) 759-6102.

LAMENESS IN HORSES, O.R. Adams.1974 3rd Edition. Lea & Febiger Publishing, Philadelphia.

THE HORSE: THE FOOT, SHOEING AND LAMENESS, Julie Brega. J.A. Allen and Company, Ltd., 1, Lower Grosvenor Place, Buckingham Palace Rd., London, SW1W 0EL.

HEALTHY HOOVES: THEIR CARE AND BALANCE. Fleet Street Publishing Corp., 656 Quince Orchard Rd., Gaithersburg, MD 20878. Also available through Equus Magazine.

FEET AMD SHOES, Toni Webber. 1995. Kenilworth Press Ltd., Addington, Buckingham, MK18 2JR.

SHOEING RIGHT: ADVICE TO HORSE OWNERS FROM A WORKING FARRIER, David Krolick. 1991. Breakthrough Publications., Ossining, NY 10562.

MAXIMUM HOOF POWER: HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR HORSE'S PERFORMANCE THROUGH PROPER HOOF MANAGEMENT, Cherry Hill and Richard Klimesh. 1994. Howell Book House, Macmillian Publishing Co., 866 Third Ave., NY, NY 10022

SHOEING FOR PERFORMANCE IN THE SOUND AND LAME HORSE, Haydn Price and Rod Fisher. 1995. Trafalgar Square Publishing, North Pomfret, Vermont 05053.

EQUINE COLOR GENETICS, D. Phillip Sponenberg. 1996. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa 50014.

HORSE COLOR, D. Phillip Sponenberg and Bonnie V. Beaver. 1st Edition. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas 77843.

HORSE COLOR EXPLAINED: A BREEDER¹S PERSPECTIVE, Jeanette Gower, 1999, Trafalgar Square Publishing, Box 257, North Pomfret, VT 05053.

HORSES THROUGH TIME, Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 5455 Spine Rd., Boulder, CO 80301.

ILLUSTRATED HORSEWATCHING, Desmond Morris, 1997. Knickerbocker Press, 276 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10001.

THE NATURE OF HORSES: EXPLORING EQUINE EVOLUTION, INTELLIGENCE AND BEHAVIOR, Stephen Budiansky. 1997. The Free Press, A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1230 Avenue of the Americas, NY NY 10020.

*EQUINE PHOTOS AND DRAWINGS FOR EQUINE ANATOMY, Equine Research Inc., PO Box 535547, Grand Prarie, TX 75053.

VIDEOS
THE VISIBLE HORSE: Anatomy in Motion 1, Susan Harris and Peggy Brown, 2000, Trafalgar Square Publishing, Box 257, North Pomfret, VT 05053.

DR. DEB BENNETT¹S SECRETS OF CONFORMATION, Deb Bennett PhD, The Equus Collection, 656 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.

EYEWITNESS: HORSE, 1994.

Hope that helps! KUDOS to you for exploring this typically ignored facet in our showring!!! Feel free to copy this and post it anywhere or give it to anyone.

:)

sarah