Conformation and Performance: A Guide to the Performance Consequences of Common Conformation Points [Spiral-bound]

Nancy S. Loving (Author), Bob Langrish (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1997

Conformation in Motion is a new and improved approach to the understanding of why some horses perform better and live healthier lives than others. Conformation in Motion features 200 common equine conformation characteristics in photographic display by world-renowned equine photographer Bob Langrish, accompanied by Dr. Nancy Loving's concise explanations of each conformation type. Also presented are recommended corrective programs for those conformation faults that can be improved; performance consequences of these faults for different activities and sports are discussed. The reader sees how to recognize each fault -- an invaluable advantage to the buyer and trainer.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 226 pages
• Publisher: Breakthrough Publications (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914327755
• ISBN-13: 978-0914327752
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,520 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book could have been great, but......., January 12, 2000

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Paula Gilbert (San Antonio, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conformation and Performance: A Guide to the Performance Consequences of Common Conformation Points (Spiral-bound)

I odered this book with high hopes. The premise is wonderful. The left page lists a conformational aspect and information about it. The right page is supposed to have photos illustrating that fault. This is where the book falls apart, most of the photos are so small that they don't illustrate anything. Some of them are just pretty pictures that make no attempt to do anything but decorate the page. A single GOOD photo of each fault is expected, but not delivered. To make matters worse, the author doesn't seem to distinguish between highly prized breed characteristics, like jibbahs, and faults! Someone should take this idea and do it right.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I liked it but it could have, May 3, 2000

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Sarah Strohm (Mississippi) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Conformation and Performance: A Guide to the Performance Consequences of Common Conformation Points (Spiral-bound)

used a bit more information. The photos that she uses really shows you what she is talking about. I didn't agree with everything that she said but I did like the book overall. The main thing I thought that it needed was more information on what each thing causes a horse to be able to do and not be able to do.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Should be titled "Conformation for the beginner/novice"., June 3, 1999

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This review is from: Conformation and Performance: A Guide to the Performance Consequences of Common Conformation Points (Spiral-bound)

If you are expecting the full range for each conformational defect, then you need to go elsewhere. The one photograph provided for each flaw was of excellent quality, but the performance photographs were repetitive. Pictures of the ideal conformation, or a range from good to bad, would have been more informative. The sections on performance consequences were good, as well as the descriptions.