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Advantages: Enthralling
Disadvantages: none

HENRY moved into my house and into my life about 2 months ago. He was a tiny bundle of bedraggled black and white fur, totally flea-ridden and weighed 800g. In fact, we only moved into my house 2 months ago, and Henry decided to join us on our second day. We had had tremendous rainstorms, the worst for 50 years in the region, and Henry was sitting on some steps nearby, yowling at us pitifully and pleading with beautiful wide green eyes. My husband ...
...me picking up several waifs and strays in the street he had never allowed me to actually home one. This time we had a friend with us who was on my side. The beauty of democracy in action, 2-1, I won. The following day we had to go out and I was forced to put Henry in the garden, as we have a security alarm which he would have set off if he'd stayed in the house. I wasn't too worried though; as it was still pouring with rain I put him under cover ... Read review

Advantages: Provides a good overview of (english)
Disadvantages: Very general, basic, quite generic

...riding... I wouldn't call it complete in any shape way or form, and I wouldn't suggest it to riders of "any level". In fact, I think it would benefit mostly beginners. It is interesting enough, but there is no real insight into actually improving your riding... Unless you are a beginner. There are a lot of pictures, and it is a pleasant enough book to look through. Some of the explanations are quite good, and you might find it useful if you're doing ...
...an overview on something to do with riding.. If you are actually looking for a riding "manual", though, that will help you improve your riding, there are several books I would suggest over this one. I wouldn't actually call this a manual at all. I see it more as a simple "book about riding". There are some very handy fitness programmes and such, for bringing horses back into work, etc There are some exercises to do, and things like that... But mostly, ... Read review