The Horseman's Bible by Jack Coggins (1984, Paperback, Reissue)

This book would be very handy for a beginner or someone needing a refresher course. It covers horses anatomy, breeds, buying and stabling a horse, feed and bedding tips, grooming, tack and pictures showing how to saddle and bridle a horse (english, common health problems and diseases, breeding, shoeing, and riding. Covers many different riding disciplines such as jumping, hunting, packing (with great how to diagrams), endurance/competitive trail riding, polo and other combined training. The books has great chapters on general riding and showing as well. A great all around book.