In over 350 colour photos & illustrations, Higgins use her signature technique of painting internal diagrams directly on to the bodies of living horses, to great effect. Horse Anatomy for Performance builds upon the success of her 2010 book, How Your Horse Moves, to examine the anatomy of 11 systems of the horse. It is with careful & clear detail that Higgins shows just how anatomy influences the way we manage, ride & train our horses. As a sports & remedial therapist for both horses & humans & a lecturer in anatomy & biomechanics, Gillian Higgins is recognised internationally for her ‘ Horses Inside Out’ artworks & public demonstrations. She’s given talks to equestrian audiences from throughout the UK & around the world, receiving endorsements from high profile riders, equestrian legends the & academics including Richard Davison, Laura & Dr. Wilfred Bechtolsheimer & Christopher Bartle. Speaking of the new book, Higgins said ‘I hope that the book will serve as a vital resource to anyone interested in keeping a happy & healthy horse. As well as being of interest to therapists, students, & trainers, I am confident that Horse Anatomy for Performance will make a great read for all horse enthusiasts.’ ...

While many Photoshop Elements users are content with using the software for correcting exposure, sharpening edges & removing unwanted objects from their photographs, there's a whole world of opportunity out there for creating fun photomontages, powerful panoramas & dynamic distortions just waiting to be discovered. How to Cheat in Elements 9 is the answer to anyone who has ever wanted to take their creative skills in Elements one stage further. Starting with the basics of layers, selections & transformations, readers will be creating their own movie posters, textures & caricatures in no time at all, while sections on outputting your images for web or print enable anyone to wow their friends with their creations. Covering the latest tools & features in Elements 9, this book is also fully compatible with all previous versions of Elements. Quick Time movie tutorials & images for all projects in the book are included on the accompanying CD. Fun & creative, with more than 80 full colour, step-by-step projects, supported by Quick Time movie tutorials & image files Comprehensive coverage of photomontage & image manipulation in Elements you simply can't find anywhere else Part of the successful Focal Press ' How to Cheat in' series, featuring Steve Caplin's best-selling How to Cheat in Photoshop titles About the Author David Asch is a beta tester for Photoshop Elements. He contributes to Mac Format magazine, & is co-author of Digital Photo Doctor & contributing author to Drop Dead Photography Techniques. Steve Caplin is a freelance artist & author working in London, Engl&. His satirical photomontage work is commissioned by newspapers & magazines around the world, including The Guardian, The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times Magazine, Radio Times, Readers Digest & L' Internazionale. Steve has worked for advertising agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, Bartle Bogle Hegarty & Lowe Howard Spink, & his work has won two Campaign Poster Awards & a D&AD Pencil award. He has lectured widely in Engl&, Norway, France & Holl&, & has taught digital design at the University of Westminster & the University of the Arts London. Steve is the author of ten books: How to Cheat in Photoshop (five editions), How to Cheat in Photoshop Elements (co-authored, three editions), Icon Design, Max Pixel's Adventures in Adobe Photoshop Elements, The Complete Guide to Digital Illustration (co-authored) & Art & Design in Photoshop. He has also co-authored three mainstream books: Dad Stuff, More Dad Stuff, Stuff the Turkey & Complete & Utter Zebu. When he's not at his computer Steve plays the piano well, the accordion moderately & the guitar badly. He spends his spare time making improbable constructions out of wood & other materials. His first commissioned sculpture was for the Bethlem hospital
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