These books are great conversation starters with horse-lovers and horse-admirers alike, and will bring history and character to your coffee table!

This package includes a large-format, full color, hard-copy print of each of the following three books:

Horsehair Bridles - A Unique American Folk Art by Jody and Ned Martin, traces the origins of the folk art of hitching horsehair, and how it flourished in the prisons of the west between 1890 and 1930.

In this large format book containing nearly 500 stunning images, the reader will learn to identify the distinct styles of each of the 12 prisons, and appreciate those who influenced the creation and sale of these beautiful pieces.

It also illustrates the preparation, dyeing and hitching of the horsehair, and differentiates between hitching and braiding, or plaiting, the fibers in order to make cheek straps, brow pieces and reins of a bridle.

Authors Jody and Ned Martin spent eight years researching and photographing for this volume. "Their attention to detail is seen in the lavish photos, detailed descriptions and thorough text. The book is a feast for the eyes and an enjoyable history lesson." --Western Horseman Magazine, March 2016

American Indian Horse Masks by Jody and Ned Martin

This stunning, colorful, large format (12 x 15 in.) book includes 45 historic Indian horse masks from museums and private collections. Most date from the 19th century. Scores of other masks are illustrated by 18th and 19th century Indian paintings and drawings on rock, leather, cloth and paper, and by historic photographs. The symbolism and history of masks is thoroughly discussed and annotated.

Bridles of the Americas, Vol. 1: Indian Silver traces the evolution and use of silver bridles as well as gorgets, pectorals, hairplates and concho belts, first obtained through trade networks, and later made by indians. The bridles pictured are those used by the indians of the Southern Plains tribes and the Navajo, as well as from Mexico. This large format book contains 500 images of silver bridles from museums and private collections, as well as depictions in ledger drawings and historic photos, document these bridles in use by the southwestern tribes.

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