Complete horse riding manual
Book - 2023
Suitable for both novice and advanced riders, and for equestrian fans of all ages, this book will guide you through every stage of the riding process from the first time in the saddle to advanced riding skills.
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- Published
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New York, NY :
DK Publishing
2023.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- Third edition
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- 400 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9780744069808
- Foreword
- Introduction
- The beginner rider
- Getting started
- Getting on and off
- Walking and trotting
- Start, stop, and steer
- Beyond the basics
- Coping with nerves
- An introduction to jumping
- Riding activities for all
- Understanding the horse
- The structure of the horse
- The herd instinct
- A horse's senses
- How a horse learns
- The contented horse
- The rider as coach
- Basic horse training
- Training equipment
- Handling a young horse
- Introducing riding tack
- Preparing for a rider
- Jumping without a rider
- Backing
- Jumping with the rider
- Troubleshooting
- Balanced riding
- Understanding balance
- Balance and form
- Moving with the horse
- Becoming a better rider
- Achieving a good position
- Becoming more effective
- Dressage training and competition
- Inspirational dressage
- Equipment and arenas
- Developing form and balance
- Harmony with the horse
- Developing language and feel
- Introducing the constants
- The purity of the paces
- Variation of paces
- Introducing the variables
- Constants and variables
- Developing the constants
- Using the variables
- A training programme
- Transitions
- Turns and circles
- Corners and bends
- Straight lines and bends
- Leg yielding
- Shoulder-in
- Flying change
- Travers, renvers, and half pass
- Pirouettes
- Collection and extension
- Combining the exercises
- Exercise overview
- Riding the novice test
- Riding the elementary test
- Riding the medium test
- Riding the advanced test
- At the competition
- Troubleshooting
- Showjumping training and competition
- Inspirational showjumping
- Equipment and facilities
- The rider's position
- Feeling a stride
- Analysing the horse's jump
- Jumping variables
- A training program
- Understanding distances
- Jumping a novice grid
- Improving your horse's jump
- Jumping a more advanced grid
- Related distances and turns
- Jumping against the clock
- Combining the exercises
- Exercise overview
- Novice course
- Elementary course
- Medium course
- Advanced course
- At the competition
- Troubleshooting
- Cross-country training and competition
- Inspirational eventing
- Cross-country equipment
- A cross-country facility
- Taking safety precautions
- The rider's position
- Being effective
- Constants and variables
- Developing a partnership
- A training program
- Narrow fences
- Angled fences
- Corner fences
- Ditches
- Sunken roads
- Banks and drops
- Jumping in and out of water
- Bounces and combinations
- Jumping up- and downhill
- Jumping at speed
- Exercise overview
- Diamond bank and coffin
- Advanced water combination
- At the competition
- Troubleshooting
- Physical preparation of the horse
- Your horse's fitness
- Fitness programs
- A feeding program
- Physical preparation of the rider
- Fitness for riding
- Developing form
- Improving your balance
- Becoming more supple
- Improving strength
- Improving coordination
- Developing core fitness
- Mental preparation of the rider
- Why mental preparation?
- Getting started
- Being steady
- Simplifying your training
- Staying positive
- A flexible approach
- Being prepared
- Being human
- Building your ultimate team
- The ultimate horse
- The ultimate back-up team
- The ultimate coach
- Glossary
- Index
- Acknowledgments