Horseback Riding For Dummies

Horseback Riding For Dummies
Author: Audrey Pavia
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2011-02-14
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1118051149

You’ve always dreamed of riding horses. So what are you waiting for? It’s time you realized your equestrian dreams and learned to ride like a pro on the back of a noble steed. And Horseback Riding for Dummies shows you how. Don’t know a horse’s head from its tail, a trot from a canter, withers from a fetlock? No problem. Coauthored by a medal-winning equestrian and nationally respected equestrian trainer, it tells you what you need to know about that elegant animal, body and soul, to become an accomplished rider. And it trains you in all the technical basics of riding for fun or competition, including how to: Find a good stable and instructor Select riding gear Warm up and keep riding muscles fit Establish a rapport with a horse Cue a horse to walk, jog, trot, lope, and cantor Ride in the ring and on trails Improve your balance and timing Compete in horse shows Buy and care for your own horse Stop dreaming about it and learn to ride like the wind with Horseback Riding for Dummies—the ultimate beginner’s guide to all things equestrian.

101 Western Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider

101 Western Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider
Author: Jec Aristotle Ballou
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2014-08-09
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1603429212

This series of Western Dressage exercises are designed to improve suppleness, balance in movement, and responsiveness. Each exercise has a specific goal in mind, and they are organized by different areas of focus: softness, looseness, rider development, engagement, adjustability, and ground work. With illustrated step-by-step instructions and full arena diagrams, you’ll quickly be on your way to mastering this exciting discipline.

The Parent's Guide to Horseback Riding

The Parent's Guide to Horseback Riding
Author: Jessica Jahiel
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2005
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781570762987

A handy resource providing parents with everything they need to maximize their child's riding experience.

Happy Horsemanship

Happy Horsemanship
Author: Dorothy Pinch
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1998-12-21
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 0684852152

Presents information about horses and how to care for them, as well as the basics of riding--told from the horse's point of view.

50 5-Minute Fixes to Improve Your Riding

50 5-Minute Fixes to Improve Your Riding
Author: Wendy Murdoch
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2010-07-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1570766398

5 minutes a day is all the time you need to achieve: • Better balance in the saddle • Improved body control from head to toe • Increased influence with your seat • Flawless leg position and subtle aiding • Quieter, softer hands and contact your horse can trust • Less physical stiffness, tension, and riding-related pain • Confidence in your ability to communicate with your horse! PLUS, in just 5 minutes you can improve a horse that's: • Unwilling to go forward or "dead" to the leg • Hollow-backed, high-headed, or above the bit • Heavy on the forehand and unbalanced • A chronic "puller," "leaner," or "head-tosser"! Start or end your riding sessions with Wendy Murdoch's 5-Minute Fixes, and you'll be amazed how quickly you can replace old habits with new ones, get out of your "riding rut," and transform what you can't do into what you can do…naturally, capably, comfortably, and consistently alongside a happy riding partner—your horse.

The Basics of Western Riding

The Basics of Western Riding
Author: Charlene Strickland
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 145
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1580170307

Covers all aspects of western riding from choosing a horse to tacking up, trail riding, conditioning, endurance riding, and showing

More How Your Horse Wants You to Ride

More How Your Horse Wants You to Ride
Author: Gincy Self Bucklin
Publisher: *Howell Book House
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2006-02-02
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0471785733

Techniques to help riders fine-tune their communication and riding skills This follow-up to How Your Horse Wants You to Ride helps intermediate to advanced riders improve their communication with their mounts and polish their overall riding skills. Readers get a complete tutorial–much of which can be found nowhere else–on taking their riding skills to the next level.

Horses and Ponies Activity Book

Horses and Ponies Activity Book
Author: Susan Difelice
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2018-07-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781732387102

Learn about horses while having fun! Improve your horsemanship skills with puzzles, games, crafts & activities that instruct and entertain! Learn about horse & pony markings, grooming tools, types of tack, breeds, gaits and riding sports - plus get safety tips for working around horses and ponies.