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Learn to ride correctly, safely, and confidently
In this breakthrough guide, renowned riding expert Gincy Self Bucklin offers adult riders a unique, proven method for developing a good physical, mental, and emotional relationship with a horse. Whether you're a beginner, a more experienced rider looking to enhance your skills, or someone who used to ride but is reluctant to try again, Bucklin's step-by-step exercises-slowly and carefully practiced...
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A menudo, los jinetes fuerzan una postura que no pueden controlar debido a ciertos problemas físicos. El resultado es una tensión que les afecta tanto a ellos como al caballo. Por ello, es imprescindible que el jinete esté relajado y en equilibrio sobre el asiento. Una vez conseguida esta habilidad básica, se puede dedicar al deporte o disciplina ecuestre que prefiera.
En esta guía la autora describe, a través de diversos ejercicios y consejos,...
3) The Sport of Show Jumping and Its Techniques: A Collection of Classic Equestrian Magazine Articles
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This is a collection of articles that were originally published in equestrian magazines in the early part of the 20th century. Carefully selecting the best articles from that collection, here is a compilation of historical and informative publications on the subject of horse riding. The titles in this range include 'The Use of Horses in the Military,' 'The Sport of Point-to-Point Horse Riding,' 'The Beautiful Sport of Horse Racing,' and many more....
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A Practical Guide for Adult Riders
The Howell Equestrian Library is a distinguished collection of books on all aspects of horsemanship and horse mastership. The nearly fifty books in print offer readers in all disciplines and at all levels of competition sound instruction and guidance by some of the most celebrated riders, trainers, judges, and veterinarians in the horse world today. Whether your interest is dressage, show jumping, or Western riding,...
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Unless you're familiar with the sport, you're probably intimidated! This practical book helps you get your child off to a positive start. It answers your questions, helps you avoid common pitfalls, shows you how to get your child into the saddle without saddling yourself with debt, and helps you ensure that your child has a rewarding, enjoyable experience. It takes you step by step from the initial "get acquainted" period through decisions and purchases...
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Knowing about horse conformation, movement and soundness is important to any horse owner, whether you are selecting a horse, judging horses, or evaluating a horse's strengths, weaknessess, and ultimate potential.
The USPC Guide to Conformation, Movement and Soundness clearly explains and illustrates good, functional conformation and movement, faulty movement, conformation defects, blemishes and unsoundnesses, their causes, and how they affect the...
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Despite the amazingly swift reporting that occurs on the internet through social media, blogs and forums, as well as buyer/seller specific sites, disputes concerning horse sales continue to be on the rise and the same old sins are being committed - often by the same sinners. Even in light of the readily available buying and selling tips information on-line, the same mistakes are repeated. Our sport and performance horses are expensive to acquire and...
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The Tevis Cup Ride is the most challenging 100-mile equestrian endurance event in the world. With names like Dusty Corners, Last Chance, Devil's Thumb and Deadwood, the historic Tevis Trail, originally used by Native American Indians and pioneers, passes through old gold mining camps and towns along its 100 miles. Beginning at Robie Park in the beautiful Lake Tahoe area of Northern California and riding through the Gold Country that made this state...
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The modern bible of carriage driving, now back by popular demand
Widely renowned as the definitive book on training the driving horse, Carriage Driving offers an easy-to-follow, practical guide to this increasingly popular sport The philosophy is simple but remarkably effective: If driving is as much fun for your horse as it is for you, he will be a willing partner in the endeavor. With that in mind, Carriage Driving focuses on building a strong...
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The Howell Equestrian Library is a distinguished collection of books on all aspects of horsemanship and horsemastership. The nearly fifty books in print offer readers in all disciplines and at all levels of competition sound instruction and guidance by some of the most celebrated riders, trainers, judges and veterinarians in the horse world today. Whether your interest is dressage, show jumping or Western riding, or whether it's breeding, grooming...
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Required reading for every Pony Club Member-now in a valuable new edition
The United States Pony Club (USPC) is among the largest equestrian organizations in the United States, with more than 14,000 members in 600 clubs spread across 49 states, credited with training many current and past Olympic competitors. The USPC Manuals are required reading for every Pony Club Member, and will continue to be required reading into their new editions.
This book...
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Author of What Your Horse Wants You to Know and How Your Horse Wants You to Ride: Starting Out, Starting Over
With unique insight based on years of experience, author Sarah Blanchard describes horse training based on positive motivation and cooperation instead of subservience and domination. The Power of Positive Horse Training: Saying Yes to Your Horse helps you understand your horse's agenda and explains rewards-based training. It goes beyond theory...
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I was so proud of our progress that I made my husband watch one ride. He really wasnt impressed and my mouth got the better of me. I dont think you understand. I can now get Hugsy to stop on a dime anytime I want to! Larry walked away from me, took a dime out of his pocket, and threw it on the ground. Show me. I swear Hugsy understood the whole conversation, We trotted up to Larry, and I asked for a whoa. Her left front foot covered the dime. Crap,...
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Listen to and communicate with your horse-successfully
"This is a book for everyone who has ever looked at the constantly increasing list of methods and systems marketed as 'horsemanship' and wondered which of the many possible approaches would be most suitable for a particular behavior problem. Gincy Bucklin has distilled her many years of experience with horses and riders into a very useful, step-by-step, hands-on book. Bucklin's writing is smooth...
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Cinch today's top new riding techniques. In the past twenty-five years, a number of major innovations in horse handling have gained acceptance in the global community. Now Howell presents a one-stop resource for amateur adult riders to help them understand the new approaches and implement them to achieve fast results. Written by renowned professional riding instructor Donna Snyder-Smith, The All-Around Horse and Rider is the first equestrian book...
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The second volume of 'A School Horse Legacy...More Tails Volume 2' continues the stories of the school horses that endowed their riders with skills and character that those students carried with them long after they left the riding school. Each horse had a special place in the school and in the hearts of their riders. These horses, along with Anne Wade-Hornsby, teacher and trainer, challenged and encouraged their charges to always do their best. The...
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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.
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Interested in riding lessons? Wonderful!This short, informative ebook will help you figure out which riding school or instructor is best suited to your needs. Written for those with no horse experience, "How to Choose a Riding School" covers the most important elements to help you find a fun, safe riding environment. Includes a handy chart for making comparisons.Here's to many happy years of riding!
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This guide helps horse owners, riders, and trainers at all levels learn how to assess any horse's fitness, strengths, and weaknesses. If you're buying a horse, this will help you pre-assess prospects before getting the complete veterinary examination. If you own a horse, these techniques will help you better understand your horse's aptitudes, customize a training program, identify signs of strain, and provide better care for your horse. Features step-by-step...
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With a rugged yet romantic mystique, western riding is as American as the Old West, Roy Rogers, and John Wayne. Whether you're more at home on the range, exploring the trails, or competing in the show arena, The Classic Western Rider will help you hone your skills. From America's proud cowboy heritage to today's training methods and competitive events, it covers:
* "Make or break" information about equipment, especially the saddle
* A guide to training--cowboy...
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