| Description |
xviii, 414 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
How it all began: 30 years of revelations -- Getting started or starting over: Success is easier than you think -- Looking into your future: A confident rider on a confident horse -- Building the foundation: The seven steps, part one -- Meeting and greeting: Good first impressions create a positive relationship -- Grooming, tack, and tacking: Talking to your horse in different ways -- Leading: Be in charge without being controlling -- Mounting and dismounting: Riding confidence starts here -- Riding without fear: Bareback or without stirrups -- Sitting on the horse: The seven steps, part two -- Communicating considerately: The stick, the seat the center, the weight, and the eyes -- Free at last!: Riding without reins, sitting the trot without stirrups -- Handling the reins: Goofproof your moves -- Riding without fear: Back in the saddle and using the stirrups -- Settling into the saddle: Adjust to the difference -- Solving the stirrup problem: The seven seats, part one: full seat -- Solving the balance problem: The seven seats, part two: half seat -- Posting the trot: Perfection is perfectly possible -- Cantering basics: Just in case -- Helping your horse do what you want: The leg and rein aids -- Using your legs: No strength required! -- Understanding the rein connection: Use your hands effectively -- Overcoming rein resistance: Simple hand and rein effects that work -- Putting the aids to work: Go, turn, stop, and back -- Conclusion: Build self-confidence in yourself and your horse: Be the perfect student -- Appendices: A. Making and fitting a neck strap -- B. Plateaus: Charting your progress -- C. The flowchart: Where can you go from here? |
| Subject |
Horsemanship.
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| ISBN |
0764570994 alkaline paper |
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9780764570995 alkaline paper |
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