The Principles of Riding
This extremely popular handbook, the English translation of the official German Instruction manual, provides a complete course for horse and rider using the German training system - the system that has consistently produced international champions for many decades.
EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA NCAS RECOMMENDED READING
Author: German National Equestrian Federation
Binding: Paperback
Extent: 245 x 198mm, 192 pages
Illustrations: Black & white drawings
ISBN: 1872119717
Riding with Feel by Zoe Harrison
Riding with Feel is a practical guide for riders of all standards and all disciplines who want to improve their ability to communicate with their horse when riding on the flat and over jumps.
It is the only book to deal entirely with the subject of developing the rider's ability to feel.
Zoe Harrison leads the rider through a series of techniques and exercises, some mounted and some dismounted, to increase their awareness of their own body and to more clearly feel their horse's movements and response to the aids.
This book will also be useful for coaches and instructors in guiding their students of all levels and all ages in the development of feel.
Riding with Feel is illustrated with line drawings and covers topics such as rider position, body awareness, application and timing of the aids, fitting of saddlery and the horse's balance and movement. Exercises are clearly explained in the text and presented in summary form in each chapter to further assist the rider in their training sessions.
Zoe Harrison - BHSAI, EFA NCAS II (General and Dressage), PC NCAS I
Together they have created a whole new exercise and stretching programme to practise off the horse that is guaranteed to improve your performance on the horse - for good. Practical and accessible, this book includes a bonus audio CD with step-by-step instructions for key exercises, and a 'bottom clencher' for muscle-strengthening.;
Format: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 112ISBN: 0 85131 912 2Author: Lisa Champion
* Better posture
* Improved reaction times
* Improved body composition
* Better balance and coordination
* Better discipline
Author Linda Schultz identifies common riding problems and how they can be corrected through specific exercises. Includes a self-test to allow readers to accurately assess their current fitness level.
Clear color photos demonstrate each beginner, intermediate and advanced exercise.
Challenge yourself to become the best rider/athlete you can be—your horse deserves nothing less!
Author Notes: Linda M. Schultz is Director of Marketing for the United States Dressage Federation. She also owns and manages Kantelaufer Farm, Inc., a dressage training facility in Georgetown, KY. Ms. Schultz is also an associate instructor with the USDF, earned her USDF bronze and silver medals, and holds a BA in Journalism from Northern Illinois University and an MBA in Marketing from Keller Graduate School of Management
Format: HardcoverNumber of Pages: 104ISBN: 9780939481804Author: Linda Schultz
Centred Riding
This book’s publication 21 years ago caused a revolution in riding by demonstrating how good use of the body can make a world of difference to both rider and horse. The author is widely known for her innovative teaching philosophy stressing body awareness, the value of ‘soft eyes’, proper breathing, centring and balance, and her methods enable horse and rider to achieve harmony, working together naturally and without pain.
Author Notes: Sally taught riding professionally for ten years as a young woman, however moved on and it wasn’t until she retired at the age of 62 that she returned to teaching riding. She had an awareness of the body-mind connection and its importance to the mechanics of riding well. The book Centered Riding was published in 1985 and became one of the best-selling horse books of all time. It was followed by two popular videotapes in 1986. Sally began to travel both nationally and internationally to teaching Centered Riding. She formed the organization Centered Riding Inc, and since the organization began 1,000 instructors have been approved. Now aged 85 she no longer travels, but still teaches a few private lessons and some two-day clinics.
Format: HardcoverNumber of Pages: 288ISBN: 0 85131 933 5Author: Sally Swift
Centered Riding is a way of educating the mind and body of the rider in order to achieve greater balance, harmony and communication with the horse. Sally Swift’s first book, Centered Riding revolutionised riding by demonstrating how good use of the body can make a world of difference to both rider and horse. Seventeen years later, the author has produced a remarkable sequel which shows how the Centered Riding method has continued to evolve and presents new concepts and fresh imagery, all designed to help, reward and inspire the rider. Centered Riding 2, not only does Sally Swift explain the ain tenets of her method for the benefit of the rider but also turns her attention to the horse, showing how it is possible to improve balance, musculature and way of going, with the result that horse and rider can work together efficiently and successfully in joyful harmony,
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 208ISBN: 0 85131 873 8Author: Sally Swift
Ride with your Mind
Whilst the horse world is rich in descriptions that tell us what horse and rider should look like, we lack good information about exactly "how" to produce the desired results. Good horsemen ride well without knowing how they do it, and without understanding why you are not like them and cannot do it too.
At the same time the techniques aim to offer the rider security, stability and effectiveness in the saddle. This title sets out to simplify "Ride With Your Mind" methods and to provide a basic tool-kit for the acquisition of a truly independent seat in walk, trot and through transitions, on straight lines, turns and circles - and, importantly, how to make corrections when things don't go exactly to plan. Mary explains how to use the hands, legs and body correctly, and gives the ingredients for perfect contact. In each section, the instruction is backed up by practical self-tests and exercises to ensure success, and there are ideas for troubleshooting during the learning process and in the future.
Format: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 144ISBN: 9781872119526Author: Mary Wanless
For the Good of the Rider
An absolute must for everyone who wants to improve their technique.
‘Mary Wanless explains her unique approach in this important book. Through her various methods she promises to help the reader understand the biomechanics of riding, overcome training blocks and nervousness, as well as “bringing joy to your riding”.’ Horse & Hound
The aim of Realize Your Horse’s True Potential is to enable the average owner, rider and trainer to improve the general ability and performance of any horse no matter what his or her age, whether the ultimate purpose is general recreational riding, riding club activities, eventing, showjumping, dressage or endurance. The author looks at the strengths and weaknesses inherent in different types of conformation, and suggests ways in which riders can minimize the effects of any weakness while recognizing the limitations. The emphasis throughout the book is on what can be achieved; no horse has absolutely perfect conformation but almost every horse can be helped, through correct care, training and riding, to overcome such limitations as nature has imposed on them, and to become fitter, healthier, happier and more versatile as a result, thus enhancing the rider’s enjoyment. Every horse owner, rider and trainer will benefit fro the study of his immensely practical, fascinating and ground breaking book.
Author Notes: Lesley Skipper writes about equestrian matters and Russian history. She is a liaison member of the Classical Riding Club, and is a regular contributor to the Club’s quarterly Newsletter. Her previous book Inside Your Horse’s Mind has been accepted as the set book for the Equine Behaviour Course at the Damelin School in South Africa.
Format: HardcoverNumber of Pages: 256ISBN: 85131 814 2Author: Lesley Skipper
This step-by-step guide to both lungeing others and being lunged unveils the secrets behind the most beautiful - and functional - riding in the world. By combining traditional mounted exercises with yoga, conscious breath work, and hands-on bodywork, Linda Benedik's unique rider-lungeing programme helps the rider create a personal balance that leads to a deeper connection with the horse while at the same time developing a stable, correct, elegant and independent seat - every rider's goal. Author Notes: Linda Benedik is an internationally known equestrian author, clinician, trainer, and riding instructor. She is the founder of 'Harmony With Horses', a unique programme that blends mind-body practices with classical horsemanship, and the author of the acclaimed book, Yoga for Equestrians, as well as the two-part instructional video series, Yoga & Riding. She resides on California's Gold Coast in San Buenaventura where she freelances as a private equestrian trainer for an exclusive clientele in the Los Angeles region. She also travels to teach various classical riding and yoga clinics each year.
Format: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 248ISBN: 9780851319599Author: Linda Benedik
Lungeing and Long Reining
This manual offers a step-by-step guide to the art of training, exercising and suppling horses from the ground, by a leading exponent of the art. Starting with training foals and young horses, the author works through to perfecting in-hand piaffe and passage, explaining how to master each stage on the way.
Format: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 112ISBN: 9781872119533Author: Jennie Loriston-Clark
This revised and updated version of Reiner Klimke’s classic book on cavalletti work now has an extended section on gymnastic jumping by the author’s daughter, Ingrid Klimke. First published over 30 years, the original information on schooling horses over cavalletti is still valid today but the book also encompasses the changing face and requirements of the modern sport horse.
Author Notes: Reiner Klimke, who died in 1999, won the gold medal for dressage at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, and was five times European dressage champion. He was also chosen to represent Germany in the Olympic Games in Mexico in 1968 and Munich in 1972. Ingrid Klimke, an international trainer of dressage, showjumping and eventing horses, has been not only influenced by her father but also Fritz Ligges, Ian Miller and Anne Kursinski
Format: HardcoverNumber of Pages: 144ISBN: 85131 755 3Author: Ingrid & Reiner Klimke
101 Exercises from Top Riders
This is a collection of the favourite and most effective flatwork and jumping exercises from the stars of the equestrian world. The contributors include Olympic medalists, world champions and up-and-coming stars of the future from a range of equestrian disciplines. It includes progressive training for all levels of experience, from novice to intermediate. It provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction with clear diagrams and illustrations.
Publisher: David & CharlesFormat: HardcoverNumber of Pages: 224ISBN: 0-7153-2547-7Author: Jaki Bell
Dip into the 101 exercises to help you understand and solve a particular proble, or work through them in sequence to develop a solid foundation.Learn both theory and practical skills - from the simplest fundamentals that everyone around horses should know, tot he refined techniques of the expert horseman, providing a clear road map, for the journey towards the Art of Horsemanship.
Format: HardcoverNumber of Pages: 217ISBN: 9780715326725Author: Rio Barrett
Author Notes: Karen Bush is an experienced author and instructor and has previously co-written The Principles of Teaching Riding (D&C, 2005) and The Complete Equine Emergency Bible (D&C, 2006). Julian Marczak is the chairman of the Association of British Riding Schools (ABRS) and member of the council of the British Equestrian Federation.
Format: HardcoverISBN: 9780715331477Author: Karen Bush, Julian Marczak
Format: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 224ISBN: 0 715329758Author: Jaki Bell & Andrew Day
Format: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 192ISBN: 0-7153-2405-5Author: Linda L Allen & Dianna R Dennis
Everyday Jumping for Riders and Instructors
This book is designed for training jumping riders and horses, whether schooling at home, or under instruction in group lessons or as individuals. It provides a collection of exercises, on the flat, and over poles and fences, as well as detailed background information on jumping technique and tips on how to achieve a clear round in faultless style.
The book includes: the five stages of the horse's jump (approach, take-off, jump, landing, departure); the effects of the rider's position (i.e. what happens when the rider is tight with the reins, sits down too quickly, moves too quickly over a fence, or is in front of the movement or left behind it); fences to improve the horse's jump; overcoming typical problems and faults; flatwork exercises to improve the horse's canter and turning ability; pole work; grids and related distance; influencing the canter lead over a fence; building and riding courses; indoor cross-country practice; tables of distances; and notes on fence building.
Format: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 120ISBN: 9781872119953Author: Melissa Troup
Teaching Basic Jumping, part of a series of instructional books published in association with the ABRS, is a book no teacher can afford to be without. The author discusses the qualities necessary in the instructor, the facilities, horses and equipment, the psychology of the pupil, as well as preparatory work and a progressive lesson plan. Difficulties are analysed and errors corrected, course building and cross-country riding are included as is sensible advice on falls. The author provides a solid grounding from which the pupil can progress with confidence to an advanced level of jumping with the emphasis on safety and harmony. This book will prove to be of great benefit to the pupil as well as the instructor.
About the Author: Martin Diggle has been a keen rider for many years, with an active involvement in ball the major disciplines. An author and editor by profession, he has achieved success in all of the major competitive disciplines and is involved in the training of both horses and riders. He is the author of Riding From Scratch, Riding Over Jumps, Riding Cross-country, Teaching the Mature Rider, Teaching Basic Jumping and joint author of Riding a Dressage Test. He is also the series compiler of the highly successful Masters of Equitation series.
Publisher: J A AllenFormat: HardcoverNumber of Pages: 128ISBN: 0 85131 706 5Author: Martin Diggle