Table Of ContentPreface.Acknowledgments.Introduction: What's in the Book, Where It Came from, Why You Need to Know It.PART I: Building Trust Through Ground Work.1 The Stone Horse: Working in the Barn.2 The Following Horse: Moving Around the Farm.3 The Floating Horse: Playing in the Arena.PART II Riding So Your Horse Likes It Too.4 Clothing, Tack, and Mounting: Starting Out Right Is the Key.5 Make Yourselves Comfortable: Sitting on the Horse Without Stirrups.6 Making Conversation: Listening as Well as Talking.7 The Quiet Aids: Making Yourself Heard Without Shouting.8 Reins Without Borders: Giving Up Control and Developing Soft Hands.PART III Setting Out into the Real World.9 Stirrup Stuff: Sitting or Standing, Be Solid and Secure.10 Rein Effects: Looking at Rein Aids from a Different Angle.11 Hills and Cavaletti: Preparing for the Great Outdoors,12 The Real Fun Begins: Cantering and Galloping.13 Jumping Made Easy: The Half Seat Revisited.14 More About Jumping: Getting There Is Half the Fun.15 Cheerful Confidence: Going Where You Want to Go, Effortlessly.Afterword: It All Comes Down to You.Appendix A: Making and Fitting a Neck Strap.Appendix B: Useful Knots.Appendix C: Resources.Index.
SynopsisThis follow-up to How Your Horse Wants You to Ride helps immediate 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. ., 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.