The All-Around Horse and Rider

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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 to offer a precise road map to utilizing the new innovations in training. This unique book explains the basic lessons the all-around rider must master, showing how to set realistic equestrian goals and adopt the methods that best enable the horse to do his job. Snyder-Smith gets to the heart of "correct" riding, helping the rider harmonize with a horse's movements while translating acquired skills to a wide variety of disciplines.

Covers the latest innovations in horse handling, including rider body awareness, equine movement awareness, and round-pen work
Demostrates how the innovations and training methods inter-relate -- and how to combine them effectively
Reveals how to increase the strength and endurance of both horse and rider
Explains the different competitions and who is best suited to compete
Shares inspiring, real-life experiences of all-around horses and their riders
Identifies when to ask for help-and how to find it

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A complete guide to advances in horse and rider education

In the past 25 years, a number of major innovations in horse handling-rider-body awareness, equine movement awareness, and round-pen work-have gained acceptance in the global equestrian community. This unique and wonderfully accessible book synthesizes these advances, showing today's adult amateur riders how to understand the new approaches collectively-and implement them in tandem to achieve fast, all-around results. Written by a renowned professional riding instructor-winner of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Riding Instructor's Association-this one-stop guide is essential reading for anyone who wants to harness today's hottest new riding techniques.

Donna Snyder-Smith (Union City, CA) has spent more than 35 years teaching the equestrian arts to students on both the East and West Coasts. She is also the author of The Complete Guide to Endurance Riding and Competition (0-876-05284-7). --This text refers to the Digital edition.

The All-Around Horse and Rider

The All-Around Horse and Rider,Donna Snyder-Smith,Howell Book House,076454974X,Equestrian,Horsemanship,Horses,Horses - General,Horses - Riding,Pets,Pets / Horses / Riding,Riding & horsemanship

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