The Complete Training of Horse and Rider

The Complete Training of Horse and Rider

Author: Alois Podhajsky

Publisher: Doubleday

Published: 2013-06-05

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0307830543

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For over a quarter of a century, Colonel Alois Podhajsky was the Director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, home of the famous white Lipizzaner stallions whose remarkable performances have thrilled audiences throughout the world. Now for the first time, Col. Podhajsky has set forth explicitly and in practical, instructive fashion the step-by-step methods of training both horse and rider that are used at the School and that are the applicable foundations of all good horsemanship, for their purpose is to develop the natural abilities of the horse and to make riding a graceful, pleasurable experience.


The Ultimate Book of the Horse and Rider

The Ultimate Book of the Horse and Rider

Author: Judith Draper

Publisher: Lorenz Books

Published: 2014-08

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 9780754830351

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"Previously published as separate volumes, The book of Horses and Horse Care, The Practical Rider's Handbook and Saddlery and Horse Equipment."--Title page verso.


Whole Heart, Whole Horse

Whole Heart, Whole Horse

Author: Mark Rashid

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2009-05-26

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1626369283

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Many horse trainers, even those who espouse the so-called natural horsemanship approach, take the position that horses who fail to obey a human's request are doing so as much out of perversity as ignorance. That's not Mark Rashid's view. In his words, "If we understand that horses can't separate the way they feel from the way they act, then we can start to see that unwanted behavior isn't bad behavior at all. More times than not, it's just the horse expressing the way he feels at that particular moment in time. . . .How we perceive that information dictates how we respond to it." Whole Heart, Whole Horse focuses on this idea, covering such subjects as gathering information from the horse, turning rider/trainer mistakes into positive experiences, developing realistic boundaries between you and your horse, understanding how and why horses release energy from real or perceived traumas, and reaching a comfortable balance point between horse and rider. Rashid analyzes developing softness, consistency, dependability, trust, and peace of mind in both horses and humans, as well as how to become a leader whom your horse will willingly want to follow and work with. Full of examples that extend beyond the training pen, Whole Heart, Whole Horse offers good sense and information that will make you a more astute, capable, and sensitive horseman and person.


Horsemanship

Horsemanship

Author: Waldemar Seunig

Publisher: J. A. Allen, Limited

Published: 2003-03-01

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9780851318752

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The "Allen Classic Series" brings together in a collected edition important out-of-print works of equestrian scholarship, which would otherwise be inaccessible to the dedicated enthusiast. Originally written in German in 1941, and subsequently translated into English in 1956, Waldemar Seunig's Horsemanship has become one of the most highly regarded works to be published on the training of the horse its rider. The book explores all aspects of horsemanship beginning with a study of the horse itself and a comprehensive evaluation of the physical and psychological requirements of a good rider. Following a section on the development of the rider's seat and the use of aids, the author provides a complete course of instruction for the young horse and rider in Part Two, which includes groundwork, backing the horse for the first time, development of the gaits, work in a curb bit, training open country, jumping and a discussion on how defects of conformation, disposition and character affect the training process. Part Three covers advanced work including schooled collection, manege work, piaffe, passage and, finally, the "figures about the ground".


The Basics of Western Riding

The Basics of Western Riding

Author: Charlene Strickland

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1580170307

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Covers all aspects of western riding from choosing a horse to tacking up, trail riding, conditioning, endurance riding, and showing


Essential Book of Horse Tack and Equipment

Essential Book of Horse Tack and Equipment

Author: Susan McBane

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780715313893

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How tack and the way you use it affects your horse's biomechanics and soundness. The thinking rider's tack book -- the international manual with a difference.


Schooling and Riding the Sport Horse

Schooling and Riding the Sport Horse

Author: Paul D. Cronin

Publisher: University of Virginia Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780813922874

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The director of the riding program at Sweet Briar College for more than 30 years, Cronin is a well-known and highly respected trainer and riding instructor. Here he presents a clear and practical guide to getting the most out of a horse in a humane and sensitive way.