This information-packed handbook covers every aspect of horse riding with unrivaled clarity, showing you how to boost your performance and improve your technique, whatever your level. Ground-breaking technical photographic sequences are combined with expert advice on everything from mounting to competition work. Whether you enjoy dressage, showjumping, or cross-country, this superb manual explains how understanding and communicating with your horse...

A guide to riding horses and ponies, discussing such topics as getting started, how to mount and dismount, sitting right, riding in a group, and jumping.

"What's the difference between a horseback rider and a horseman? Simply put, the little things, according to top hand Richard Winters, an accomplished trainer, clinician, showman and judge. ... Winters' book focuses on those small things that become integral to your horsemanship journey. Chapters address such skills as bitting, rein and leg management, collection, impulsion, body control, specific maneuvers, and more. Winters relates how and why your...

"Working the horse from the ground--schooling "in-hand" as it has been known for centuries--offers every horse and his handler countless benefits, regardless of training level or discipline. Now, this gorgeously illustrated book shows how to apply these time-tested techniques to modern-day training programs--step-by-step, in language that makes sense to today's horse owner" -- back cover.

"A physical therapist's guide for how to ride and work with horses using myofascial techniques--discover why you have pain and tension, how they affect your horse and riding, and learn what to do about it"--

Provides information on owning a horse, including how to choose among different breeds and how to groom, house, feed, and keep a horse healthy.