Successful Jumping: Training Your Horse with Gridwork Review

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(More customer reviews)I am new to jumping horses, but a very experienced rider. My trainer introduced me to and loaned me her copy. I found it to be very helpful in teaching me excellent techniques to train the green horse (my interest is in field hunters and polo horses) and also to make me a better, more confident jumper. However, this is a reference work, even though small, and I need to return my trainer's copy to her. That I want to go purchase the book after I have read it tells you all you might need to know. Perhaps an experienced hunter/jumper might not need this book, but for the novice, I think it is excellent.

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One of the most effective ways of developing a horse's natural aptitude for jumping is through using gridwork, a logical system of training that increases the horse's confidence, encourages the development of good musculature, and improves the horse's accuracy, agility, and technique. This book demystifies the method and explains in a way that will enable anyone to develop a safe and effective training program. There is practical instruction and advice on preparatory work, choosing equipment, building fences, calculating distances, and developing gridwork exercises; there is also an invaluable trouble-shooting chapter, which aims to identify the causes of any problems and suggests remedies.

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The New Basic Training of the Young Horse: From the Education of the Young Foal to the First Competition Review

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(More customer reviews)I am a huge fan of both Ingrid and her father, however I was a bit disappointed in their book. They seem to talk about general things "you want this and not this", but don't tell you how to do "this" and not teach "this". If I knew how to do it I supposed I'd already know it was correct. I had hoped it was more specific for we riders who have not atttained FEI status. I would like to have seen more step by step on some of the big issues like ground control and how to have masterful hands. Some movements are explained, but not all.
It was interesting to read what they think is correct and how they manage and treat their horses. I'm not sure that this should be in every dressage trainer's library. Some of the other books by other master riders are much more helpful.

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A revitalized version of the well-known classic by one of the world's most successful riders, now with additional text and all new color photos.

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Building Blocks of Training: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Gymnastic Development of the Equine Athlete Review

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(More customer reviews)Building Blocks of Training: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Gymnastic Development of the Equine Athlete
This book is absolutely marevllous. From it I have learned things that have passed me by with other instructors over the years - in other words - these instructors have not explained things very clearly at all. They could yell out things like "slow-down" but not how to slow down, or "make sure you halt square" but not how to achieve this; or maybe even "use more half-halts" but never how to. This book reveals all and easily.
This book can be dipped into as a reference source or read from cover to cover. If you are experiencing a certain riding problem, you will be sure to find it here. The answer will be in a clear and succint form, with details of how to ride a particular 'item' e.g.(getting your horse to chew down, flex and lower) instructions will be given in an easy-to-remember block, and they will be clearly defined in a step-by-step manner, which will enable you to go out and ride that movement correctly and what's more have success with it.
During the descriptions of 'how-to' the book also gives references back to other 'items' which may pop up, another example of which would be "go into a regular rhythm trot" then you can check up that you are doing that correctly also. The cross-referencing makes it so easy that if you have any doubts at all about something, you can immediately clarify it.
In all a "must-have, top-of-your-wish-list-book" for riders and horses in all disciplines, it is a 'most-wanted' without all the too-lengthy too-technical, 'forgot what I was reading about' stuff.
EXCELLENT 10/10 5*


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The first step to successful riding is developing a harmonious, two-way bond between horse and rider. This step-by-step guide, firmly rooted in classical training,explains how to gymnasticize a horse, achieve two-way communication, and prescribe troubleshooting solutions for bumps along the way.

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Healing Horses the Classic Way: Remedial Training for the Damaged Horse Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great book nothing else like it has ever been writen. It tells and shows how many horses can be helped by classisal dressge. I think it shows that any horse can be trained in dressge. He even tells how horses with certain problems, confermation or injuries can be brought back to a riddable sound horse. A great book for any rider.

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The chief aim of the author is to rehabilitate horses who have been disadvantaged, mentally or physically, by inadequate or improper handling.

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