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Making the Time - An Expert Guide to Cross-Country Riding

English · Paperback / Softback

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Informationen zum Autor Stuart Brian Tinney , OAM is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. He won a team gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, a team bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Tinney competed at four World Equestrian Games. Alison Duthie is the author of Making the Time: An Expert Guide to Cross Country Riding , published by Wiley. Klappentext A crucial element of eventing is that horse and rider complete the cross-country course within a set time ('the optimum time'). If the competitor takes longer, significant penalty points are awarded against him or her. Many eventers try to achieve the optimum time by taking unnecessary risks which, as Stuart Tinney explains, can be avoided if the correct training is carried out. Stuart Tinney, an Olympic gold medallist, completed the Sydney Olympic course easily within the optimum time, not through uncontrollable speed but accurate and controlled riding. This skill and the associated training and horse management are explained and demonstrated in the book, including: Equipment for the horse and rider Walking the course Riding cross county safely and efficiently Training for cross country in the arena Horse fitness and management Horse types This book will therefore be of interest to all eventers from introductory to advanced level. Zusammenfassung A crucial element of eventing is that horse and rider complete the cross-country course within a set time. This work explains the skill and the associated training and horse management! including: equipment for the horse and rider; walking the course; riding cross country safely and efficiently; and! training for cross country in the arena. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword. Introduction. Acknowledgements. 1. Equipment for the Horse and Rider. 2. Walking the Course. 3. Riding Cross Country Safely and Efficiently. 4. Training for Cross Country in the Arena. 5. Horse Fitness. 6. Horse Management. 7. Horse Types. 8. Summing Up. 9. How It All Started. Stuart's Results. Index. ...

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Authors Duthie, Tinney, Stuart Tinney, Stuart Duthie Tinney
Publisher Blackwell Scientific Publishers Ltd
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 26.05.2004
 
EAN 9781405102926
ISBN 978-1-4051-0292-6
No. of pages 144
Subjects Guides > Nature > Horses, riding
Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology
Non-fiction book

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