Rider''s Problem Solver - Your Questions Answered: How to Improve Your Skills, Overcome Your

Informationen zum Autor Jessica Jahiel is an internationally renowned lecturer, clinician, and award-winning author who answers equine-related questions in her online newsletter, Horse-Sense. She also responds to questions about horse behavior, riding matters, and anything else readers want to discuss in Horse & Rider, Equus, and Dressage Today, as well as in her best-selling books The Horse Behavior Problem Solver and The Rider's Problem Solver. Jahiel lives in Illinois. Klappentext "How can I improve when I only have time to ride once or twice a week?" Every rider longs for more time in the saddle -- more time to improve various riding skills, work through common fears and obstacles, and really enjoy that special horse/rider companionship. Enhance your riding experience with easygoing encouragement from clinician and author Jessica Jahiel. Drawing on real-life riders' questions, she addresses a full range of common concerns, from mounting up to competing with confidence. Not only will you find questions and answers that match your immediate concerns, but you're sure to identify with many more situations you haven't even thought of yet! Zusammenfassung Addresses numerous rider concerns, from head (properly fitting a helmet) to toe (breaking in a pair of stiff new boots). Following the successful question-and-answer format of "The Horse Behavior Problem Solver", this book presents real life situations and examines them in comprehensive detail, offering proven solutions to common problems. Inhaltsverzeichnis DedicationAcknowledgmentsForeword by Sally SwiftPreface Part I: Mount Up and Ride1 Getting On and OffI'm Uncomfortable Mounting from the Ground * My Horse Won't Stand Still for Mounting * Holding the Reins and Saddle while Mounting * Dismounting: Should I Jump Off or Slide Off? * Emergency Dismounts 2 Staying On: What's Your Position?Rider Leg Position * What Is Correct Knee Position? * Rider's Tight Upper Body * I Lean Sideways, and My Horse Does Too 3 At the WalkHow Should I Move My Arms at the Walk? * Soft Hands at the Walk * Young Horse Won't Walk, He Jogs * Lengthening a Short Walk Stride * My Horse Anticipates Walk-Trot Transitions 4 At the TrotHelp! Can't Master Posting Trot! * How Do I Learn Diagonals? * I Can't Sit the Trot * Please Provide Sitting Trot Image * First Lengthenings at Trot and Canter * What Is Correct Trot Lengthening? * Trot Lengthening or Medium Trot? 5 At the CanterCanter Phobia * My Horse Won't Canter * Problems with Right Lead * Smooth Canter Depart * Rider's Leg Swinging at Canter * Better Canter for Rider and Horse 6 About JumpingExplain Crest Releases, Please * I Can't "See My Distance" * Losing Stirrups over Jumps * Learning to "Fold" over Jumps * Hunt Seat Compared to Cross-Country Position * Strong Legs for Cross-Country Jumping? 7 On the TrailTrail Riding in Balance * Galloping on Trail Ride * Riding Down Hills * Essential Equine Trail Skills Part II: Physical and Emotional Issues8 Figuring Out Horse and Rider SizeIs This Horse Too Small for Me? * "Outgrowing" a Horse * Finding the Right Size Horse * Horse-to-Rider Size * Can My Horse Carry My Weight? * How Heavy Is Too Heavy to Ride? 9 When Your Body Doesn't CooperatePainful Ankles * Sore Knees * Collapsing Chest * Swinging Legs and Stirrups * Strengthening Rider's Legs * Why Don't My Toes Point Forward? * Bracing in the Saddle * Too Much Ballet Turnout on Horseback * Rider with Painful Stitch * Riding with a Bad Back 10 Facing FearAfraid to Ride * Afraid of Horses * Help, I am a "Fraidy Cat"! * Rider Confidence Loss -- Whose Fault? * Dealing with Loss of Confidence * Restoring Rider Confidence 11 Helping Your Horse with His ProblemsHorse Too Sensitive to the Leg * Retraining an Ex-Racehorse * Nervous Horse or Brat? * My Horses' Mouths Can't Tolerate Bits * My Horse Can't Do What I Want to Do 12 Thinking Right about HorsesHorse Is Always Testing the Bit * Talking to My Horse * Confused about Seesa...

Product details

• Authors: Jessica Jahiel
• Assisted by: Claudia Coleman (Illustration)
• Publisher: Storey Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2006
• EAN: 9781580178389
• ISBN: 978-1-58017-838-9
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Horses, riding; NATURE / Animals / Horses, PETS / Horses, Horses & ponies, Horses and ponies: general interest