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Zusatztext "I wish this book were around when I was young?Kids will jump for joy when they get a hold of this one." Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar "You don't have to be a kid to benefit from reading this book. It's helpful for trail riders or anyone who wants to learn to jump or to teach their horse to jump." Perfect Horse Informationen zum Autor Lesley Ward is the editor of Young Rider magazine and has written several books on horses, including Let’s Go to a Show and Your Happy and Healthy Horse. Lesley enjoys eventing and trail riding her three horses, Gracie, Murphy and Jasper, and loves spending time with all of her animals on her farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Klappentext JUMP with Joy! Sailing over fences is one of the most thrilling things you will ever do on horseback and Lesley Ward wants to help you accomplish that goal—safely and correctly. Her complete jumping program, combined with some serious enthusiasm and discipline on your part, will have you trotting over poles in no time, improving your skills, and working every day toward bigger, more challenging obstacles.Photographs, diagrams, charts, and Ward's friendly, encouraging voice teach you the fundamentals of safe jumping—from properly positioning your body in the saddle to jumping combination fences. Zusammenfassung Young equestrians dream of galloping toward a fence on their favourite horse and sailing over it in one long, smooth leap. Responding to hundreds of readers' letters asking for help with jumping problems, this work covers the fundamentals of jumping safely and correctly. It includes colour photographs, line illustrations, and jumping diagrams.
