Looks at the history of equestrian sports, offers advice on the care and training of horses, and discusses requirements at each level of competition

Competitive Riding: A Manual of Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Holderness-Roddam, Jane

Pets & Animal Care

Prentice Hall Direct

In as little as a single weekend, aspiring equestrians can begin a lifetime of enjoyment with help from this fully illustrated beginners’ guide. From getting to know the horse to improving balance and coordination, every step in the novice rider’s education is patiently explained. The topics include building a bond of friendship and trust between horse and rider, the parts of a horse and its equipment, understanding the horse’s behavior, working with an instructor, safety issues, and basic health and grooming. Each lesson builds upon the ones before, so new riders gain confidence quickly. And once these riding basics have been mastered, it’s time to move onto more advanced training, including pole work, cross-country riding, and even learning to jump.

Horse Riding in a Weekend: The Easy Way to Learn to Ride

Hamlyn

The Complete Equestrian

Sports & Outdoors

Roughton, Sheila

Fernyhough, Roland

Larrigan-Robinson, Tanya

Individual Sports

Cassell Illustrated*

Advanced Cross Country Riding: How to Succeed in Horse Trials

From the author of "Practical Cross Country", twice Badminton winner and member of the 1968 Olympic gold medal team, Jane Holderness-Roddam offers her many years of experience and eventing achievements to guide the rider to sucess at advanced cross country riding. Using over 100 action photographs, there is practical advice on choosing the right horse for the sport and tips on how to approach the different types of fence. This book is intended for any rider competing in horse trials and aspiring three-day eventers.

Ward Lock Ltd.

Providing an understanding for the natural instincts and behaviour of the horse this book should enable the reader to develop their riding skills. The problem solving tips and advice on horse ownership and stable management should open up equestrian sport to the leisure rider. From correcting a sluggish eventing horse to maintaining the correct shape over a spread fence, from washing down to dressage transitions, this book should inform and interest horse lovers of all ages and standards of proficiency.

David & Charles, UK

Follow the advice given in this excellent, highly illustrated manual, and learn how to increase your enjoyment and satisfaction from this popular sport. Fitness is vital, just as much for the complete novice out for a hack as for the professional competing at international level: both horse and rider will undoubtedly gain more pleasure from their chosen activity, and will operate more competently, if they have managed to attain a level of fitness. 
For some riders this is a difficult task due to lack of time (or perhaps inclination!), but here popular trainer Jane Holderness-Roddam demonstrates how easily fitness can be achieved using proven techniques and exercises, many designed specifically for the horse rider. 
The horse's well-being is equally important: Jane provides sensible, practical advice on every aspect of his basic care and management, and discusses in full how to prepare a horse for the particular demands of specific disciplines.

Fitness for Horse & Rider: Gain More from Your Riding by Improving Your Horse's Fitness and Condition-And Your Own

David&Charles

This book, written by a twice Badminton champion, is aimed at the aspiring horse trials rider. The author aims to cover all aspects of the sport, she explains what is involved in the various levels of competition, the fitness and feeding of the event horse. She also outlines the various training programmes required for each phase of the competition. There is advice on what to do at both one and three day events, and how to assess the fences and the course - and on how to learn from mistakes. A chapter on hints and tips gives answers to all sorts of problems faced by any event rider, from flatwork to travelling, from tackling tricky fences to veterinary care.

Practical Eventing

The health, condition and fitness of the horse has, traditionally, been given more attention than that of the rider. Yet it is true to say that any rider, whether participating in the sport purely for recreational purposes, or competing at international level, will gain more pleasure from riding if he or she has reached the appropriate level of fitness. This book explains techniques and exercises which have been devised specifically for riders, and shows how mounted exercises on the lunge can help to improve technique. The book goes on to advise on the fitness, health and welfare of the horse, with the various disciplines in mind, and on maintaining the required level of fitness for whatever aspect of equestrianism the reader is pursuing. Other sections are devoted to riding fitness, getting horse and rider working together as a partnership, and on how riding can help improve numerous mental and physical disabilities.

Fitness for Horse & Rider: Gain More from Your Riding by Improving Your Horse's Fitness and Condition - And Your Own

A fascinating opening section tells the history of the horse and how modern breeds evolved. With words and handsome pictures, a following chapter tells the story of the working horse, with emphasis on army horses, draft and pack horses, police horses, horses on ranches, and horses bred for racing and dressage competition. A thirty page directory identifies and describes the 50 most common horse breeds, and succeeding sections on horse anatomy and the equine life cycle are supplemented with detailed illustrations. The remaining chapters focus on practical details for horse owners--stabling and general care, recognizing and dealing with health and injury problems, understanding horse behavior, learning how to choose and buy a horse, purchasingthe correct equipment for riding, and developing the skills that transform a beginner into a competent rider. Extra eye-catching features show pictures of famous horses in art, film, and literature, characteristic horse markings, and descriptions of famous stud horses. And for readers interested in knowing what it is really like working with horses, there are fascinating personal accounts of typical days in the lives of jockeys, veterinarians, and others whose lives are focused around horses. There is an extensive glossary, an index, and more than 400 full-color photos and drawings.

The Horse Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Horses, Including All You Need to Know About Riding Skills, Equipment, Healthcare, Grooming, and Diet

B E S Pub Co

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Competitive Riding: A Manual of Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing

Horse Riding in a Weekend: The Easy Way to Learn to Ride

The Complete Equestrian

Advanced Cross Country Riding: How to Succeed in Horse Trials

The Complete Equestrian

Advanced Cross Country Riding: How to Succeed in Horse Trials

Fitness for Horse & Rider: Gain More from Your Riding by Improving Your Horse's Fitness and Condition-And Your Own

Practical Eventing

Fitness for Horse & Rider: Gain More from Your Riding by Improving Your Horse's Fitness and Condition - And Your Own

The Horse Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Horses, Including All You Need to Know About Riding Skills, Equipment, Healthcare, Grooming, and Diet