How Your Horse Wants You to Ride: Starting Out, Starting Over
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.42 (976 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764570994 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Loaned a copy by my trainer, had to buy my own" according to Palmetto Bobcat. My trainer let me borrow her copy of this book, yet it had so much good information in it I had to buy my own copy. Bucklin uses physical demonstrations on yourself that give you the idea of proper alignment and placement, and how your positioning affects the horse.This book has great information for a rider at any level. I highly recommend it. It is a book you will keep and continue to refer back to throughout your riding experience.. "Becoming more careful and horse smart" according to P. Targan. As an older rider and used to owning and riding lesson horses, I learned that trying to replace the one I lost was more than a challenge. I never learned to ride properly. This beauiful older horse carried me and took care of me. Shadowcreek knew his job and riding areas so well that sometimes it didn't matter what I told him to do. What an awakening trying to replace him. A bombproof horse??? Do they really exist? Horses are very sensitive, reactive animals. My horse was an exception. Trained, safe and he loved me.This book told me all the things I should have known a long time ago. Make intelligent, safe decisions. For the Fearful Rider Lila Collamore I read this book while I was taking lessons over a period of months. I was returning to riding after a 30-year hiatus and was in effect starting over. This made me an ideal candidate for the author, except I wasn't fearful. I found very little in this book that was helpful to me, although I think it may be useful to the fearful beginner who has the necessary resources available.1. I found the style tedious, boring, self-congratulatory, and patronizing.2. The author's way is the only "right" way and any other way is not just wrong but detrimental. Never mind that many of these "wrong" ways are standard riding and hor
She is certified as an Expert Instructor by the American Riding Instructor’s Association. Bucklin is also the author of What Your Horse Wants You to Know (Wiley). . GINCY SELF BUCKLIN, the daughter of well-known horsewoman and equestrian author Margaret Cabell Self, has sixty plus years of riding, training, and teaching experience
Whatever your level, you'll gain greater understanding and become a better rider and horseman from reading this book.""-George H. S. Whether you're a beginner, a more experienced rider looking to enhance your skills, or someone who used to ride but is reluctant to try again, Bucklin's step-by-step exercises-slowly and carefully practiced first on the ground and then on your horse-will have you riding with confidence and without fear. Learn to ride correctly, safely, and confidentlyIn this breakthrough guide, renowned riding expert Gincy Self Bucklin offers adult riders a unique, proven method for developing a good physical, mental, and emotional relationship with a horse. Equestrian Federation Board of Directors""How Your Horse Wants You To Ride is chock full of innovative and practical tools presented in a thoroughly entertaining style. A delightful read for riders at all levels!""-Jane Savoie, olympic alternate and author of That Winning Feeling!, Cross Train Your Horse, More Cross Training, and It's Not Just About the Ribbons. Morris, internationally renowned clinician, USEF Show
A delightful read for riders at all levels!"–Jane Savoie, olympic alternate and author of That Winning Feeling!, Cross Train Your Horse, More Cross Training, and It’s Not Just About the Ribbons . S. Whatever your level, you’ll gain greater understanding and become a better rider and horseman from reading this book."–George H. Whether you’re a beginner, a more experienced rider looking to enhance your skills, or someone who used to ride but is reluctant to try again, Bucklin’s step-by-step exercises–slowly and carefully practiced first on the ground and then on your horse–will have you riding with confidence and without fear. Mo