Learning to Ride, Hunt, and Show
A Step-by-Step Handbook for Riders of All Ages
Published on 6. March 2018
128 pages
978-1-5107-2480-8 (ISBN)
Description
- Social media campaign.
- First time in paperback.
- With a new foreword by George Morris, former coach of the United States Olympic equestrian team.
- Approximately four million Americans are involved in the sport of equestrian, and approximately three million horses are used in the Us solely for equestrian.
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02/2018
Skyhorse Publishing
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Gordon Wright produced more horsemanship champions than any other trainer of his era, most notably William Steinkraus, George Morris, and Frank Chabot, all of whom went onto Olympic fame. At the time of his death in 1990, he was universally acclaimed as one of the most influential horsemen in the United States. He lived in White Plains, New York.
George Morris is a protégé of Gordon Wright. America's most successful trainer of hunter/jumper riders, he now serves as coach of America's gold-winning Olympic show jumping squad. Morris lives in Wellington, Florida.
George Morris is a protégé of Gordon Wright. America's most successful trainer of hunter/jumper riders, he now serves as coach of America's gold-winning Olympic show jumping squad. Morris lives in Wellington, Florida.
Content
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- A Note for the Paperback Edition
- Introduction
- A Foreword
- Preface
- PART ONE: THE HORSE
- Conformation
- Illnesses
- Stable Vices
- Colors, Markings, Measurements, Age Determination
- Grooming
- Equipment
- PART TWO: THE RIDER
- Training the Horse: Punishment and Reward
- Learning How to Learn
- Mounting and Dismounting
- Position
- The Elementary Aids
- The Posting Trot
- The Canter and Gallop
- PART THREE: JUMPING
- The Advanced Aids-First Part
- Schooling Movements
- Jumping: Elementary
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Riding a Course of Jumps
- How a Working Hunter Is Judged, by Col. Wm. H. Henderson
- PART FOUR: ADVANCED HORSEMANSHIP
- The Advanced Aids-Second Part
- The Meaning of F.E.I. Rules
- Fox Hunting Traditions, by Homer Gray, M.F.H., Rombout Hounds
- A Word to Young Riders, by Mrs. Charles Lee Harper, Chairman, Flat Saddle Division, A.H.S.A.
