"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…mehr
"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!Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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.
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Dedication Acknowledgments Foreword by Sally Swift Preface
Part I: Mount Up and Ride 1 Getting On and Off I'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 Walk How 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 Trot Help! 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 Canter Canter 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 Jumping Explain 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 Trail Trail Riding in Balance * Galloping on Trail Ride * Riding Down Hills * Essential Equine Trail Skills
Part II: Physical and Emotional Issues 8 Figuring Out Horse and Rider Size Is 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 Cooperate Painful 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 Fear Afraid 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 Problems Horse 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 Horses Horse Is Always Testing the Bit * Talking to My Horse * Confused about Seesawing the Bit * Is Seesawing the Bit Always Wrong? * Letting Others Ride My Horse * Do Horses Enjoy Being Ridden? * Horse "Feeling His Oats" * Is It Always the Rider?
13 Thinking Right about Your Riding Rider Strength * Finding the Right Horse * Inconsistent, Sad Rider * Dressage Rider's Potential * Moving Up a Level in Eventing * "Just" a Pleasure Rider * Horse Too Fit for Wimpy Me
Part III: Tack and Clothing 14 Bits, Reins, and Contact Correct Way to Hold Reins * Acceptance of Contact * Change Bit for More Control? * Bit Pressure and Western Bits * Asking My Horse to Stretch Forward and Down
15 Whips and Spurs and How to Use Them How to Use a Whip * When Can I Start Wearing Spurs? * Does a Whip Equal Abuse? * Spurs, Western Riding, and Hollywood
16 When Your Tack Gets in the Way Finding a Saddle That Fits * Stirrup Length for Dressage: I'm Confused * Safety Stirrups for Adults * Special Stirrups for Painful Knees and Ankles * Reins for Hands That Won't Close * Longer Reins for a Long-Necked Horse
17 When Your Clothes Get in the Way Pain from New Boots * Putting Folds into Tall Boots * Riding Jeans * Still Bouncing with Two Sports Bras * Comfort for Male Riders * Saddle Sores * Seat Bone Pain when Riding * Helmet Fitting * Wearing a Hat under a Blanket
Part IV: Getting Better All the Time 18 Instructors and Lessons Adult Beginner Lessons * Questions to Ask Prospective Instructor * My Instructor Hates My Horse * Same Lesson Over and Over * "Jerk and Shout" Instructor * New Instructor, New Ways * Riding Lesson Etiquette? * Should Beginners Ride Many Different Horses? * Weekly, Biweekly, or Monthly Lessons? * More Lessons = More Confusion * Old, Scared Lady Wants to Ride * Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced?
19 Going to Clinics "Not Good Enough" for a Clinic? * Clinic Costs * Clinics for "the Rest of Us" * Clinician's Comment on Riding Corners * Should the Clinician Ride Your Horse? * Learning from Watching
20 Going to Competitions I Want to Show but I'm Terrified * Getting Help at Shows * I'm Never in the Ribbons -- Why? * Interpreting Dressage Scores * Organizing a Horse Show
21 You Are Not Alone Can't Let My Friends See Me Ride * Dressage for Occasional Rider * Frustrated Adult Beginner * Riding Clubs * Limited Riding Time during the Winter * "My Way Is the Only Way" * Ground Work and Riding -- You Need Both * Am I Letting My Horse Down?
Dedication Acknowledgments Foreword by Sally Swift Preface
Part I: Mount Up and Ride 1 Getting On and Off I'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 Walk How 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 Trot Help! 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 Canter Canter 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 Jumping Explain 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 Trail Trail Riding in Balance * Galloping on Trail Ride * Riding Down Hills * Essential Equine Trail Skills
Part II: Physical and Emotional Issues 8 Figuring Out Horse and Rider Size Is 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 Cooperate Painful 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 Fear Afraid 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 Problems Horse 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 Horses Horse Is Always Testing the Bit * Talking to My Horse * Confused about Seesawing the Bit * Is Seesawing the Bit Always Wrong? * Letting Others Ride My Horse * Do Horses Enjoy Being Ridden? * Horse "Feeling His Oats" * Is It Always the Rider?
13 Thinking Right about Your Riding Rider Strength * Finding the Right Horse * Inconsistent, Sad Rider * Dressage Rider's Potential * Moving Up a Level in Eventing * "Just" a Pleasure Rider * Horse Too Fit for Wimpy Me
Part III: Tack and Clothing 14 Bits, Reins, and Contact Correct Way to Hold Reins * Acceptance of Contact * Change Bit for More Control? * Bit Pressure and Western Bits * Asking My Horse to Stretch Forward and Down
15 Whips and Spurs and How to Use Them How to Use a Whip * When Can I Start Wearing Spurs? * Does a Whip Equal Abuse? * Spurs, Western Riding, and Hollywood
16 When Your Tack Gets in the Way Finding a Saddle That Fits * Stirrup Length for Dressage: I'm Confused * Safety Stirrups for Adults * Special Stirrups for Painful Knees and Ankles * Reins for Hands That Won't Close * Longer Reins for a Long-Necked Horse
17 When Your Clothes Get in the Way Pain from New Boots * Putting Folds into Tall Boots * Riding Jeans * Still Bouncing with Two Sports Bras * Comfort for Male Riders * Saddle Sores * Seat Bone Pain when Riding * Helmet Fitting * Wearing a Hat under a Blanket
Part IV: Getting Better All the Time 18 Instructors and Lessons Adult Beginner Lessons * Questions to Ask Prospective Instructor * My Instructor Hates My Horse * Same Lesson Over and Over * "Jerk and Shout" Instructor * New Instructor, New Ways * Riding Lesson Etiquette? * Should Beginners Ride Many Different Horses? * Weekly, Biweekly, or Monthly Lessons? * More Lessons = More Confusion * Old, Scared Lady Wants to Ride * Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced?
19 Going to Clinics "Not Good Enough" for a Clinic? * Clinic Costs * Clinics for "the Rest of Us" * Clinician's Comment on Riding Corners * Should the Clinician Ride Your Horse? * Learning from Watching
20 Going to Competitions I Want to Show but I'm Terrified * Getting Help at Shows * I'm Never in the Ribbons -- Why? * Interpreting Dressage Scores * Organizing a Horse Show
21 You Are Not Alone Can't Let My Friends See Me Ride * Dressage for Occasional Rider * Frustrated Adult Beginner * Riding Clubs * Limited Riding Time during the Winter * "My Way Is the Only Way" * Ground Work and Riding -- You Need Both * Am I Letting My Horse Down?
Appendix: How to Build a Mounting Block Index
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