| Western Practice Lessons: Ride Like a Champion, Train in a Progressive Plan, Improve Communication with Your Horse, Refine Your Performance Contributor(s): Strickland, Charlene (Author) |
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ISBN: 1580171079 ISBN-13: 9781580171076 Publisher: Storey Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2000 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Master the Skills of Champion Western Riders! Make the most of your riding time with Charlene Strickland's step-by-step lessons. Learn to play, perform, evaluate, and refine your skills as you perfect the Western riding fundamentals -- rhythm, relaxation and suppleness, readiness, engagement and impulsion, and straightness. Achieve greater harmony with your horse, strengthen your horse's performance, and have more fun and satisfaction riding than ever before. With Strickland's progressive plan, every ride becomes an opportunity to better your horsemanship while improving your horse. In addition to providing clear step-by-step instructions, each of the 35 lessons includes: * Time Frame -- for a most effective session * Setup -- simply described and diagrammed for convenience * Objective -- the overall goals of each lesson * Benefits -- how each lesson improves your horse and your riding Used in conjunction with instructor training or your own, the lessons in this book offer a complete course in Western riding. Saddle up! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Equestrian |
| Dewey: 798.23 |
| LCCN: 99088041 |
| Series: Horse Wise Guides |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 9" W x 11" (1.00 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This highly visual collection of riding exercises will build specific Western riding skills and foster greater communication between horse and rider. Effective step-by-step lessons feature a complete description of gaits and movements, purpose and benefits, analysis and instructions, cautions, and tips for better performance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Strickland, Charlene: - Author of The Basics of Western Riding, Western Practice Lessons, and Competing in Western Shows & Events, equestrian journalist Charlene Strickland has published more than 600 articles on horse care, saddlery, dressage, jumping, eventing, vaulting, and similar topics. Her articles have appeared in The Chronicle of the Horse, Horse Show, The Horse, and Dressage. Strickland is a member of the U.S. Dressage Federation, the International Alliance of Equestrian Journalists, the Authors Guild, and the Society for Technical Communication. She has ridden and shown Western, hunt seat, and dressage. She is a senior technical editor with Science Applications International Corporation and lives with her husband, Geoff, in New Mexico. |