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A valuable, thought-provoking look at the best ways riders and horses can learn and improve together.

Riding well can be a puzzle. This book puts together the pieces, including:

  • How humans and horses learn.
  • Striving for partnership vs. dictatorship.
  • Early training and developing skills.
  • Demystifying equestrian-speak.
  • Dressage outside the arena.
  • Ground poles for the rest of us.
  • Jumping and cross-country tips.
  • Solving problems, wherever you ride.
  • Competition psychology.
  • Being coached and being a coach.

'This book is aimed at riders, coaches, and anyone interested in learning more about how humans and horses interact. I have tried to harness my own experiences when I cover the three main disciplines--dressage, show jumping, and eventing--and how they relate to one another. I look at how those in a coaching position can guide riders to perform better by making their lives less complicated and more fulfilling, and I examine how riders can apply the same principles to training their horses and become self-sufficient.' --Eric Smiley