A step-by-step guide to improved horsemanship and greater riding pleasure, this book explains the principles of dressage and lists the equipment needed. There is a detailed description of lunging with coverage of developing good performance and preventing bad habits, while working a horse on the lunge line. The basic training of horse and rider is discussed in as close to chronological order as possible. Twelveponies clearly explains training the riding horse from trail work to endurance riding, to reining, jumping and ...
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A step-by-step guide to improved horsemanship and greater riding pleasure, this book explains the principles of dressage and lists the equipment needed. There is a detailed description of lunging with coverage of developing good performance and preventing bad habits, while working a horse on the lunge line. The basic training of horse and rider is discussed in as close to chronological order as possible. Twelveponies clearly explains training the riding horse from trail work to endurance riding, to reining, jumping and competitive dressage.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 4to-over 9.75"-12" tall; Second printing 1986 by Breakthrough Pubs, NY. Originally published 1980 by A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc. Straight and solid hardcover in embossed paper (to look lightly dimpled, like leather), with barely brushed lower tips and spine ends. Tips still sharp. Not exlib, no names, tears or soil inside the 173 pp text. Un-clipped, (and unpriced) white background color photo illustrated dust jacket slightly yellowed at periphery, a smidge of an abrasion at lower fore-edge of frt panel and a short, crescent shaped closed tear at head of rear dj panel. Internally crisp and unmarked. A step-by-step guide to improved horsemanship and greater riding pleasure, with over 100 illustrations. Mary Twelveponies (real name, Mary Cleveland) is well known for her sound advice on training horses and riders, laid out in friendly, everyday language to which any rider can relate. Using both western and english riding styles, Twelveponies explains the principles of dressage, lists the equipment needed, and tells how to select it. Detailed description of longeing, with coverage of how to develop good performance and prevent bad habits while working on the long rope, is followed by the basic training of horse and rider discussed in as close to chronological order as possible. Moving on to various exercises to improve the performance of both horse and rider along with explaining various specialized topics such as trail riding, endurance, games. reined horses for work and show, jumpers, hunters, and combined training and she even shows readers how to interpret and ride a dressage test.
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Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
