Becoming an Effective Rider: Developing Your Mind and Body for Balance and Unity

Hill, Cherry, and Art, Pam (Editor), and Burns, Deborah (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0882666886 / ISBN 13: 9780882666884

Published by Storey Publishing, 1991

About this Item

In Very Good+ condition. Like all other athletes horseback riders benefit from both mental and physical training. Here Cherry Hill offers a range of techniques to help you reach your full potential as a rider, whether your interest is in recreational riding or formal dressage.In Becoming an Effective Rider you will learn:-- How to evaluate your own skills-- How to plan a worksession-- How visualization can improve performance-- How to make maximum use of lesson time-- How to set goals and achieve them-- How to protect yourself from injuryYou will also find a thorough discussion of the aids including numerous ways to improve communication with your horse. In addition, a full battery of exercises specifically designed for riders, is illustrated and explained.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Becoming an Effective Rider: Developing Your Mind and Body for Balance and Unity
• Publisher: Storey Publishing
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0882666886
• ISBN 13: 9780882666884
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 19 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Horses

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Synopsis

Like all other athletes, horseback riders benefit from both mental and physical training.  Here Cherry Hill offers a range of techniques to help you reach your full potential as a rider, whether your interest is in recreational riding or formal dressage.  Here is the essential mental aspect of riding that is missing in so many how-to books on riding.

 

About the Author

Cherry Hill is an internationally known instructor and horse trainer and has written numerous books, including 101 Arena Exercises for Horse & Rider, Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage, How to Think Like a Horse, What Every Horse Should Know, and Horse Care for Kids. Visit her at www.horsekeeping.com, where you can find information on her books, DVDs, and horsekeeping knowledge.