Kids Riding with Confidence: Fun Beginner Lessons to Build Trusting, Safe Partnerships with Horses

Confidence-boosting lessons for horse-crazy kids ages 6-10. Beginning with the basics of how horses use body language to communicate, children learn step-by-step how to lead, groom, tack-up and mount a horse. The first rides are designed to develop confidence in young riders and encourage them to become comfortable on horses in order to prepare for a lifetime of enjoyment on horseback.

Andrea and Markus Eschbach are known for their horsemanship clinics all over Europe and specialize in teaching riders, whether beginner or experienced, how to work with horses using minimal aids and equipment. Their focus is natural horsemanship based on mutual trust and respect in order to preserve the well-being of the horse. Both Andrea and Markus have extensive backgrounds working with young riders and with therapeutic riding. They are the authors of Riding Free: Bitless, Bridleless, Bareback. The Eschbachs live and teach riding and horsemanship in Germany.