Dust jacket complete, unclipped in a clear protective sleeve. Red cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. 200 pages clean and tight. The sport of horse trials is probably the most exciting and demanding of all equestrian sports. The author says in her introduction `Eventing is certainly not designed for the faint hearted'. and anyone who has seen the huge obstacles on the Badminton cross-country course would have to agree! No other discipline demands such a range of qualities from both horse and rider, from the elegance and control required in the dressage ring to the sheer guts and determination essential on the cross-country course. Jane HoldernessRoddam, twice Badminton champion and a well-known author, has put together an excellent book for the aspiring horse trials rider. She covers every aspect of this exciting sport, from what is involved in the various levels of competition, the fitness and feeding of the event horse, to the various training programmes required for each phase of the competition. There is valuable advice on what to do at both one and three day events, and on how to assess the fences and the course - and on how to learn from your mistakes! An invaluable hints and tips chapter gives answers to all sorts of problems faced by any event rider, from flatwork to travelling. from tackling tricky fences to veterinary care. Bob Langrish's superb photographs serve to clarify points of training that are frequently misunderstood. The author's method of keeping to well proven principles. backed by her enormous experience. combine here to produce a really first class handbook for all potential horse trials riders. Jacket photographs: (front) Bruce Davidson of the USA on Mystic High at Chatsworth Horse Trials; (back) Early training over log piles (Bob Langrish) Size: 8vo.

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Title: Practical Eventing
Publisher: Daivid and Charles, Newton Abbot, Devon
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0715393286
ISBN 13: 9780715393284
Binding: Hard Cover
Illustrator: Colour & b/w Photographs
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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