5 stars (Easy Read) - This was very easy to read and extremely informative book. Couldn't put it down until I finished it. 5 stars (John Lyons IS the best horse in the paddock!) - As a professional horse trainer who lives her craft, I give John Lyons a TON of credit for making me the horsewoman I am today. John is known as America's Most Trusted Horseman and I'll take it a step further and call him the guy who writes THE how-to books on training. John's not a bells and whistles kind of guy, just one heck of a great trainer. If you purchase only one book on horse training, I suggest this reasonably priced book that beautiflly illustrates how John builds a foundation of trust and respect. If you are able to apply the basic principles illustrated, you will be able to improve any horse, regardless of age or experience - and I mean that for both you and your horse. The book features 20 progressive ground-work lessons to develop your horse into a reliable, accepting partner. I Give It 4 Hooves Up! 4 stars (Good Book) - I have this book and have used some of the things in it. It's not really what I need for my horse. She's two, really hyper, green and distracted. The instruction in the book is great. I just needed more of a detailed...do this, this might happen, fix it like this...book. I'm new at this. She's the first horse I've tried to train. I've been around horses for most of my life but training is alot different I'm learning. I have a new baby horse on the way though and I know this will be an invaluable resource for training her(or him). Along with Dr. Miller's Imprint Training. I would recommend this book. But I have really found alot of help in Clinton Anderson's new book. With all these books combined my horse and I are doing good and I know we'll both learn alot. It's a good book and valuable addition to anyone's library. ... Primedia Equine Network :: Training :: Pets :: Human-animal communication :: Horses - Riding :: Horses - General :: Horses :: Animals & Pets :: Trafalgar Square :: Primedia Equine Network :: Jenn :: John Lyons- Bringing Up Baby- 20 Progressive Ground-Work Lessons to Develop Your Young Horse into a
2 stars (In an enlightened age, Cherry is still old school) - Cherry Hill has come up with some neat little exercise books to offer you training ideas. But she has some outdated ideas on horse training. Compare the advice you get in her book "The Formative Years" with some of the more enlightened trainers published in the last 20 years. 5 stars (A valuable addition to your equestrian library.) - The number of excellent reviews for this book reflect the application to riders of all levels and disciplines. The most valuable aspect of this book is that it encourages the rider to formulate a plan for their schooling sessions and make a conscious decision not to do the same thing day in day out - something we are all guilty of on occasion. Make your schooling sessions more fun for you and your horse with this informative guide. 5 stars (good for both disciplines) - We love this book! Cherry Hill is such a good author, she explains things in such a way that they are understandable and useful, not just a concept that you might not be able to use. This book will give you and your horse a chance to practice different exercises and break out of the old walk-trot-canter-one-way-around the ring rut. I think this has helped myself and our two horses greatly in our training process. ... Storey Publishing- LLC :: Study and teaching :: Pets :: Horses - Showing&Training :: Horses - Riding :: Horsemanship :: General :: Equestrian Sports :: Animals & Pets :: Cherry Hill :: :: 101 Arena Exercises - A Ringside Guide for Horse - Rider
5 stars (If Horse Back Riding is your thing...) - then, this is the game for you. You can ride in all different locations around the world - which is fun. For example, in Holland you go past windmills, and in Switzerland you ride past mountain top huts. Since the controls are uncomplicated, you can enjoy the game right away. In order to win races, you need to be strategic with the horse you choose for the track and conditions. Also, my daughter and I race against each other, which is why I have to practice. I am having fun with this and I am the grown up in the family! Even better, she's only 8 and she's doing just fine with it. She's even better at it than me! ... Viva Media- LLC :: riding :: academy :: jump :: ride :: viva :: media :: llc :: home :: education :: kids :: parenting :: ridingacademy-jump-ride 01 october :: 200 :: Riding Academy- Jump - Ride
Riding Clock shows riding(scrolling) clock instead of standard Windows Taskbar clock on your computer. It can show day, year, month, hour, minute, second, has high customizable format, so you can show date & time as you want, and insert any text(your message, your slogan) in clock display. You can change text color, background color, font of the text, direction of scrolling (left or right).... AnibiSoft Inc :: riding :: clock :: anibisoft :: inc :: utilities :: desktop :: ridingclock 1 2 :: Riding Clock
5 stars (Centered riding is a classic) - This book is quite old, but it's teachings are solid. I'm very clutsy and have trouble walking a straight line. I'm also an older rider with previous injuries that get in my way. I'm just learning to ride and the descriptive images are fantastic and really get the point across. This book has helped me understand what my trainer is talking about and how I make the horse move. Subtle cues to make the horse do what I want without force, just finesse. This book is really for the beginner to intermediate rider. An advanced rider should already have figured this out. 5 stars (Great book!) - I highly reccomend this book to anyone who rides, no matter how experienced or inexperienced, or disciplines you WILL learn something from it and improve your riding. I have been riding for 10 years and I started reading it and by chapter 3 I had already learned alot and had improved some of my riding, yes some of it is real beginner-like but it can still help the advanced riders. It has improved my riding big time. But do get this book, be aware that it is NOT a "how to ride" kind of book. 5 stars (Centered Riding Brings a New Level to Riding) - My instructor recommended this book a few years ago and it has changed the way I ride and how I look at riding. I come from a hunter/jumper background but I think the ideas could apply to all types of riding. The hot horses go softer with these techniques and the quiet horses become more responsive. This book helps bring the rider's mind into the sport through exercises and diagrams that show new perspectives. Her second book is also excellent. This is one of my favorite books on riding, especially since I also practice yoga and martial arts. ... St Martin-s Press :: Sports & Recreation & Equestrian :: Sports & Recreation :: Sports :: Horses - Riding :: Horsemanship :: Horseback riding :: Equestrian Sports :: Equestrian :: :: Centered Riding (A Trafalgar Square Farm Book)
5 stars (101 Jumping Exercises for Horse & Rider ) - I bought the book originally to add some variety to my training sessions and to obtain ideas on different exercises. Now both my trainer and I do not jump without the book close by. The different grid exercises have added so much to our workouts! Not only has it helped our horses become more confident it has helped our equitation tremendously. I would highly recommend this book for both beginers and the more experienced rider! 5 stars (Perfect book for the hunter/jumper) - I have a fairly green horse, and this book is an amazing help to getting her back and over fences. You can spend more time riding now, instead of having to always think up your own exercises. This book is well worth the money and I would invest in it in a heartbeat if I didn't already own it. 5 stars (Excellent - another must have.) - I haven't even finished reading this book yet, but I just have to say how fabulous it is. I have just started my youngster over fences and have found this guide invaluable already, with 25 exercises involving just ground poles, it is already well used. The exercises build up in difficulty so you are always making progress and at the same time having fun and educational schooling sessions with your horse. I think there is something for everyone, beginner to advanced. As a budget conscious rider training predominantly on my own, I have found these types of guides priceless (see my other reviews) and they have really helped me to formulate a schooling plan each week and our progress has been very rewarding. I noticed that other riders at the barn were using the poles I left out in the arena and so I started posting the excercises on the bulleting board each week - inspiring everyone and creating great feedback and support. I know this is a book I will get a lot of use out of! ... Storey Publishing- LLC :: Pets & Horses & Riding :: Training :: Show jumping :: Pets :: Jumping (Horsemanship) :: Horses - Showing&Training :: Horses - Riding :: Horses :: Horsemanship :: Equest :: 101 Jumping Exercises for Horse - Rider
2 stars (In an enlightened age, Cherry is still old school) - Cherry Hill has come up with some neat little exercise books to offer you training ideas. But she has some outdated ideas on horse training. Compare the advice you get in her book "The Formative Years" with some of the more enlightened trainers published in the last 20 years. 5 stars (A valuable addition to your equestrian library.) - The number of excellent reviews for this book reflect the application to riders of all levels and disciplines. The most valuable aspect of this book is that it encourages the rider to formulate a plan for their schooling sessions and make a conscious decision not to do the same thing day in day out - something we are all guilty of on occasion. Make your schooling sessions more fun for you and your horse with this informative guide. 5 stars (good for both disciplines) - We love this book! Cherry Hill is such a good author, she explains things in such a way that they are understandable and useful, not just a concept that you might not be able to use. This book will give you and your horse a chance to practice different exercises and break out of the old walk-trot-canter-one-way-around the ring rut. I think this has helped myself and our two horses greatly in our training process. ... Storey Publishing- LLC :: Study and teaching :: Pets :: Horses - Showing&Training :: Horses - Riding :: Horsemanship :: General :: Equestrian Sports :: Animals & Pets :: Cherry Hill :: :: 101 Arena Exercises - A Ringside Guide for Horse -amp- Rider
3 stars (Literary equivalent to the energy bar) - This book is broken down into short chapters which can each be read in about three to five minutes. Like Bicycling magazine itself, it manages to be accurate and somewhat helpful, albeit completely insubstantial. I found that reading this book inspired me to ride, which is always a good thing. The subject of road cycling, however, is treated in such a superficial and scattershot manner that the book will probably be of little long term benefit. Like a cliff bar, it's sugary, fast acting, short term fuel for the road. 3 stars (A good book for the the strait racing bike. ) - This book was written primarily for the strait road/race bicycle, (the one with the curved handlebars). If this is your bike I recommend it, even more so if you intend to race. However, except for a brief topic of converting a mountain bike for the road, there is no mention of hybrids in the book. Maybe the book was made before they were available, hence the info on converting a mountain bike for the road. If you have a road bike with upright handlebars, (hybrid, comfort, touring), you won't find any mention of your bike in the book. And the pictures and info in the chapter on bicycle parts is all geared toward the road/racing bike. However the book is still worthwhile reading, particularly the chapters on safety, and road skills, dealing with exhaustion, heat, and cold among other helpful topics. I wouldn't recommend it for the advanced cyclist, or those that don't have a dedicated road/race bike, as a first book. But there is still some good stuff here. The black and white drawings of streetwise safety ideas I found particularly helpful. fiannor 1 stars (rather embarrassing...) - I guess for $11-12 you can take your chances with the book, but I don't believe you will learn much from it unless you are absolutely new to bicycling. But even then do not expect too much. As another reviewer said, many suggestions are rather simp... Rodale Books :: bicycles :: Sports & Recreation & Cycling :: Training :: Sports & Recreation :: Sports :: Cycling - General :: Bicycle racing :: Ben Hewitt :: :: Bicycling Magazine-s Complete Book of Road Cycling Skills - Your Guide to Riding Faster- Stronger- L
5 stars (This is a Book for everyone....Teaching by Asking !!!) - "You can`t make a horse do anything... but you can teach by asking and listening to horse response!!. This book will be an important management tool for future succes with your horse and what is best for the horses is, in the long run, best for you, to. Respect, Trust, and Dominance!!!. No podras hacer que tu caballo haga de todo... ????Pero vas a poder ense?#arle preguntando y escuchando las respuestas del caballo!!. Este libro va a ser una importante herramienta para el exito futuro con tu caballo, y aquello que es mejor para los caballos, va a ser en el largo recorrido, mejor para ti tambien. ??????Respeto, confianza, y Dominio!!!. 5 stars (Sound advice from one of the best teachers.) - I have known Gincy Bucklin via cyberspace for quite a few years. We were fellow subscribers to the Horseman list until it fell into disuse, and when Gincy started her own list (Riding With Confidence) I subscribed immediately. Gincy is one of the best and most knowledgeable teachers of riding that I know, and she not only has years of experience behind her, but also specializes in helping timid, fearful and/or aging riders who have for some reason lost their confidence. She is uncanny at figuring out physical, mental and emotional problems and resolving rider error and is highly sympathetic to those who are having problems with riding or their horses, so it really came as no surprise that she would write a book to bridge the gap between horse and rider. This teacher turned writer has greater works yet to come, and this book is the first of such. It is in encyclopedic form, and easy to read and comprehend. Bravo, Gincy. 5 stars (You will like this one. . .) - All horsehandlers will appreciate the way Gincy has blended tried-and-true oldtime training methods with the best of the new ideas from Swift, Tellington-Jones, Parelli and others to help anyone create a safe, horse-friendly, stress-free stable environment... Howell Book House :: Riding & horsemanship :: Pets & Horses & Riding :: Horses & ponies :: Training :: Sports & Recreation :: Pets :: Life Sciences - Zoology - General :: Human-animal c :: What Your Horse Wants You to Know - What Horses- -Bad- Behavior Means- and How to Correct It
5 stars (Horsemanship's finest) - Clinton Anderson is one of the finest, most interesting trainers of horses and people that I have encountered. He is clear, concise and very funny. 5 stars (An easy-to-follow manual for horse training) - This is a great book that helps horse lovers deal with difficult horses. By going through a series of lessons with both an English and western rider, the reader understands the process via several points of view. Each horse and rider in the book has its own unique problems, and Anderson deals with each problem clearly and methodically. Its filled with colorful photographs and excellent illustrations. 5 stars (If you only buy one book on horse training, this is it) - It provides specific suggestions on how to work with your horse and what results you can expect. It addresses problems and provides detailed solutions in an easy to understand format. Adding the experiences of the two students in the book was a brilliant idea and helps the reader relate to the experiences in the book. Clinton Anderson is noted for his skill at communicating with both horses and people and this book is proof. Fun to read, great pictures, and well written. ... Trafalgar Square Publishing :: Western riding :: Training :: Sports & Recreation :: Sports :: Horses - Riding :: Horses :: Horsemanship :: Equestrian Sports :: Equestrian :: Animals & Pets :: Charles H :: Clinton Anderson-s Downunder Horsemanship- Establishing Respect and Control for English and Western
5 stars (Want bang, not bucks?) - This book is one of the best "buys" I have made in that the information is so minutely expressed in detail and the value page for page is incredible. This is a reference book; not all are, some you read and say "Oh, OK, got that" and put it on the shelf or pass it on..this book you know you will keep to refer back to for that niggling little point about that annoying thing you just can't figure out about the ride/ lesson. Not the best title, though I am a big advocate of riding in harmony ( and I GET that this all leads to that ), it misleads slightly in that what you are really getting is much, much more than just what the horse wants; you are getting almost overload information on yourself (not a one sit read). Just a few dated personal references strewn about, could have more photos, but not a real fault because if you can read ( ! ), and want a lot for the investment, this book is loaded with text and all of it valuable info. I have slightly better, lighter reads,easier to digest, but again, the info is so vast here, details so good, it is just worth every penny if that is really what you want. LOVE that it is hardbound as it WILL be around on my shelf a LONG time. Not the only book you should get, but worth it for sure. 5 stars (Worth it's weight in gold) - Rarely do "how to" books come along that not only tell a person what to do but also why it works to do it that way. How Your Horse Wants You To Ride is one of those rare books. Bucklin not only provides step-by-step methods for developing and enhancing riding and horsemanship skills, but clearly and engagingly explains why those steps work. Her explanations and instructions are easy to read and understand, and photos and illustrations provide detail. All that's needed for success is a willingness to learn. If a rider cares to become more than just a passenger on a horse's back, this is the book to have. With over 400 illustrated pages, small font and pithy writing,... Howell Book House :: Pets & Horses & Riding :: Pets :: Horses - Riding :: Horses - General :: Horsemanship :: Equestrian Sports :: Animals & Pets :: Gincy Self Bucklin :: :: How Your Horse Wants You to Ride- Starting Out- Starting Over
5 stars (Susan Harris- Multitalented Communicator) - There is a saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. Susan Harris is not only a gifted artist ; drawing her explanations of concepts she is relating ; she draws pictures with her words, and for anyone lucky enough to attend one of her clinics , she draws explanations with body language. I am fortunate to have Sue as my friend and mentor for 30+ years & have told her often that "She could read the phone book to you & You'd never lose interest". She is also a gifted horsewoman & teacher. She posseses an ability to locate the crux of a lack of understanding & with empathy for both horse & rider guides them to a solution. If I had to limit my horse library to just a few books, her USPC manuels would be the first chosen. They are a wealth of information on all aspects of horsemanship , for every level of horseman , of any age. Her choice of words combined with her own illustrations gives very clear & interesting information.Sue stresses empathy for your horse & safety issues in every topic -2 basics to have ingrained in anyone who wishes to be around horses. I have recommended these books to all who share the "addiction" to horses with me. 5 stars (very good book to start with) - I advise anyone young who is seriously interested in horses to start with this book. I've been riding all my life and think this is a great book to start with and it is very informative. 5 stars (Very informative) - An excellent book, covers the basics well ... Howell Book House :: Pets & Horses & Riding :: United States Pony Clubs :: Ponies :: Pets :: Horses - Riding :: Horsemanship :: Equestrian Sports :: Equestrian :: Animals & Pets :: Ruth Rin :: The United States Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship - Basics for Beginners-D Level
