Whether you're contemplating riding a horse for the first time or are a practiced equestrian, this expertly organized guide offers comprehensive information and practical advice for all aspects of horse care, showmanship, and leisure riding.
This interactive program is a multi-chapter learning tutorial that will help novices maximize their riding lessons and help all riders feel confident and relaxed by teaching the tools and techniques to train your horse to behave like a world-class champion.
Begin by designing your own horse which will follow you as you progress to each section featuring these key areas:
- Horse Anatomy: observe your horse, learn about distinctive markings and proper grooming and understand formation of bones, muscles, tendons, feet, and legs
- Veterinary Issues: from digestion to breathing to senses to reproduction, you'll learn all about maintaining your horse's well-being and learn about equestrian-related careers
- On Horseback: explore every aspect of leisure riding, sports riding, racing and learn different gaits, simple to complex dressage, stadium and cross-country jumping
- "Going Out and Coming Back": learn the essentials of etiquette and protocols to go to and from the stable like an expert and understand all the equipment you'll use in riding
- Horse's Deep Nature: learn how the horse sees the world and relates to humans
- A Day at the Stables: learn the ropes at a stable and observe a typical day in the care of a horse of your very own
Developed under the expert direction of distinguished British horse expert, Clare Balding, this detailed reference tool has a highly searchable index to help you navigate quickly from tpic to topic.
Features:
- 1000 full color photographs
- 360 illustrations and diagrams
- 200 video clips
- 130 useful anatomy drawings
- print articles for handy access
- fun, interactive quizzes throughout the program test your knowledge!
