The Complete Idiot's Guide to Horseback Riding

by Jessica Jahiel

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028639332
• ISBN13: 9780028639338
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Complete Idiot's Guide to Horseback Riding.

It was written in an easy to understand style. Information was good and easy to put into practice.

To jbsanderson

I read your sentence and it made perfect sense to me. It means that while you are riding in a counterclockwise circle, with the horse's left shouolder on your inside, then your horse should pick up the left lead of the canter, or the inside lead in any case so that it is more comfortable for the horse to go around corners and keep the same steady pace. I haven't read this book, but apparently it is a beginner's book since the lady said now she knows how to sit a canter. Wow. Well, I've been trained hunter (English riding, jumping full courses) for three and a half years so maybe I won't read it. But for every beginner, my horsey friend said that she has it and that even though she owns a horse herself, she lent it to a newcomer at the barn and everything about her horse skills improved, so beginners buy it and more experienced people...beware.

Simple but effective

I think this book was very helpful. I was new to horseback riding and this gave the basic information I needed to know, plus additional information I'll use in the future. If you are new to riding then I think this book will be beneficial for you, too.

Great Book for beginners and Advanced!

This book is definately in my book shelf, because it passed my reveiew of being a very helpful horse book! I think that readers would probably have to know a little bit about horses before reading it though. For instance, if they said to pick up your curry comb, people who knew nothing about horses would be like, huh? So, don't go by the title, "The IDIOT'S guide to horseback riding", because it takes a little more than an Idiot to read it. :)This book contains so much useful information though! After reading Horses for Dummies, I found this book so much better. I don't think I would have been able to ride the canter if it weren't for this book! :) Read it, and you won't regret it! :)

Easy to Follow

I really liked this book. The lessons are easy to read and cover subjects like "Finding a Stable," "Buying a Horse," and "Taking Care of a Horse." This is perfect for a beginning rider as it is very easy to understand and provides valuable insight into the horse world. All of the riding stuff was pretty basic (the first year of instruction), but everything else was fantastic.