Mental Equitation: A Guide to Interedisciplinary Horsemanship

by James R. Arrigon

Learn the fundamental language of horsemanship and how to find your own creative solutions to your riding problems. This book offers a proven, systematic program based on the theories of classical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577790103
• ISBN13: 9781577790105
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Alpine Publications
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.

Customer Reviews

How to Communicate.

I really like how James emphasizes that both rider and horse must work as one to accomplish whatever style of riding that they are training to compete. In chapter 6 Arrigon states "Mental equitation provides a clear understanding of what each building block means to the training of horse and rider"; this is really a great way to describe what he is trying to get across. A rider needs to communicate with the horse using their body and other natural aids to accomplish whatever event or training that is being done at the moment. The drawings and pictures demonstrated quite clearly what the reader should get out of the different methods of training. The uses of natural aids are strongly pointed out that they are the best way to go in training. This book has challenged my ways of thinking how I can speak to my horse and how I can read my horse's clues.

Really helped me!

I liked this book a lot. It helped me to understand how to use the aids and how to communicate better with my horse.