MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2004557573
003 DLC
005 20060722211813.0
008 041020s2004 njua 001 0 eng
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020 $a0764570994 (alk. paper)
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050 00 $aSF309$b.B884 2004
082 00 $a798.2$222
100 1 $aBucklin, Gincy Self.
245 10 $aHow your horse wants you to ride :$bstarting out, starting over /$cGincy Self Bucklin.
260 $aHoboken, NJ :$bHowell Book House,$cc2004.
300 $axviii, 414 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Acknowledgments xi -- Introduction xiii -- How It All Began -- 30 Years of Revelations -- PART I 1 -- Getting Started or Starting Over -- Success Is Easier Than You Think -- 1 3 -- Looking into Your Future -- A Confident Rider on a Confident Horse -- 2 17 -- Building the Foundation -- The Seven Steps, Part One -- 3 29 -- Meeting and Greeting -- Good First Impressions Create a Positive Relationship -- 4 47 -- Grooming, Tack, and Tacking -- Talking to Your Horse in Different Ways -- 5 79 -- Leading -- Be in Charge without Being Controlling -- 6 95 -- Mounting and Dismounting -- Riding Confidence Starts Here -- PART II -- Riding without Fear -- Bareback or without Stirrups -- 7 -- Sitting on the Horse -- The Seven Steps, Part Two -- 8 -- Communicating Considerately -- The Stick, the Seat the Center, the Weight, and the Eyes -- 9 -- Free at Last! -- Riding without Reins, Sitting the Trot without Stirrups -- 10 -- Handling the Reins -- Goofproof Your Moves -- PART III -- Riding without Fear -- Back in the Saddle and Using the Stirrups -- 11 -- Settling into the Saddle -- Adjust to the Difference -- 12 -- Solving the Stirrup Problem -- The Seven Seats, Part One: Full Seat -- 13 -- Solving the Balance Problem -- The Seven Seats, Part Two: Half Seat -- 14 -- Posting the Trot -- Perfection Is Perfectly Possible -- 15 -- Cantering Basics -- Just in Case -- PART IV 295 -- Helping Your Horse Do What You Want -- The Leg and Rein Aids -- 16 297 -- Using Your Legs -- No Strength Required! -- 17 305 -- Understanding the Rein Connection -- Use Your Hands Effectively -- 18 327 -- Overcoming Rein Resistance -- Simple Hand and Rein Effects That Work -- 19 353 -- Putting the Aids to Work -- Go, Turn, Stop, and Back -- Conclusion 379 -- Build Self-Confidence in Yourself and Your Horse -- Be the Perfect Student -- APPENDICES -- Appendix A 383 -- Making and Fitting a Neck Strap -- Appendix B 387 -- Plateaus -- Charting Your Progress -- Appendix C 391 -- The Flowchart -- Where Can You Go from Here? -- Appendix D 395 -- Resources -- Index 399 <BR><BR>Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Horsemanship.
650 0 $aHorsemanship.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy053/2004557573.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0621/2004557573-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0621/2004557573-d.html