Ebook: The BHS Complete Manual of Equitation: TheTraining of Horse and Rider

Cover; Title Page; Table of Contents; Preface; About this Book; Introduction and Historical Review; PART 1 : TRAINING THE RIDER; 1. Getting Started; 2. The Rider's Basic Position on the Flat and Over Fences; 3. Early Lessons; 4. Improving on the Lunge; 5. Cantering, Jumping and Riding Out; 6. The Theory of the Aids; 7. The Use of the Aids; PART 2 : TRAINING THE HORSE; 8. The Gaits; 9. The Initial Training of the Ridden Horse; 10. Lungeing the Horse; 11. The Scales of Training; 12. Training Principles for Ridden Work; 13. Preparatory Training of the Ridden Horse.;The BHS Complete Manual of Equitation is the official handbook for all those learning to ride and/or train horses and also for teachers of riding. It is based on the hugely successful BHS Manual of Equitation which was first published nearly thirty years ago and which was updated and reprinted many times. The Complete Manual retains core material from The Manual and this has been updated and new chapters have been added on The Historical Review, The Scales of Training, The Training of the Dressage Horse, Jump Training and Cross-country Riding. The BHS Complete Manual of Equitation is a complet.