40 Fundamentals of English Riding (Book and Streaming Videos)

Essential Lessons in Riding Right

Author: Hollie H. McNeil

Master the 40 basic elements essential to all riders in the classic disciplines of dressage, jumping, and eventing with this book and 90-minute of video showing action sequences for each fundamental. These fundamentals include correct seat, leg, and hand positions for the rider; the three basic gaits of walk, trot, and canter; how to perform halt and half-halt; how to direct a horse’s movement correctly and energetically; the stages of the training scale (rhythm, looseness, contact, impulsion, straightness, and collection); and how to perform basic schooling figures in the arena, from circles and serpentines to diagonals. Each fundamental is defined and explained in text and photos throughout the book, as well as in the 90-minute Streaming Video , with an emphasis on how to avoid common errors. The Video  won a Telly Award for excellence in video production.

Hardcover with jacket and access to online videos
Pages: 192
Size: 8 1/2 x 10 7/8
Color: Full-color; Photographs and illustrations throughout