Riding Out: Strategies for Training Outside the Arena to Improve Horse Health and Performance

Author  Ingrid Klimke

Gold medalist Ingrid Klimke has long encouraged competitive equestrians to spend time riding outside the arena or typical fenced or covered training area. Klimke learned to love trail riding and working outside the ring from her father, the admired dressage master Reiner Klimke, who insisted it be a regular part of their weekly schedule.

In these pages, Klimke provides top-level guidance to making riding outside a regular and rewarding experience for you and your horse. She discusses:

Equipment considerations when moving from arena to trail.
Riding with others and best group formations.
How to stay safe on the trail and in open spaces.
Riding through water.
Jumping small obstacles.
Making specific improvements in a horse’s fitness, stamina, and strength.

Chock full of gorgeous photographs of Klimke’s world-class horses demonstrating their own love for being ridden outside the arena, Riding Out is for every horse person in search of ways to increase their connection with their athletic partner while improving the ridden horse’s general welfare. This is professional guidance in a fundamental way to make training more enjoyable and more well-rounded.

Paperback 128 pages
Size 7.25 x 9.75 inches