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Helping riders develop a deeper understanding of their animals, this newly revised guide reveals how horses' physical traits—from the muzzle, mouth, lips, and nostrils to the eyes, ears, chin, and facial swirls—can influence their behavior and personalities. Offering new profiles, personality evaluations, and helpful photographs to aid the process, the first of three sections teaches owners how to evaluate their horse's character and equine personality based on more than a dozen physical tra...

Data di rilascio : 2012-04-01 19,99 €

Centered Riding is not a style of riding as are dressage, hunter seat, or Western. Rather, it is a way of reeducating a rider’s mind and body to achieve greater balance in order to better communicate with the horse. Founder Sally Swift revolutionized riding by showing that good use of the human body makes a world of difference on horseback. Early in her work, she established what she calls the “Four Basics” — centering, breathing, soft eyes, and building blocks—which, together with gro...

Data di rilascio : 2014-04-21 23,99 €

Every year, some 10,000 people attend Lyons's  clinics to learn the secrets contained in this  complete training program for horses and trainers of all  skill levels, by one of America's most popular and  trusted trainer-instructors.

Data di rilascio : 1991-09-01 6,99 €

The Definitive Guide to Betting on the All-Weather is a brand-new edition and the ultimate fans’ guide. Written by David Bellingham, an expert Racing Post journalist with over 25 years’ experience covering the all-weather, it includes a wealth of his uniquely accumulated data and statistics to help find winners on these surfaces. It covers in detail the seven all-weather tracks in Britain and Ireland, with a chapter dedicated to each, a description of each track, together with statistics cov...

Data di rilascio : 2022-11-27 9,99 €

"Feldenkrais for Riders is a comprehensive guide to improving your riding far beyond what you could possibly imagine. The movement lessons in this book are based on the Feldenkrais Method of movement education. They will not only radically improve how you move, your posture and your self awareness in the saddle, but Charlotte´s light and personal approach ensures that the learning experience is a delight from start to finish. This book is a must for anyone who is serious about being the bes...

Data di rilascio : 2020-11-26 Genere:Sport e vita all'aperto 5,49 €

An incredible illustrated reference to help keep the horse sound in body and mind and at the top of his game. In this highly illustrated book, equine physical therapy expert Helle Katrine Kleven begins with a comprehensible introduction to the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, as well as an instructive conversation covering biomechanics basics, then explores the major areas of physical therapy in detail. Readers will find practical how-to guidance in the most popular therapeutic modalities, a...

Data di rilascio : 2020-05-15 27,99 €

A revised edition of the inspiring bestseller, now in paperback with new good rider profiles! This book is exactly what you need to become a better rider. It's a smart, honest, on-target kick-in-the-pants, guaranteed to rev your engines as you see how a few changes in your life, a few smart choices and strategic moves, can transform you from a run-of-the-mill rider into a good one. How does Denny Emerson know what makes a good rider? For one thing, he is one—he is the only rider in the world t...

Data di rilascio : 2019-11-28 23,99 €

"I've started horses since I was 12 years old and have been bit, kicked, bucked off and run over. I've tried every physical means to contain my horse in an effort to keep from getting myself killed. I started to realize that things would come much easier for me once I learned why a horse does what he does. This method works well for me because of the kinship that develops between horse and rider. " --Buck Brannaman In THE FARAWAY HORSES, Brannaman shares his methods for training and provides a b...

Data di rilascio : 2019-08-09 18,99 €

Si observamos a los caballos mientras juegan en el cercado o en el prado, podremos reconocer en sus movimientos muchos de los llamados números circenses, aunque, desgraciadamente, la palabra circo se asocia a menudo con movimientos poco naturales y forzados.; En realidad, los caballos llevan estos movimientos en la sangre y tan sólo es cuestión de sacarlos a la luz.; En ese sentido, la doma libre nos permitirá mejorar el comportamiento natural del animal, así como su confianza y obediencia,...

Data di rilascio : 2017-11-17 9,99 €

This great book is the next in Xenophon Press’ series by the students of Master Nuno Oliveira. Eleanor Russell studied with Oliveira for over ten years. For an entire year, she studied horsemanship with her stallion, Victorieux in Avessada, Portugal. During this time, she took dutiful notes of her master’s teachings and faithfully recorded quotations of his lessons and discussions. Ms. Russell was permitted to photograph him in his daily work on average horses. This book is filled with candi...

Data di rilascio : 2015-09-12 29,99 €

If you have seen his weekly television program, Downunder Horsemanship, then you know that Clinton Anderson's training techniques can achieve amazing results with almost any horse. Now his methods are available for the first time in a reader-friendly, highly illustrated book, and you, too, can learn the program that teaches "everyday people"—regardless of riding style, age, or ability—how to better communicate with their mounts.

Data di rilascio : 2004-10-01 24,99 €

Generations of racing fans learned to handicap horse races with one goal in mind: consistently picking winners. Because of their conditioning most people who bet on horse races use the same past performance records as everyone else. Is it any wonder then that most people have zeroed-in on the same three low-priced horses when post time rolls around. Unfortunately, you cannot make long-term profits betting on such horses. You need to find those horses that pay you $14.60, $27.40, $16.80, etc. –...

Data di rilascio : 2013-05-30 8,99 €

"This book is a welcome addition to the literature in the field of horse training and should be in the library of any serious, caring horseperson." --Gincy Self Bucklin Author of What Your Horse Wants You to Know and How Your Horse Wants You to Ride: Starting Out, Starting Over With unique insight based on years of experience, author Sarah Blanchard describes horse training based on positive motivation and cooperation instead of subservience and domination. The Power of Positive Horse Training: ...

Data di rilascio : 2007-08-20 20,99 €

Dorothy Ours's Man o' War: A Legend Like Lightning tells the fascinating true story of one of the greatest racehorses who ever lived. His trainer said that managing him was like holding a tiger by the tail. His owner compared him to "chain lightning." His jockeys found their lives transformed by him, in triumphant and distressing ways. All of them became caught in a battle for honesty. Born in 1917, Man o' War grew from a rebellious youngster into perhaps the greatest racehorse of all time. He s...

Data di rilascio : 2007-04-01 10,99 €

The Horse God Built tells the amazing and heartwarming story of a Secretariat and the man who knew him best. Most of us know the legend of Secretariat, the tall, handsome chestnut racehorse whose string of honors runs long and rich: the only two-year-old ever to win Horse of the Year, in 1972; winner in 1973 of the Triple Crown, his times in all three races still unsurpassed; featured on the cover of Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated; the only horse listed on ESPN's top fifty athletes of th...

Data di rilascio : 2010-04-01 10,99 €

Jeremy Paxman has created the perfect literary catch for fellow angling enthusiasts in this rich and varied anthology. Ten thoroughly entertaining themed chapters include 'Ones That Got Away', 'Ones That Didn’t Get Away' and 'Fish That Bit Back'. Each is introduced by Paxman’s own sharp, humorous observations and features both contemporary and historical writing about fishing in prose and verse, covering everything from tench tickling to piranha attacks. Some pieces are well known favourites...

Data di rilascio : 1995-11-02 Genere:Sport e vita all'aperto 11,99 €