50 5-Minute Fixes to Improve Your Riding

by Wendy Murdoch

Overview

5 minutes a day is all the time you need to achieve:Better balance in the saddleImproved body control from head to toeIncreased influence with your seatFlawless leg position and subtle aidingQuieter, softer hands and contact your horse can trustLess physical stiffness, tension, and riding-related painConfidence in your ability to communicate with your horsePlus, in just 5 minutes you can improve a horse that's:Unwilling to go forward or dead to the legHollow-backed, high-headed, or above the bitHeavy on the forehand and unbalancedA chronic puller, leaner, or head-tosserStart or end your riding sessions with Wendy Murdoch's 5-Minute Fixes, and you'll be amazed how quickly you can replace old habits with new ones, get out of your riding rut, and transform what youcan'tdo to what youcando…naturally, capably, comfortably, and consistently alongside a happy riding partner—your horse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570766398
Publisher:	Trafalgar Square
Publication date:	11/15/2012
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	202
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Wendy Murdoch, an internationally recognized equestrian author, instructor and clinician for over 23 years, teaches her students how to do what great riders do naturally. Wendy's desire to understand the function of both horse and human and love of teaching capitalizes on the most current learning theories in order show riders how to exceed their own expectations.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"If you've got five minutes to spare in your day, then Wendy Murdoch can show you 50 ways to fine-tune your riding skills . . . The book scores bonus points for its pleasing layout, full of four-color photos to illustrate each exercise."  —Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar

"There are 50 fixes divided into body areas for quick reference. . . . The fixes begin with balancing your head and become more and more challenging as they continue to the back of the book. Excellent photos leave no doubt as to how to do it. This is really good stuff." —Dressage Today (February 2013)

Editorial Reviews

If you've got five minutes to spare in your day, then Wendy Murdoch can show you 50 ways to fine-tune your riding skills. . . . The book scores bonus points for its pleasing layout, full of four-color photos to illustrate each exercise.

Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar

A handy resource. Surf through it to find a quick fix for a particular issue your having.” —Practical Horseman

“If you’ve got five minutes to spare in your day, then Wendy Murdoch can show you 50 ways to fine-tune your riding skills. Each of the focused exercises are designed to tackle one (or more) problems of the rider.” —The Horsemen’s Yankee Pedlar

“You’ll be amazed at how quickly you can replace old habits with new ones, get out of your ‘riding rut,’ and transform what you can’t do into what you can do…naturally, capably, comfortably, and consistently

in your ability to communicate with your horse.” —Northwest Rider

“This is really good stuff.” —Dressage Today

“After reading this book and doing the exercises that were appropriate for my riding issues, I am definitely a better rider and my horse a happier horse.” —California Riding

From the Publisher