Teaching Jumping / Edition 1

by Jane Houghton Brown, Jane H. Brown

Overview

Jane Houghton Brown shows how to teach both horse and rider to successfully clear show jumps and cross-county fences with confidence—at all stages of horse and rider development from novice rider to advanced-level competitor. The book will serve as a specific reference for the career instructor following the British Horse Society examination system. For the rider, the book will also be a manual for the training of young horses or the retraining of older horses. This book shows how successful techniques can be taught effectively at all levels of competence, setting out key points, objectives and solutions to problems at all stages, including how to tackle fear and build confidence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780632041275
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	06/12/1997
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.68(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. The evolution of modern jumping; 3. The biomechanics of jum ping; 4. Psychology of horse and rider; 5. Teaching the novice rider; 6. Developing the rider; 7. Cross-country training; 8. Riding a course - introducing the rider to XC; 9. Cross-country jumps; 10. Advanced development of the rider; 11. The novice horse: development on the flat; 12. The novice horse: loose jumping and lungeing; 13. Developing athletic jumping; 14. Going to a show; 15. Equipment; 16. Competition riding; 17. Teaching for examinations.