Advanced English Riding. Sharon Biggs

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      Cover photo: © Moira C. Harris

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      The horses in this book are referred to as she and he in alternating chapters unless their sexes are apparent from the activity discussed.

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Biggs, Sharon, 1966–

      The horse illustrated guide to advanced English riding / by Sharon Biggs.

      p. cm.

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-1-931993-88-3

      eISBN 978-1-937049-43-0

      1. Horsemanship. I. Title.

      SF309.B54 2007

      798.2’3—dc22

      2007000320

      I-5 Press™

      A Division of I-5 Publishing, LLC™

      3 Burroughs

      Irvine, California 92618

      Printed and bound in Singapore

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      Dedication

      For my parents, who encouraged me to become a rider and a writer; and for Mark, my lifelong riding partner.

      Contents

       Acknowledgments

       Introduction

       Chapter 1: Honing the Seat and Position

       Checking Your Seat

       Good Hands

       Riding the Gaits

       Chapter 2: The Half Halt

       The Anatomy of the Half Halt

       The Wrong Ways to Half Halt

       Chapter 3: Riding Within the Gaits

       Transitions

       The Training Pyramid, or Scale

       Collection

       Extensions

       Adjusting the Stride

       Flying Changes

       Chapter 4: Putting Your Horse on the Bit

       On the Bit

       How to Put a Horse on the Bit

       Test: Is Your Horse on the Bit?

       Troubleshooting

       Chapter 5: Riding Figures

       The Mechanics of Turning

       Diagonal Aids

       School Figure Tips

       Chapter 6: Lateral Work

       Suppling Exercises

       Two-Track Movements

       Chapter 7: Cavalletti and Ground Poles

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