Riding, showjumping and horsemanship Books
Trafalgar Square Horses Came First, Second and Last: My
Book SynopsisWith an astounding eighteen medals in eight international championships and team gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1976 and 1984, Jack Le Goff created the standard by which modern-day equestrian teams are measured. But Le Goff's techniques could be unforgiving — tough, brutal, and abrasive — earning him critics as well as converts. In this, his autobiography, Le Goff tells the whole story, from impoverished beginnings in Morocco, to the tragic death of his father, to his successes as a competitive equestrian. Readers will enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of high-level international equestrian sport, as well as an entire section devoted to Le Goff's much admired and extremely successful training philosophy.Trade ReviewReaders will enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of high-level equestrian sport, as well as an entire section devoted to Le Goff's much-admired and extremely successful training philosophy. Table of ContentsForeword by David O'ConnorPreface Acknowledgements Part 1: The Learning Years 1. Twenty Kilos is All! 2. A Horseman is Born 3. Making the Team! 4. And Off to War I went 5. Women and a Changing Sport Part 2: The Coaching Years 6. The Best Laid Plans 7. Coming to America 8. I Meet the Queen and the US Team Becomes 'A Threat to be Reckoned With' 9. The System 10. 1975 Pan Am Games 11. The Road to Montreal 12. Might Tango 13. Badminton and Burghley and the Olympic Games - Oh My! 14. Luhmuhlen and Los Angeles 15. A new and Different Role Part 3: The FEI Years 16. Judging 17. The FEI Three-Day Eventing Committee Part 4: The Le Goff Philosophy 18. On Dressage 19. On Conditioning the Event Horse 20. On Preparing for Cross-Country 21. On Show Jumping 22. On the Riders 23. On Cross-Country Courses Part 5: The Past and The Future 24. The Crossing of the Desert: The US Three-Day Event Team 1984-1996 25. Where the Sport is Going 26. What it Means to be a Coach, What it Means to be Disciplined Afterword: Retirement, This Time for Good Appendix 1: The Circle of Champions Appendix 2: Lifetime Achievement Record of Jack Le Goff Appendix 3: Development of the Olympic Eventing Format Index
£23.70
Trafalgar Square What Horses Really Want: Unlocking the Secrets to
Book SynopsisRelationships with horses, whether for companionship or competition, are complex and ever-changing. This is one of the reasons why 'horsemanship' can become a lifelong pursuit: There is always a balance to be struck with our equine partners, and it demands continual growth and understanding on our side. In this book, horsewoman Lynn Acton explains that when the focus in the relationship is on what we want from the horse, his compliance becomes the measure of success, and what he thinks and feels is often overlooked. Is he calm, confident, and trusting? Or anxiously wishing he could escape? His behaviour, performance, and reliability — in whatever discipline we prefer or equestrian sport we pursue — depend on the answers to those questions. Horses want security and social bonds. They want leaders they trust to protect them—not only from danger, but from stress. When we provide this security, they accept our rules. This not only puts us in charge, it makes our leadership more effective because we do not force it on them; they seek it. The result is less anxiety, fewer behaviour problems, more efficient learning, and better reliability. Acton refers to this relationship as Protector Leadership because being the 'protector' is the foundation. Building methodology based on time-tested training theories that we are often exposed to in bits and pieces, Acton shows why Protector Leadership works and how to make it work for us, fitting the separate pieces together, and illustrating the connections with practical examples of real horses in everyday life.
£29.44
Trafalgar Square Mustang: From Wild Horse to Riding Horse: One
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£19.94
North Atlantic Books,U.S. Pain-Free Horse Riding: An Illustrated Guide to
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£16.96
Trafalgar Square Essential Horse Speak: Continuing the
Book SynopsisA comprehensive how-to manual for applying Horse Speak principles to common training goals. In 2016 Sharon Wilsie's Horse Speak: The Equine-Human Translation Guide broke new ground for anyone who works with horses, providing a practical system to “listen” and “talk” to horses in their language instead of expecting them to understand ours. Now Wilsie has provided a comprehensive how-to manual for applying Horse Speak® principles to common training goals. Those familiar with Wilsie's work will find novel ideas that have developed since the first book was released, and those new to Horse Speak will be supported with fundamental lessons that will allow them to start having authentic “conversations” with their horses during their very next trip to the barn. With a focus on how horse training methods in general can be improved with certain small changes in movement and mindset, Wilsie has once again created a resource of immense value across the equestrian spectrum. Readers learn: - How to use intensity levels appropriate to a particular lesson. - Why to include enrichment in a training plan. - When to pause, when to allow, and how to adjust expectations. - How to move and breathe like a horse. - The best way to develop a healthy hierarchy with a horse. - How to apply the 15 Buttons of Horse Speak® to help any training situation. - Spiraling in and the optimal ways to move into and out of a horse's space. - Signs of when a horse is saying, “No,” and when he is saying, “Yes.” - How to change patterns of equine behavior in common trouble spots. With illuminating sections on basic handling, groundwork, and ridden work, Wilsie gives readers everything they need to improve the training techniques they already use by enhancing both horse and human understanding of the process and the goals. The result is improved behavior, enhanced performance, and a happier, healthier equine partner in whatever you choose to pursue together.
£28.45
Amicus Ink Horseback Riding
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£7.99
