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Book SynopsisBetter balance in the saddle, improved body control from head to toe, and increased influence with your seat are just a handful of the simple fixes offered in this straightforward training manual for jumping. Most of the suggestions provided require only a few minutes to learn and offer solutions for making jumping more enjoyable for both riders and their horses. By starting and ending each ride with these simple, easy, and effective fixes, equestrians will happily and efficiently replace old habits with new ones and get out of the riding rut we all find ourselves in at some point in our riding career.
Trade Review"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" on "50 5-Minute Fixes to Improve Your Riding" "Many of the exercises can be performed off the horse and require as little as an exercise ball or a chair. ... If you're looking to improve your jumping position this winter, 40 5-Minute Jumping Fixes should give you plenty to practice while you're stuck indoors waiting for spring."--The Chronicle of the Horse "Simple exercises focus on rider position and biomechanics for better jumping. Murdoch offers exercises that can be practiced on the ground (no horse required!) as well as in the saddle."--Horse Illustrated Many of the exercises can be performed off the horse and require as little as an exercise ball or a chair. If you re looking to improve your jumping position this winter, 40 5-Minute Jumping Fixes should give you plenty to practice while you re stuck indoors waiting for spring. The Chronicle of the Horse Simple exercises focus on rider position and biomechanics for better jumping. Murdoch offers exercises that can be practiced on the ground (no horse required!) as well as in the saddle. Horse Illustrated"