The Rider's Problem Solver Your Questions Answered: How to Improve Your Skills, Overcome Your Fears, and Understand Your Horse

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Pub. Date: 2006-04-01
Publisher(s): Storey Publishing, LLC
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Summary

The Average Rider doesn't have Olympic aspirations and a $10,000 horse. Most riders just want to learn as much as they can about horses, to ride as well as possible, and to enjoy the companionship of their equine partners. Many riders, however, feel frustrated with their lack of progress, struggle with uncomfortable tak or painful joints, or find themselves losing confidence after a frightening experience. In her informal yet informative style, clinician and equine behaviour expert Jessica Jahiel addresses numberous rider concerns, from head (properly fitting a helmet) to toe (breaking in a pair of stiff new boots) and everything in between (those aching knees). Following the successful question-and-answer format of The Horse Behaviour Problem Solver, she presents real-life situations and addresses them in comprehensive detail, offering proven solutions to common problems.

Author Biography

Jessica Jahiel is an internationally renowned lecturer, clinician, and award-winning author who answers equine-related questions in her online newsletter, Horse-Sense. She also responds to questions about horse behavior, riding matters, and anything else readers want to discuss in Horse & Rider, Equus, and Dressage Today, as well as in her best-selling books The Horse Behavior Problem Solver and The Rider's Problem Solver. Jahiel lives in Illinois.

Table of Contents

Dedication vi
Acknowledgments vii
Foreword viii
Sally Swift
Preface ix
Part I: Mount Up and Ride
1(100)
Getting On and Off
2(15)
I'm Uncomfortable Mounting from the Ground
My Horse Won't Stand Still for Mounting
Holding the Reins and Saddle While Mounting
Dismounting: Should I Jump Off or Slide Off?
Emergency Dismounts
Staying On: What's Your Position?
17(12)
Rider Leg Position
What Is Correct Knee Position?
Rider's Tight Upper Body
I Lean Sideways, and My Horse Does Too
At the Walk
29(12)
How Should I Move My Arms at the Walk?
Soft Hands at the Walk
Young Horse Won't Walk, He Jogs
Lengthening a Short Walk Stride
My Horse Anticipates Walk-Trot Transitions
At the Trot
41(18)
Help! Can't Master Posting Trot!
How Do I Learn Diagonals?
I Can't Sit the Trot
Please Provide Sitting Trot Image
First Lengthenings at Trot and Canter
What Is Correct Trot Lengthening?
Trot Lengthening or Medium Trot?
At the Canter
59(17)
Canter Phobia
My Horse Won't Canter
Problems with Right Lead
Smooth Canter Depart
Rider's Leg Swinging at Canter
Better Canter for Rider and Horse
About Jumping
76(13)
Explain Crest Releases, Please
I Can't ``See My Distance''
Losing Stirrups over Jumps
Learning to ``Fold'' over Jumps
Hunt Seat Compared to Cross-Country Position
Strong Legs for Cross-Country Jumping?
On the Trail
89(12)
Trail Riding in Balance
Galloping on Trail Ride
Riding Down Hills
Essential Equine Trail Skills
Part II: Physical and Emotional Issues
101(116)
Figuring Out Horse and Rider Size
102(15)
Is This Horse Too Small for Me?
``Outgrowing'' a Horse
Finding the Right Size Horse
Horse-to-Rider Size
Can My Horse Carry My Weight?
How Heavy Is Too Heavy to Ride?
When Your Body Doesn't Cooperate
117(23)
Painful Ankles
Sore Knees
Collapsing Chest
Swinging Legs and Stirrups
Strengthening Rider's Legs
Why Don't My Toes Point Forward?
Bracing in the Saddle
Too Much Ballet Turnout on Horseback
Rider with Painful Stitch
Riding with a Bad Back
Facing Fear
140(21)
Afraid to Ride
Afraid of Horses
Help, I Am a ``Fraidy Cat''!
Rider Confidence Loss --- Whose Fault?
Dealing with Loss of Confidence
Restoring Rider Confidence
Helping Your Horse with His Problems
161(13)
Horse Too Sensitive to the Leg
Retraining an Ex-Racehorse
Nervous Horse or Brat?
My Horses' Mouths Can't Tolerate Bits
My Horse Can't Do What I Want to Do
Thinking Right about Horses
174(20)
Horse Is Always Testing the Bit
Talking to My Horse
Confused about Seesawing the Bit
Is Seesawing the Bit Always Wrong?
Letting Others Ride My Horse
Do Horses Enjoy Being Ridden?
Horse ``Feeling His Oats''
Is It Always the Rider?
Thinking Right about Your Riding
194(23)
Rider Strength
Finding the Right Horse
Inconsistent, Sad Rider
Dressage Rider's Potential
Moving Up a Level in Eventing
``Just'' a Pleasure Rider
Horse Too Fit for Wimpy Me
Part III: Tack and Clothing
217(66)
Bits, Reins, and Contact
218(15)
Correct Way to Hold Reins
Acceptance of Contact
Change Bit for More Control?
Bit Pressure and Western Bits
Asking My Horse to Stretch Forward and Down
Whips and Spurs and How to Use Them
233(12)
How to Use a Whip
When Can I Start Wearing Spurs?
Does a Whip Equal Abuse?
Spurs, Western Riding, and Hollywood
When Your Tack Gets in the Way
245(17)
Finding a Saddle That Fits
Stirrup Length for Dressage: I'm Confused
Safety Stirrups for Adults
Special Stirrups for Painful Knees and Ankles
Reins for Hands That Won't Close
Longer Reins for a Long-Necked Horse
When Your Clothes Get in the Way
262(21)
Pain from New Boots
Putting Folds into Tall Boots
Riding Jeans
Still Bouncing with Two Sports Bras
Comfort for Male Riders
Saddle Sores
Seat Bone Pain When Riding
Helmet Fitting
Wearing a Hat under a Helmet
Part IV: Getting Better All the Time
283(78)
Instructors and Lessons
284(29)
Adult Beginner Lessons
Questions to Ask Prospective Instructor
My Instructor Hates My Horse
Same Lesson Over and Over
``Jerk and Shout'' Instructor
New Instructor, New Ways
Riding Lesson Etiquette?
Should Beginners Ride Many Different Horses?
Weekly, Biweekly, or Monthly Lessons?
More Lessons = More Confusion
Old, Scared Lady Wants to Ride
Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced?
Going to Clinics
313(15)
``Not Good Enough'' for a Clinic?
Clinic Costs
Clinics for ``the Rest of Us''
Clinician's Comment on Riding Corners
Should the Clinician Ride Your Horse?
Learning from Watching
Going to Competitions
328(14)
I Want to Show but I'm Terrified
Getting Help at Shows
I'm Never in the Ribbons --- Why?
Interpreting Dressage Scores
Organizing a Horse Show
You Are Not Alone
342(19)
Can't Let My Friends See Me Ride
Dressage for Occasional Rider
Frustrated Adult Beginner
Riding Clubs
Limited Riding Time during the Winter
``My Way is the Only Way''
Ground Work and Riding --- You Need Both
Am I Letting My Horse Down?
Appendix: How to Build a Mounting Block 361(3)
Index 364

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