Overview
Strengthen your Western riding skills with this read-and-ride guide.Beginning Western Exercisesfeatures arena maps with patterns of exercises and gaits to help you:
— Learn the gaits
— Develop balance
— Find a steady rhythm
— Start transitions
— Begin bending work
— Establish energetic forward movement
Synopsis
Each easy-to-use "read and ride" workbook includes complete, illustrated directions, an arena map, a list of exercise benefits, necessary precautions, and a "Test Your Skills" section.
Author Biography: Cherry Hill is an internationally known instructor, horse trainer, breeder, and judge for several national breed organizations. She has taught university-level courses in horse management and training in the United States and Canada. Cherry has also written over 500 articles for numerous horse publications and gives seminars for horsemen and writers.
Cherry is the author of a plethora of books helpful in the horse world, including Storey Books' 101 Arena Exercises — for which she received the Colorado Authors' League Top Hand Award for Specialty Writing in 1996. Her other titles include: 101 Horsemanship & Equitation Patterns, From the Center of the Ring, Horse Handling and Grooming, Horse Health Care, and Your Pony, Your Horse.
One of Cherry's recent books is Stablekeeping, a guide to creating a safe, healthy and efficient living environment for your horse. She has also written Trailering Your Horse, a helpful book on how to prepare for safe traveling.
A concise, talented writer, Cherry has won numerous writing awards — among the most recent include the First Place in Editorial Excellence in Service to the Reader from American Horse Publications in 1993, and the 1994 Journalism Award from The American Farmers Association.