Description
School Exercises for Flatwork and Jumping
A handbook for Instructors and Riders
Eleanor Ross
Soft Cover
2004 reprint
9 1/2″ x 7 1/2″, 94 pages,
illustrated with schooling diagrams
Contents,
1, moving the ride around the school, 2, straight lines, 3, 20 metre circles, 4, smaller circles, 5, half circles and inclines,
6, serpentines, 7, leg yielding, 8, turn on the forehand, 9, demi pirouettes, 10, rein back, 11, trotting poles,
12, jumps and courses, 13, double ride work,
An enormously popular book of ideas and specimen exercises for trainee instructors and more experienced instructors, and for riders schooling their own horses or ponies.
The book is divided into groups of related exercises, each exercise being accompanied by a full explanation, the aids, words of command, teaching hints, advice on likely problems, safety and suggested variations.
It shows how to make imaginative and constructive use of a 20m x 40m schooling area, adding variety and interest to lessons and riding sessions for riders, horses and teachers.
