The Horse Illustrated Guide to Advanced English Riding Book

Acknowledgments     7
Introduction     9
Honing the Seat and Position     11
Checking Your Seat
Good Hands
Riding the Gaits
The Half Halt     29
The Anatomy of the Half Halt
The Wrong Ways to Half Halt
Riding Within the Gaits     39
Transitions
The Training Pyramid, or Scale
Collection
Extensions
Adjusting the Stride
Flying Changes
Putting Your Horse on the Bit     55
On the Bit
How to Put a Horse on the Bit
Test: Is Your Horse on the Bit?
Troubleshooting
Riding Figures     67
The Mechanics of Turning
Diagonal Aids
School Figure Tips
Lateral Work     79
Suppling Exercises
Two-Track Movements
Cavalletti and Ground Poles     91
Exercises for Hunters and Jumpers
Exercises for the Dressage Horse
Gridwork     99
The No-Surprises Grid
Incorporating Placing Poles and Cavalletti
In and Outs
Cross-Country Jumping     105
Cross-Country Basics
Cross-Country Fences
Hunter Courses     119
Hunter Basics
Hunter Fences
Keeping the Flow
Riding the Course
Show Jumping Courses     129
Show Jumping Basics
Show Jumping Fences
The Jump-Off
Competition and the Advanced Rider     141
Have a Plan
Advancing in Dressage
Advancing in Eventing
Advancing in Hunters
Advancing in Show Jumping
Getting Ready for aCompetition     151
Prep Yourself
Prep Your Equipment
Prep Your Horse: A Braiding Primer
On the Day of the Show     163
Walking the Course
Warming Up
Competition Psychology     177
Learn from Past Experiences
Employ a Calming Technique
Resources     183
Glossary     189
Index     197