Front Cover – Sample Chapter – Back Cover
Flatwork
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Lower- and upper-level movements
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Pace, impulsion, bending, and transitions
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Longeing and planning your work session
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Leg-yield, shoulder-in, travers, renvers, and half-pass
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Flying changes, counter canter, and modified pirouettes
Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Jump Courses
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Cavalletti and gymnastics
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Analyzing distances, and setting and walking courses
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Combinations, turns, and jumping on an angle
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Narrow, end, single, and novelty fences
Horse and Rider Problem Solving
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Developing a better eye
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Strengthening rider position
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Memorizing courses
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Preventing the horse from rushing fences or cutting corners
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Correcting disobediences, such as refusals
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Calming the anxious horse at shows
Judging and Being Judged
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Frame, movement, and performance under saddle
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Form faults, flight path, pace, and impulsion over fences
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A comparative guide to judging defects in conformation classes
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Equitation position and performance on the flat and over fences
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An insider’s look at the judge’s system of numerical scoring and notation
USEF Tests 1–19
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Tips for training and showing
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Advice for judging riders on the flat and over fences
