Horse Gaits Balance And Movement

Author : Susan E. Harris
Publisher : Souvenir Press
ISBN 13 : 0285644025
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horse Gaits, Balance, and Movement written by Susan E. Harris and published by Souvenir Press. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on decades of practical experience, as well as classic horsemanship theory, this book will teach anyone (from novices to experienced riders) the essentials of a horse's structure, natural balance and way of moving. Horses may be born to move but not all move equally well, and how a horse moves has an impact on how you ride. With over 300 colour drawings, Susan Harris illustrates exactly how horses move, and common movement problems, how a rider in the saddle can affect movement and can help anyone to become a more accomplished rider (and helps the horse's health). All horses - whether a dressage horse or a hunter - have the same anatomy, locomotion and nature. Understanding horse movement makes training, and riding, simpler and less frustrating for both horse and rider, as well as helping the health of the horse. Horse Gaits is an exhaustive guide to: - How balance and conformation affect movement - Flexion, bending and lateral movements - The impact of shoeing and riding on movement - Practical tips to improve your horse's movement

Author : Susan E. Harris
Publisher : Turner
ISBN 13 : 9781681626369
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horse Gaits, Balance, and Movement written by Susan E. Harris and published by Turner. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horses are born to move - a foal can walk, trot and gallop within hours of birth. But not all horses move equally well, and the way a horse moves can have a real impact on how you ride. In this unique book, Susan Harris presents more than 300 eye-opening drawings that show you exactly how horses move. She illustrates movements common to all horses, pinpoints movement problems, reveals how a human in the saddle affects a horse's movement and helps you become a better, more accomplished rider. Get a close-up look at horse gaits and transitions. Observe the differences between good and poor movement. Find out how balance and conformation affect movement. View flexion, bending and lateral movements. See the impact of shoeing and riding on movement. Discover practical tips to improve your horse's movement.--COVER.

Author : Gary Lane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gaiting Balance and Movement Study Guide for the Gaited and Trail Horses written by Gary Lane and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two main goals of this Study Guide is to help owners, trainers, and students identify gaiting problems and help develop solutions for long-term sound health of the horse. This User Manual follows the nature of the horse's movements at liberty and strives for the same movements with the presence of a rider mounted on his back. The gaited horse does not require any special training. When at liberty, a gaited horse's natural way of moving without a rider is poetry in motion. Gaited horses can move with as much grace and skill as can be seen in any breed of horses. Just watch a stallion, led to a mare; He can piaffe and passage beautifully. (a piaffe is where the horse trots in place, whereas a passage is a high, graceful trot that appears to be in slow motion); he can execute highly complex movements without a rider on his back. Adding a mounted rider, however, interferes with the horse's natural way of moving. It's up to us to restore his natural way of moving when mounted.

Author : Brenda Imus
Publisher : Crossover Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780914327820
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heavenly Gaits written by Brenda Imus and published by Crossover Publications. This book was released on 1995-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Susan E. Harris
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0470253231
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The USPC Guide to Conformation, Movement and Soundness written by Susan E. Harris and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-08-27 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowing about horse conformation, movement and soundness is important to any horse owner, whether you are selecting a horse, judging horses, or evaluating a horse's strengths, weaknessess, and ultimate potential. The USPC Guide to Conformation, Movement and Soundness clearly explains and illustrates good, functional conformation and movement, faulty movement, conformation defects, blemishes and unsoundnesses, their causes, and how they affect the horse. This guide will be helpful to Pony Club and 4-H members, instructors, horse owners, and anyone interested in learning about evalulating horses' conformation, soundness and way of moving. The Howell Equestrian Library

Author : Sara Wyche
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781861264565
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Horse's Muscles in Motion written by Sara Wyche and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is much more than an anatomy textbook. This is a guide to how and why the horse moves as he does. An essential aid for all who care about the horse's health and athletic performance.

Author : Anita Howe
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1456716166
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freedom to Gait written by Anita Howe and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-02-16 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge is the key to solutions. Communications are the key to partnership. With these objectives, Anita Howe has given us a road map to understanding the gaited horse; to work in partnership and be gifted with all the natural gaits within them. Part I of Freedom to Gait gives you the knowledge of equine biomechanics as it relates to gait. This fundamental understanding of how your horse carries and uses himself readily shows you what is needed for him to release his natural gaiting abilities. Part II gives you the tools of communication and partnership you'll need to engage his mind for a willing and eager partner that offers you his gait. Part III combines the knowledge of biomechanics and the tools of communication to provide you with a step by step training plan, to determine where your horse is experiencing difficulty and how you can help him naturally correct and release his carriage, balance and gait. Anita addresses a variety of the most commonly seen gait problems as well as dedicating a full chapter on developing the canter in your gaited horse. Part IV focuses on the walking horses and their particular needs of impulsion and balance at gait to help those who wish to develop their horses athletic brilliance and show potential. Learn how your walking horse can achieve greater athleticism and brilliance at gait, soundly and humanely, using this willing and caring partnership to offer, build and polish his gait without mechanical gimmicks or influences.

Author : Susan Kauffmann
Publisher : Trafalgar Square Books
ISBN 13 : 1570768536
Total Pages : 992 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Hoof Book written by Susan Kauffmann and published by Trafalgar Square Books. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The equine hoof is a complex marvel of natural engineering, built to withstand tremendous forces and able to adapt to an astonishing range of environmental conditions. It also changes daily–for better or for worse–in response to external and internal factors. Few horse owners have the opportunity to acquire a deep understanding of the hoof, which limits their ability to advocate on their horses’ behalf and make informed decisions about hoof care and management. This book is the first resource of its kind to combine the most current and useful information available, gleaned from the research and wisdom of top hoof experts around the world, with a unique “hands-on” approach. The authors provide basic terms and anatomy, clearly illustrate the differences between healthy and unhealthy feet, discuss biomechanics and management concerns, and cover the causes, treatments, and prevention of commonly encountered problems, including laminitis, white line disease, and thrush. Along the way, readers are given activities to help them better analyze and understand the most important aspects of equine hoof health, such as hoof balance, depth of sole, and point of breakover. Easy–to–follow language, over 400 full–color photographs, and do–it–yourself exercises promise to empower horse owners and caretakers of all experience levels with the tools they need to accurately assess hoof health and keep their horses as sound and happy as possible.

Author : Gary Lane
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1438944314
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Training the Gaited Horse written by Gary Lane and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes into consideration training the gaited horse for the trail or the rail for a show horse. The book is a detailed look at the gaits of the Tennessee Walking Horse, Missouri Fox Trotter, and the Rocky Mountain Horse. More importantly the book teaches you a training program that is easy to follow for a smooth easy gaited horse. You will have a complete understanding of the gaits and problem solving at your fingertips. No matter what your training goal are, trail riding or showing. This book will help you understand gaits, training and retraining for a great gaited horse. Consider your horse natural ability and train to a sound standard that matches that ability. Teaching your horse to flat foot walk is fun and easy following the method described in this book. Enjoy the journey be safe and have fun.

Author : Brenda Imus
Publisher : Trafalgar Square Books
ISBN 13 : 1570769699
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gaited Horse Bible written by Brenda Imus and published by Trafalgar Square Books. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gaited horse—bred and trained to perform smooth-to-ride, ground-covering alternative gaits (not the trot/jog or canter/lope) that can often be sustained long distances and sometimes at astounding speeds—has steadily gained mainstream popularity as a pleasure or trail mount, in addition to its traditional status as a top-notch show-ring competitor. While generations of careful breeding have instilled a natural ability to "gait" in certain breeds, the "smooth saddle gaits" are not necessarily automatic. This means that riders, whether exploring the backcountry or vying for a championship ribbon, need to train their gaited horse to be able to perform, and then school him to perform well, consistently, and without doing damage to his body. "The best person to develop your gaited horse's smooth saddle gaits is you!" writes renowned gaited-horse trainer and clinician Brenda Imus in The Gaited Horse Bible. "You need to learn only a few basic principles to develop and maintain your horse's gaits. As you do, you will build an important relationship with him (as well as saving trainer's fees). It's a 'win-win' situation all the way around." From the simplest, clearest explanation of the "Gait Spectrum" you'll find, to a discussion of gaited horse breeds (their history, characteristics, and uses) and gaits (running walk, rack, fox trot, tolt, trocha, for example), to an in-depth study of conformation, movement, and soundness—it's all in this terrific resources. Year-by-year basic training and advanced schooling, including flexion, collection, and lateral work to improve natural gaiting ability, is followed by a superb problem-solving section that features simple exercises for alleviating common behavioral problems, avoiding and correcting physical issues, and fixing deviations in a horse's smooth gaits. With a summary of bridles, bits, saddle fit and back dynamics, as well as optimal shoeing and trimming for gaited horses, The Gaited Horse Bible is the perfect how-to package for every gaited horse rider and owner.