More How Your Horse Wants You to Ride

Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: What's in the Book, Where It Came from, Why You Need to Know It. PART I: Building Trust Through Ground Work. 1 The Stone Horse: Working in the Barn. 2 The Following Horse: Moving Around the Farm. 3 The Floating Horse: Playing in the Arena. PART II Riding So Your Horse Likes It Too. 4 Clothing, Tack, and Mounting: Starting Out Right Is the Key. 5 Make Yourselves Comfortable: Sitting on the Horse Without Stirrups. 6 Making Conversation: Listening as Well as Talking. 7 The Quiet Aids: Making Yourself Heard Without Shouting. 8 Reins Without Borders: Giving Up Control and Developing Soft Hands. PART III Setting Out into the Real World. 9 Stirrup Stuff: Sitting or Standing, Be Solid and Secure. 10 Rein Effects: Looking at Rein Aids from a Different Angle. 11 Hills and Cavaletti: Preparing for the Great Outdoors, 12 The Real Fun Begins: Cantering and Galloping. 13 Jumping Made Easy: The Half Seat Revisited. 14 More About Jumping: Getting There Is Half the Fun. 15 Cheerful Confidence: Going Where You Want to Go, Effortlessly. Afterword: It All Comes Down to You. Appendix A: Making and Fitting a Neck Strap. Appendix B: Useful Knots. Appendix C: Resources. Index.