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 Anne Kursinski's Riding and Jumping Clinic :
A Step-By-Step Course for Winning in the Hunter and Jumper Rings
by Anne Kursinski
Midwest Book Review
Horse lovers will find this a winning title, using words and pictures to demonstrate
winning riding techniques so they can be studied and applied by riders. The
analysis of jumping courses and advanced strategies will be particularly
appreciated; but exercises throughout provide key instruction on all aspects
of riding.
From the Publisher
Anne Kursinski has been an outstanding international competitor
for almost two decades, winning such coveted awards as the American Gold
Cup, the Grands Prix of Aachen and Rome, the Pan American Games Individual
Gold Medal, and an Olympic silver medal at Seoul, to name only a few. Today,
Anne Kursinski is one of the most admired -- and most successful -- riders
in the world.
In recent years, while continuing to compete at the highest levels, she
has also become one of the most sought-after instructors and clinicians
in America. Now at last, this breakthrough book lays out in words and pictures
the key elements of her riding techniques so that they can be studied and
applied by any determined rider. Of special interest are Anne's secrets
of analyzing jumper courses, and her strategies for riding them. Whether
they aspire to ride hunters or jumpers or to compete in horsemanship over
fences, Anne Kursinski's Riding And Jumping Clinic will improve
readers' chances of success as it takes them, step-by-step, all the way
from basic flatwork and dressage through jumping at every level.
 Badminton Horse
Trials : The Triumphs and the Tears by Debby Sly and hugh Thomas
Book Description
80 pages in color & 70 b/w illustrations! Chronicling the past
50 years, this celebration of the world's most prestigious horse trials
recounts the entire Badminton story from its beginnings in 1949 and the
vision of its creators to its place in the heart of every equestrian today.
Coverage includes headline-making stories, fascinating facts and figures,
profiles of leading figures, and a behind-the-scenes look at the sport--all
complemented by glorious, full-color photographs from yesterday and today.
Trim size: 8 1/4 x 11.
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