Books

Howell Equestrian Library: The All-Around Horse and Rider by Donna Snyder-Smith

in the past twenty-five years, a number of major innovations in horse handling have gained aceptance in the global community.  Now Howell presents a one-stop resource for amateur adult riders to help them understand the new approaches and implement them to achieve fast results.

Written by renowned professional riding instructor Donna Snyder-Smith, The All-Around Horse and Rider is the first equestrian book to offer a precise road map to utilizing the new innovations in training.  This unique book explains the basic lessons the all-around rider must master, showing how to set realistic equestrian goals and adopt the methods that best enable the horse to do his job.  Snyder-Smith gets to the heart of "correct" riding, helping the rider harmonize with a horse's movements which translating acquired skills to a wide variety of disciplines.

• Covers the latest innovations in horse handling, including rider body awareness, equine movement awareness, and round-pen work
• Demonstrates how the innovations and training methods inter-relate - and how to combine them effectively
• Reveals how to increase the strength and enduance of both horse and rider
• Explains the different competitions and who is best suited to compete
• Shares inspiring, real-life experiences of all-around horses and their riders
• identifies when to ask for help - and how to find it

Hardback.