Rainy Day Horsemanship

Vanessa Bee

• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
• eBook ISBN:
  9781646011926
• Year: 2024

Clever ways to improve your horse's performance when groundwork is all you can do.There are dozens of reasons you might not be able to ride your horse. Weather can have an impact on your riding and training choices, sometimes keeping you out of the saddle, as can an injury to you or your horse, or changes in lifestyle or horsemanship goals. But time not riding does not need to be time wasted, explains trainer and popular instructor Vanessa Bee. As Founder of the International Horse Agility Club, Bee brings to the stable a unique set of skill-building techniques and exercises that anyone can use to better understand how the horse moves and how to influence that movement, resulting in better behavior on the ground, improved performance under saddle, and strengthened connection whenever and however you and your horse interact.Bee's degree in education and experience as a teacher, as well as a horse trainer and riding instructor, informs the way she presents her easily achievable lessons that you can do right in the barn with limited equipment, including:Exercises to help you get to know your horse better.Safe handling techniques.Specific ways to build a trusting relationship.Fun games and ideas for engaging the horse's mind and body.Challenges that test willingness, balance, and focus.With five foundation skills providing a clear place to start, and step-by-step instructions for 50 individual tasks and activities on the ground that not only engage both horse and rider but build toward immense rewards under saddle, this vibrantly illustrated book delivers for riders of all ages and abilities. Whether your goals are better dressage scores or quiet trail rides, or just safe and fulfilling time spent in the company of horses,Rainy Day Horsemanshiphas the positive steps you can take, starting today, whatever the season, whatever the weather.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Rainy Day Horsemanship
• Also by Vanessa Bee
• Rainy Day Horsemanship
• Publisher Information
• DEDICATION
• Contents
• Introduction: What Is Rainy Day Horsemanship?
• PART ONE: It’s All About the Horse!
• PART TWO: It’s All About YOU!
• PART THREE: Exercises for a Rainy Day
• DRIZZLING: 4 Things to Do to Get to Know Your Horse…and Yourself
• CLOUDBURST: 6 Ways to Learn to Handle Your Horse Safely
• SHOWERY: 14 Ways to Build a Trusting Relationship
• DOWNPOUR: 14 Fun Things to Do When You Are Ready for a Challenge
• THUNDERSTORM: 8 Challenging Exercises to Keep Your Horse’s Attention
• THE SUN IS SHINING! Ways to Do More with the Skills You’ve Learned
• Acknowledgments
• Index