Introduction to Equestrian Sports

By: Kate Luxmoore

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Paperback | 1 February 2008

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This is not another "how to ride" book, its purpose is to help parents and riders who are new to the world of equestrian sports or those changing from one type of competition to another.

The major disciplines are covered in four separate chapters: hacking/showing, dressage,
showjumping and eventing. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction to the discipline showing how it originated and its current status. A detailed description of the discipline follows including types and classes of horses, types and levels of competition, who runs the competitions, which rules apply and how the competition is judged.

At the end of each chapter is a section on the "ground rules" which is really a distillation of the author's own experience which takes the mystery and worry out of the whole experience. It covers topics such as how to find out what competitions are taking place and how to enter, which dressage tests apply, what to wear, what to do when you arrive, where best to park, where you can and cannot warm up, checking your gear and reporting to the judge.

The appendices at the end of the book contain illustrations of arenas and the different types of bits and saddles, website links and examples of competition programs.

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Foreword
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Introduction: Disciplines
Hacking/Showing: Types of Classes
Types of Horse Shows
Ground Rules
Hacking/Showing Summary
Dressage: Levels of Dressage Competition
Ground Rules
Dressage Summary
Eventing/Horse Trials
Types of Events
Phases of Eventing Competition
Levels of Eventing Competitions
Ground Rules
Eventing Summary
Showjumping: Levels of Showjumping
Types of Classes
Ground Rules
Showjumping Summary
Before the Competition: A Month Before the Competition
A Week Before the Competition
A Day Before the Competition
The Day of the Competition
Summary
Tools of the Trade: Choosing a Horse
Horse Accommodation
Floats
Saddles
Bridles
Bits and Pieces
Rugs
Feeding
Summary
Dressage Arenas
Example Dressage Test
Example Show Program


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