Natural Western Riding - Hardcover

Don Blazer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395284767 ISBN 13: 9780395284766

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1979

Synopsis

A unique, illustrated analysis of the horse-and-rider relationship, western style, details every leg cue, weight shift, and rein cue for all gaits, the spin, the slide stop, flying change of leads, and other maneuvers

About this title

About the Author:

Don Blazer has been a writer/trainer for more than 35 years. He has trained horses which have won at western pleasure, reining, jumping, dressage and stakes events for both Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses. His column, A Horse, Of Course is read by thousands of fans in more than 50 horse publications around the country. He has taught for five colleges and universities and is presently an adjunct faculty member of Scottsdale Community College.

Cathy Hanson, a member of the execuitive committee of the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association and trainer of more than 25 AQHA champions, has been training for nearly 20 years. She studied in England, earning her B.H.S.A.I. certificiate prior to opening a stable in Southern California. She specializes in trail and western riding horses and competes annual in the AQHA World Championships. An active clinician, she was a member of the coaching team for the Youth World Cup.

Review:

I've utilized the techniques in this book at three major universities. Newest edition is a must read for any rider. -- Cecile Dunn, provost Austin Education Center, Weirsdale, Fl

This book is the book on techniques of western riding. The original edition was a classic; now it's better. -- Alamo Horse Gazette, August 2001

You'll benefit from the wealth of training knowledge ahead. Key concepts are in bold-faced type, which make information easily accessible. -- Horse & Rider magazine, April, 2002

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0395284767
• ISBN 13: 9780395284766
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 158