The Riding Instructor's Handbook - Softcover

Mortimer, Monty

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0715306227 ISBN 13: 9780715306222

Publisher: David & Charles Uk, 2003

Synopsis

A comprehensive manual for anyone involved in teaching others how to ride correctly and effectively.

Riding as a sport and leisure pursuit has risen in popularity in a spectacular way recently, and there seems to be no sign of a reduction in that rate of increase. A large number of riding schools and college courses have developed to meet this increased demand, and there is a greater need than ever for sympathetic trained riding instructors.

There are few books available which actually help the instructor in the techniques of teaching riding, but The Riding Instructor's Handbook has continually proved it does just that since first being published in 1981.

Reprinted six times, with a fully revised edition published in 1993 and revised again in 1997 for the paperback edition, it is now being reprinted again to meet the continuing demand. All aspects of teaching are covered, from the personality and style of the instructor to teaching an absolute beginner, teaching on the lunge, class lesson and jumping. It also includes a chapter on classroom teaching, an area in which many riding instructors encounter difficulty.

About this title

About the Author:

Monty Mortimer served as an officer in the Army for 21 years. He commanded a number of horse transport units, which gave him a very broad base of equestrian knowledge. His association with horses developed through the modern pentathlon, in which he had a long career as a competitor, before taking over as team manager and trainer of the British Pentathlon team at the Olympic Games.

About this edition

• Publisher: David & Charles Uk
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0715306227
• ISBN 13: 9780715306222
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144