Coping with your horse-crazy child's adventures in the world of equestrian training and competition.
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"Daniels is delightful. Not only does this book contain more than a parent would need to know, it is fun to read."--Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar
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At some point in a mother's life, her child-most likely, her daughter-will smile sweetly and say, "Mommy, I want to learn to ride a horse. And then I want to win lots of blue ribbons."
What's a mother to do? Or for that matter, a father, since he'll become involved, too. Even people who rode when they were younger may not remember the ins and outs of equestrian competition, especially the way it's done these days.
Riding to the rescue comes Susan S. Daniels, an experienced and accomplished Horse Show Mom. Taking the perplexed parent under her wing, she provides advice on locating a suitable lesson stable, including determining whether a
particular instructor is right for your child (and what to do if not); deciding when-or whether-to buy a horse or a pony; outfitting horse and rider (must the animal's leg wraps and the child's ponytail ribbons match?); and understanding and coping with stable politics and diplomacy, such as when it's appropriate for barn managers and instructors to pay more attention to one youngster over another.
When it comes to horse showing, Daniels explains how to tell when your child is ready for competition, what's expected of horse and rider at various levels of
proficiency, which supplies moms should always have on hand (safety pins, hair nets, and tissues head the list), how to deal with your child's triumphs and tears, and how to understand complicated but crucial point systems for regional and national championships.
With warm and encouraging humor, sound advice, and illustrative true-life adventures from the worlds of Western, hunter/jumper, combined training, and dressage competition, The Horse Show Mom's Survival Guide is an essential "leg up" for any parent whose youngster has that blue-ribbon gleam in her eye.
What's a mother to do? Or for that matter, a father, since he'll become involved, too. Even people who rode when they were younger may not remember the ins and outs of equestrian competition, especially the way it's done these days.
Riding to the rescue comes Susan S. Daniels, an experienced and accomplished Horse Show Mom. Taking the perplexed parent under her wing, she provides advice on locating a suitable lesson stable, including determining whether a
particular instructor is right for your child (and what to do if not); deciding when-or whether-to buy a horse or a pony; outfitting horse and rider (must the animal's leg wraps and the child's ponytail ribbons match?); and understanding and coping with stable politics and diplomacy, such as when it's appropriate for barn managers and instructors to pay more attention to one youngster over another.
When it comes to horse showing, Daniels explains how to tell when your child is ready for competition, what's expected of horse and rider at various levels of
proficiency, which supplies moms should always have on hand (safety pins, hair nets, and tissues head the list), how to deal with your child's triumphs and tears, and how to understand complicated but crucial point systems for regional and national championships.
With warm and encouraging humor, sound advice, and illustrative true-life adventures from the worlds of Western, hunter/jumper, combined training, and dressage competition, The Horse Show Mom's Survival Guide is an essential "leg up" for any parent whose youngster has that blue-ribbon gleam in her eye.
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Horse Parents NEED this book!,
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This review is from: The Horse Show Mom's Survival Guide: For Every Discipline (Paperback)
I taught riding lessons for several years, and was always appalled at the parents who would never learn anything about horses, horse behavior, horse shows, etc. They put their children on 1000+ lb beasts with minds of their own, and yet never educated themselves about that 1000+ lb beast. This book at least helps parents wade their way through the horse show business (a very BIG business), and does at least hint about the mild fraud that is at the heart of all horse shows (your kid's trainer is not well-known, or, worse, is not well-liked? then your kid won't get the top ribbons). Ultimately, when the kid wins ribbons, and the number of ribbons is divided by the amount of total dollar outlay by the parents, they learn that each ribbon could cost them as much as $500 at some of the bigger shows. In any event, this is a nice, cheery intro into this world, and I recommend it.
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This review is from: The Horse Show Mom's Survival Guide: For Every Discipline (Paperback)
Loved the book. Lot of information explained in a fun, creative way. A must have for horse show Mom's at all levels!
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I liked this book so much when I couldnt find it I bought it again. Now I have two, to help my daughter on the path she wants to travel
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What is a horse show? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
horse show mom, horse show parent, cumulative awards, horse show world, rider award, zone awards, tempi changes, jumping efforts, reserve champion, junior riders, equitation classes, hunt coat, horse trials, qualifying year, fence heights, working trot, dressage movement, hunter division, dressage test, qualifying points, hunter classes, flat phase, lead shank, stock tie, prize list Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Horse Show Mom, Rule Book Reference, Grand Prix, Pony Club, United States Equestrian Federation, Preliminary Level, Western Pleasure, Area Championship, Fourth Level, Pony Hunter, Reserve Champion, North Carolina, Web Sites, Hunter Classic, Leader Board, Little League, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina New!
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horse show mom, horse show parent, cumulative awards, horse show world, rider award, zone awards, tempi changes, jumping efforts, reserve champion, junior riders, equitation classes, hunt coat, horse trials, qualifying year, fence heights, working trot, dressage movement, hunter division, dressage test, qualifying points, hunter classes, flat phase, lead shank, stock tie, prize list Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Horse Show Mom, Rule Book Reference, Grand Prix, Pony Club, United States Equestrian Federation, Preliminary Level, Western Pleasure, Area Championship, Fourth Level, Pony Hunter, Reserve Champion, North Carolina, Web Sites, Hunter Classic, Leader Board, Little League, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Horse Show by Pat Young in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Official Handbook by Scholastic Books in Back Matter
- The American Quarter Horse by Steven D. Price in Back Matter
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