Customer Reviews

Horseback Riding For Dummies

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Had not been on a horse for over 30 years. I bought this book to get acquainted once again with techniques before taking lessons or coaching.
This book is recommended for the beginner or intermediate rider. It is easy to read. Easy to use for research on particular points of riding. Good easy style of writing.....welcoming you to go out quickly and confidently......you don't need to be a dummy!!!

This is a GREAT book!!!!! I have been riding for years and years and love to step back and resolidify the basics!!! This book is awesome for that and I am sure the new horseback rider would feel so confident and knowledgeable after reading this book!!!! Awesome 5 star!!!

First, let me say that this book is packed with essential information for the beginning rider. My riding instructor recommended it and it helped me to read it before getting on a horse for the first time. I had much more confidence than I would have had otherwise, and was grateful for that. I will keep this around as a reference, it is a good one. I have two issues with the book - first, it does not proceed in a linear fashion, every paragraph refers you to another section of the book. Really irritating. This is partly the Dummies format, but I have read many of that series, and this one is the worst on that score. The second is the reference to Christopher Reeve as the poster boy for why you should wear a helmet when riding. To conjure up his image to scare new riders into wearing a helmet is in terrible taste, to say the least. And, the fact is, Mr. Reeve, who was a wonderful human being, WAS wearing a helmet at the time of his unfortunate fall. He was also involved in an event, jumping on a thoroughbred horse, not a beginner on a trail ride. The case for wearing a helmet, a valid one (more injuries happen to horse riders than motorcyclists) could have been made without this tasteless raising of Christopher Reeve as a specter to frighten novice horse riders.

Received the reference book at a moderate pace and it came in secure packaging. The book is as described, not torn or misused. Almost new. The price here is definitely a bargain compared to purchasing it in stores.

I purchased this book to help out my girlfriend with learning how to ride a horse. I felt that if I were to teach her how to ride we would no longer be boyfriend/girlfriend and that was not what I wanted, so I purchased this book. I felt that if I could give her a working knowledge of what I was talking about then our relationship could stand up to horseback riding lessons by me and it has so far thanks to the book.

This book has information I did not know about horses and will help my niece and I when we get horses. The book was received in excellent condition and was received very quickly.

This book was purchased as a precursor to lessons and purchase of a horse. We had riden horses in our childhood, but that was some years ago. Excellent beginning point to make lessons more productive.

This book is helpful if you want to learn new things about horse back riding and how to handle new techniques. I think that it is a good book for the price and I used it whenever I began horseback riding to learn some of the terms.

I have Learned alot form this book..as I have always loved horses and would like to own one someday. I will not buy one until I know all about horses and can take care of them properly. This book has everything in it you need to know. The seller was very prompt in sending it to me as well as the condition of the book was perfect. I would purchase from them again..

A great primer for a new or re-emerging rider. Thanks for the help and I can't wait to get riding.