Practical Eventing, Revised Edition (Hardcover)

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Required Reading for the USEA's Instructor Certification Program. --US Eventing Association

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The first edition of this classic work was one of the most useful books ever written on the sport of eventing. And now, with updated photos and revisions to the text, it's even better! In Practical Eventing, Sally O'Connor helps every eventer from the lower levels through Preliminary, offering guidance and advice, especially for those without the resources for extensive training with professionals. She leaves nothing unsaid in the way of choice of horse, daily schedule, lungeing, use of gymnastics, and actual riding of competition. Sally O'Connor's first book published with us, Common Sense Dressage, has helped countless riders, especially those who must work on their own most or all of the time- --we have a large file of thank you letters from them. In Practical Eventing, she does the same service for eventers. Practical Eventing is generously illustrated with over 140 photos and 30 illustrations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Half Halt Press; 1 edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939481529
• ISBN-13: 978-0939481521
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #820,587 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars excellent for getting started in eventing, February 6, 2007

By	Sherrie Wolfe (Michigan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a dressage rider, thinking of trying eventing this summer. This book is quite helpful for giving the insight into making a start at eventing, the time required and the scope of fitness your horse needs. I put my horse, a thoroughbred, on the author's plan for a week and noticed a marked improvement in the horse's obedience and he even advanced in his dressage! Perhaps it was the sheer amount of time the author recommends that you work your horse: 1.5 to 2 hours per day six days per week. One is sure to make progress following this routine, if only for the amount of time you spend working your horse. My thoroughbred loved it: galloping up hills, lots of hacking cross country, and jumping small obstacles. I only wish I had the courage of my off-track thoroughbred and the stamina! This book will guide you to success through its thoroughness. I must say it was hard to keep up with the program due to time restraints but if one has only one horse (or lots of grooms), it is a recipe for success. Make sure your horse is adequately legged up or fit enough to start this regime. Being a runner myself, I did not appreciate the comment that you as the rider should not do too much running as you will not fit into your riding boots. You need all the fitness you can garner. Rather if you follow this regime, you won't have time to run. This is a very disciplined approach which works well with many horses. Even if you don't decide to event, as a dressage rider I may not, this book offers very good cross training advice. My horses loved it.