Easy Gaited Horses: horsebooksetc

Recently Viewed Items

	Product - 2008 Olympic Show Jumping DVD
	Product - 2005 Rolex Three Day Event Highlights
	Product - Getting in TTouch, New Edition
	Product - The Chronicles of the $700 Pony
	Product - Beyond a Whisper, Ryan Gingerich
	Product - Healthy Hooves, The EQUUS Guide to Your Horse's Feet
	Product - 101 Drill Team Exercises for Horse & Rider
	Product - How to be a Perfect Horsekeeper
	Product - Beginning English Exercises
	Product - 2010 Arabian Horse World Calendar
	Product - Help Your Horse Live a Good Long Life
	Product - Essential Exercises by Sally O'Connor
	Product - Hoofbeats, Heartbeats and Wings
	Product - Training a Champion, vol. 1, Al Dunning
	Product - Rookie Reiner
	Product - Speaking for Spot
	Product - Fitness in the Horse
	Product - Horse Training In-Hand, Ellen Schuthof-Lesmeister, Kip Mistral
	Product - Straight From the Heart, hardcover
	Product - Discovering Natural Horsemanship
	Product - The Ultimate Horse Behavior Handbook
	Product - American Show Jumping, DVD 1
	Product - Surface Anatomy Chart
	Product - Western Stirrup Napkin rings
	Product - Smart Card for Horses
	Product - 2008 Olympic Eventing DVD
	Product - The Rhythm of the Ride
	Product - Lungeing and Long-Reining
	Product - Modern Horseman's Countdown to Broke

Signup for our newsletter

Home / Training

Printable Version

Easy Gaited Horses
Click over image to enlarge	ISBN: 978-1-58017-562-3 Price: $19.95 E-mail to a friend \| Add To Wish List
Purchase
Quantity :
	The selected item is out of stock, please select a different item or combination
Description In Easy-Gaited Horses, Ziegler offers a comprehensive guide to riding and training gaited pleasure horses. Unlike the old methods that called for manipulation of a horse's hooves or other gimmicks that could be cruel, Ziegler offers training methods that are gentle, humane, and produce a gaited horse that can be ridden in his gait barefoot, trimmed to his natural angles, with a mild bit, or even without one. Ziegler begins by defining various types of gaits, explaining how they look to an observer, and how they feel to the rider. Next, adopting a whole-body approach to training, she reveals the importance of understanding equine anatomy. She then discusses how to introduce the horse to a variety of gaits: the ordinary walk, the flat walk, the fox trot, the running walk, the saddle rack, and the canter. She explains how to ride a multi-gaited horse, how to handle gait problems, and even how to retrain an easy-gaited show horse for pleasure riding. Ziegler also discusses how to train gaited foals and colts and explains what preparation is necessary before taking the young horse on his first ride. As riders grow older, comfort on horseback becomes more of an issue. That's where easy-gaited horses step in. Their unique, smooth gaits allow riders to enjoy time in the saddle with minimal physical exertion.