Download or read book Learn Horseback Riding in a Weekend written by Mary Gordon-Watson and published by Knopf. This book was released on 1992 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enough "horse sense" for an entire weekend of horseback riding fun; includes information on equipment, instructors, and horsecare. Part of the "Learn-in-a-Weekend" series. Learn Horseback Riding in a Weekend provides in one clear handbook a concentrated, highly structured program that shows the novice--step by step, hour by hour--how to master the fundamental skills of horseback riding in one weekend. Know your horse The paces The tack Riding gear The riding school The instructor The horse Fit for riding Horse sense Preparing to ride Tacking up Mounting In the saddle Moving off Trotting Learning on the lunge Group riding Cantering Riding out Jumping Advanced riding Troubleshooting Horse care