Whilst the horse world is rich in descriptions that tell us what horse & rider should look like we lack good information about exactly how to produce the desired results Good horsemen ride well without knowing how they do it & without understanding why you are not like them & cannot do it too During 23 years of research it has been Mary Wanless's personal mission to expose the secrets of horsemanship breaking down riding skills into bite-size chunks & finding ways of describing them that work for average riders By using the learning strategies given here the rider should discover how to connect with the horse in a way that makes sense to him & enables him to carry himself well in self-carriage At the same time the techniques aim to offer the rider security stability & effectiveness in the saddle This title sets out to simplify Ride With Your Mind methods & to provide a basic tool-kit for the acquisition of a truly independent seat in walk trot & through transitions on straight lines turns & circles
- & importantly how to make corrections when things don't go exactly to plan Mary explains how to use the hands legs & body correctly & gives the ingredients for perfect contact In each section the instruction is backed up by practical self-tests & exercises to ensure success & there are ideas for troubleshooting during the learning process & in the future