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| a very young rider book: A Very Young Rider Jill Krementz, 2006-10-02 A ten-year-old girl relates her experiences as she and her pony train and prepare for riding competitions. |
| a very young rider book: A Very Young Rider , 1987 The story of a 10-year-old girl passionately caught up in the world of horses. |
| a very young rider book: The Young Rider Lucinda Green, 1993 Covers how to choose, care for, and train a pony, basic and more advanced riding skills, and necessary equipment. |
| a very young rider book: A Very Young Skater Jill Krementz, 1986-10-01 Photographs and text relate the day-to-day experiences--at home, in school, at play, and on the ice rink--of young Katherine Healy, who at nine was already an accomplished skater. |
| a very young rider book: Show Rider Lynn Haney, 1982 Describes the training and competition of an exceptionally talented fifteen-year-old rider on the horse show circuit. |
| a very young rider book: Dressage for the Young Rider Pegotty Henriques, 1990 Although written particularly for the aspiring young competitor, all riders early in their dressage career should find the straightforward explanations useful. The author offers a grass-roots book which aims to take the mystique out of dressage and make it enjoyable. |
| a very young rider book: A Very Young Dancer Jill Krementz, 1986-08-01 Photographs of a ten-year-old student in George Balanchine's School of American Ballet, supplemented by her descriptions of her feelings and experiences, provide insight to the excitement and hard work involved in auditioning and rehearsing for and playin |
| a very young rider book: A Very Young Rider , 1977 A ten-year-old girl relates her experiences as she and her pony train and prepare for riding competitions. |
| a very young rider book: I Can Be a Horse Rider (Barbie) Mary Man-Kong, 2012-01-10 Barbie has learned all about being a pet vet, a ballerina, a teacher—and now she can be a horse rider, too! Girls ages 4 to 6 love horses, and they will love reading about Barbie as she learns what it takes to be a riding champion in this Step 1 reader. |
| a very young rider book: A Very Young Gardener , 1991 Text and photographs feature highlights of the gardening year as six-year-old Ashley grows flowers and vegetables in her garden, looks at native plants in the woods, and visits a botanical garden. |
| a very young rider book: Touch of Gold Vivien Gorham, 2016-02 An inspiring middle-grade novel for horse lovers. |
| a very young rider book: School for Young Riders Jane Marshall Dillon, 1958 |
| a very young rider book: Jumping for Kids Lesley Ward, 2007-01-01 Provides an introduction for young readers to all aspects of horse jumping, covering such topics as training, exercises, common problems, designing courses, entering competitions, and cross-country jumping. |
| a very young rider book: Riding Right Young Rider's Workbook Andrea Beukema, 2012-06-07 A perpetually popular guide, this workbook-oriented approach to teaching young riders the basics of English riding. The book includes horse physiology and psychology, preparing and tacking horses, basic riding techniques, and much more, for pre-teen and early-teen readers. Black-and-white, with 160 photographs and illustrations. |
| a very young rider book: Little Book of Riding and Pony Care Gill Harvey, Rosie Dickins, 2004-01-23 Discusses how to do western riding, jumping, pony care, dressage, riding out, and competing. |
| a very young rider book: A Man Walks Into a Barn Chad Oldfather, 2022-03-31 A smart, funny memoir exploring the evolution of a man and his relationship with his daughters as they grow up in the grips of the equestrian life. When Chad Oldfather found himself the parent of a toddler who, out of nowhere, became obsessed with horses, he had no idea what awaited. With his younger daughters similarly afflicted, Oldfather was soon enmeshed in the consuming subculture of barns, riding, and horse shows, learning not just about the animals that so inexplicably drew his girls, but also about the people and personalities that populated the spaces around them. A book for parents, whatever their children's interests, and for equestrians, who know what it's like “on the inside” (but maybe not what it's like on the outside, looking in), A Man Walks into a Barn is a wise, witty, and, at times, critical look at both the light and dark sides of youth sports, and equestrianism in particular. Readers find themselves rooting for Oldfather as he struggles to be the best dad he can, supporting a child's dreams in the face of long odds and extraordinary expenses. He writes about his parenting choices and the strange world he finds himself in with humor and honesty, critically examining riding's high cost and the inaccessibility and inequality that results. Aware of the flaws and dangers of youth athletics, as well as the benefits, he strives to protect his girls while supporting their ambitions the best ways he knows how. Filled with the joys, heartbreaks, and life lessons that come from training, competition, and time in the company of horses, this is mostly a book about family, and the strong bonds that can form when parent and child join hands and pursue a passion together. |
| a very young rider book: A Very Young Circus Flyer , 1979 A nine-year-old trapeze artist tells about his life with a circus. |
| a very young rider book: Lady Long Rider Bernice Ende, 2018-06-27 Riding 2,000 miles on horseback from Montana to New Mexico sounds like a crazy but thrilling dream or pure hardship and exhaustion. According to Bernice Ende, the trip was all that and more. Since swinging her leg over the saddle for that first long ride in 2005 (at the age of 50), Ende has logged more than 29,000 miles in the saddle, crisscrossing North America on horseback - alone. More than once she has traversed the Great Plains, the Southwest deserts, the Cascade Range, and the Rocky Mountains. Along the way, she discovered a sense of community and love of place that unites people wherever they live. From 2014-2016, she was the first person to ride coast to coast and back again in one trek, winning acclaim from the international Long Riders' Guild and awe from the people she met along the way. Bernice Ende's memoirs are illuminated by accompanying maps of her routes and photos from her journeys, capturing the instant friends she meets along the way, and her ongoing encounters with harsh weather, wildlife, hard work, mosquitoes, tricky route-finding, and the occasional worn out horseshoe. Ende reveals her inner struggles and triumphs - testing the limits of physical and mental stamina, coping with inescapable solitude, and the rewards of living life her own way, as she says, in her own skin. Saddle up and come along for the journey of a lifetime. |
| a very young rider book: Complete Horse Riding Manual William Micklem, 2023-03-28 A new, fully updated edition of the complete guide to horse riding. Learn all there is to know about horse riding, from horse care and show jumping to mastering dressage, with this comprehensive and fully updated guide. Suitable for both novice and advanced riders, and for equestrian fans of all ages, this book will guide you through every stage of the riding process from the first time in the saddle to advanced riding skills. Featuring all of the latest techniques and equipment, this revised and updated edition covers everything you need to know about basic horse training, dressage training, and mental and physical preparation-for both horse and rider-as well as how to find and develop your ultimate horse. Presented in spectacular visual detail, it is the ultimate guide to perfecting your equestrian skills. Featuring tips from internationally renowned horse trainer William Micklem, The Complete Horse Riding Manual is a truly thoroughbred guide that is a must-have for any horse lover. |
| a very young rider book: Saddles & Secrets (An Ellen & Ned Book) Jane Smiley, 2019-03-05 A young rider gets to know a new pony, adjusts to a new sibling, and learns a lot about secrets in this charming follow-up to Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley's Riding Lessons. Ellen can't stop thinking about the racehorse Ned--and the secret she shares with him. There seem to be a lot of secrets in Ellen's life these days. Secrets between friends. Secrets within families. Secrets that are all her own. And secrets her parents are keeping from her that could change everything about her life. One thing that's not a secret is how much Ellen wants to jump--to feel herself on a horse as it soars through the air, smooth and fast. The horse she's riding these days is Hot Potato--a pony she can trust, a pony she can practice jumping with. But he can't possibly be as interesting as Ned, can he? And will her parents' secret take her away from the stable forever? |
| a very young rider book: Ride Big John Haime, 2021-06-11 An easy-to-implement framework proven to grow rider confidence, tested by the world’s leading equestrian athletes. Without confidence, achievement in competition is unattainable. When confidence is lacking in any sport, equestrian included, chances are your career will be short. Renowned performance coach John Haime has written the book to counter this challenge, providing the mental tools riders need to be better under pressure of all kinds and consistently succeed. Equestrian sport is a partnership: there’s an equine athlete, and there’s a human athlete. Haime notes that often, there is an investment in world-class training for one partner (the horse), but not the other (the human). This compromises the potential effectiveness of the horse-and-rider team. It just makes sense for equestrians to develop their own skills—mental and physical—and bring more to the partnership. Haime explains that there is what he believes is a crisis of confidence in modern equestrian sport. This has a variety of causes, including: a lack of fundamental mental/emotional structure and development, the presence and prominence of technology in the rider’s life, and the constant comparisons inherent in social media and a technically “connected” existence. Addressing this crisis enables equestrians of all ages and abilities to: communicate better with their horses, both in day-to-day interactions and competition; absorb more in valuable learning situations, such as lessons and clinics; and perform their best when the stakes are high, as when heading into the jump-off or approaching the last fence on the cross-country course. p> Haime invites readers to dive into three clear and informative areas of exploration: The Confidence Base: Firm up the fundamentals. The Confidence Builders: Systems and tips to help you build confidence. The Confidence Threats: An inside look at what to watch out for in riding and in competition. Throughout, those who have reached the highest levels on horseback in a number of disciplines share their stories, including Michael Jung, Beezie Madden, McLain Ward, Laura Tomlinson, Harry Meade, Oliver Townend, Mattias Tromp, Casey Deary, Beth Underhill, Fred Mannix, Jarred Zenni, Beth Underhill, Jonathon Millar, and Kelly Soleau-Millar. These Olympians, champions, and medalists explain what they do in the saddle and how their techniques for performing under world-class pressure might help other riders develop a similar kind of confidence. Perhaps even more valuable are the struggles these top competitors share, giving readers the rare opportunity to see how even “the best of the best” are human, too. p> The way riders develop confidence in their equestrian lives is transferable to everything they do: a confident rider can be a confident business person, confident worker, confident spouse, confident parent, and confident friend. In this way, Ride Big!™ instills a skill of worth and promise that extends far beyond the show ring. |
| a very young rider book: Horses Hate Surprise Parties Portland C. Jones, Sophie H. Warren, 2022-10-03 This is the first book for young riders about the science behind horse training. It provides simple explanations of the principles of Equitation Science and offers an evidence-based insight into how the horse thinks, learns and behaves. It is full of useful training exercises and fun facts and is highly recommended for all young (and not so young) horse lovers. |
| a very young rider book: Tales of a Young Rider Patrice Engle Spyrka, 2021-04-12 Tales of a Young Rider is a book based on the adventures of a young girl, Leah, who grew up at the YMCA of the Rockies, Snow Mountain Ranch. Leah kept her horses with Rudy and Clara Belle Just, who were original Colorado Homesteaders.Sitting by the wood-burning stove in their log cabin ranch house, Rudy and Clara Belle taught Leah what it was like to be homesteaders; the values of life, caring for ranch animals, managing the land, cooking ranch food, and so many other aspects of pioneer living.In the stories that Leah tells, many of life's lessons come alive from the back of a horse. Chickens, rabbits, goats, and sheep become her friends while bears, lighting, outlaws, and mountain lions add adventure to the mix. Life was much more than just a simple trail ride in the Rocky Mountains.Here is a book that can be enjoyed by children, their parents and grandparents, much in the way Leah learned by listening to the stories from Rudy and Clara Belle. Included are the recipes of pioneers and activities to make the book an adventure for everyone. |
| a very young rider book: Taking the Reins (An Ellen & Ned Book) Jane Smiley, 2020-03-10 A young rider encounters well-known horses and new friends in the final installment of the Ellen & Ned trilogy by Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley. Ellen's family has moved to a new town...but some things, like her love for horses, remain the same. Ellen is now the proud owner of her own horse, Tater. She's learning new skills and challenging herself as a rider...but she still can't stop thinking about Ned, the feisty former racehorse she sees on the ranch during her lessons. In the meantime, Ellen's making new friends and encountering old ones. Most exciting of all is Da, a boy from a riding family who is possessed of a spirit of mischief and daring and knows his own mind. Ellen still has a lot to learn...about horses, friendship, and herself. And will she ever be able to get Ned off her mind? |
| a very young rider book: Play Ball! James Buckley (Jr.), 2002 Photographs and text, including tips from professional players, show how to warm up, select the right equipment, and play baseball. |
| a very young rider book: Riding Star (Pony Club Rivals, Book 3) Stacy Gregg, 2011-03-31 There’s more backstabbing and drama as loyalties are tested to the limit in the third episode of the high life at elite riding school, Blainford Academy. Georgie tests her skills on the polo field in the latest from the author of the bestselling pony series Pony Club Secrets. |
| a very young rider book: Riding Lessons Sara Gruen, 2009-10-13 As a world-class equestrian and Olympic contender, Annemarie Zimmer lived for the thrill of flight atop a strong, graceful animal. Then, at eighteen, a tragic accident destroyed her riding career and Harry, the beautiful horse she cherished. Now, twenty years later, Annemarie is coming home to her dying father's New Hampshire horse farm. Jobless and abandoned, she is bringing her troubled teenage daughter to this place of pain and memory, where ghosts of an unresolved youth still haunt the fields and stables—and where hope lives in the eyes of the handsome, gentle veterinarian Annemarie loved as a girl . . . and in the seductive allure of a trainer with a magic touch. But everything will change yet again with one glimpse of a white striped gelding startlingly similar to the one Annemarie lost in another lifetime. And an obsession is born that could shatter her fragile world. |
| a very young rider book: Rough Magic Lara Prior-Palmer, 2020 Lara Prior-Palmer was seeking the unknown. In search of adventure aged nineteen, she entered the world's toughest horse race - a 1000km. ride through extreme conditions in the Mongolian wilderness. |
| a very young rider book: Thelwell's Pony Cavalcade Norman Thelwell, 2017-04-17 Little girls. Fat hairy ponies. Hook-nosed riding teachers, riders on backward, and horses gone madly off course. The artist Norman Thelwell published his first pony cartoon in 1953, and quite by accident, his name became synonymous with these kinds of images. The response was instantaneous, he wrote in his autobiography. Suddenly I had fan mail...I dreamed up some more horsey ideas and people went into raptures. The Thelwell pony soon became the most-often referenced source of horse-humor the world over. In 1957, Thelwell's first collection of pony cartoons, Angels on Horseback, was published, followed by A Leg at Each Corner in '61, and Riding Academy in '63. In this Anniversary Special Collection, readers get all three classics, featuring page after page of Thelwell's hilarious cartoons along with his often blisteringly accurate advice for survival in and around the equine herd. Whether audiences open Pony Calvacade out of nostalgia or curiosity, the delightful details of Thelwell's illustrations and timeless wit of his caricatures and asides are a surefire way to change a day for the better, and certain to send a new generation of fat-hairy-pony-lovers out to the barn to test the truths within. |
| a very young rider book: Horse Fun Gudrun Braun, Anne Scheller, Anika Hage, 2019 An educational delight, combining real horse knowledge with games, crafts, and activities for kids ages 6-10. When a horse or pony is still in the future and not in the barn outside, learning about how to ride and care for him is the next best thing! Horse Fun is for all horse-crazy kids, whether they ride now or not yet, combining real horse knowledge with super-fun games, quizzes, crafts, and activities. Readers go to riding school and learn the basics of horse care and equitation. They can test themselves and their friends with equine trivia. Easy-to-follow instructions show how to make tote bags, picture frames, dream catchers, jewelry, and hobby horses to compete in hobby horse shows! Plus, kids can follow along with Maxi, a horse-crazy kid just like them, who shares her thoughts in a journal throughout the book. Includes hundreds of color photos and illustrations by renowned Manga artist Anika Hage. Having horses in your life is joyful, enriching, exciting...and FUN. That's why Horse Fun is the perfect book for both those who love to saddle up. |
| a very young rider book: Dark Horses Cecily von Ziegesar, 2017-10-03 The iconic author of Gossip Girl brings a dark and heart-wrenching addition to the girl-meets-horse canon. In the lens of addiction and the long road to recovery, this is a contemporary update to Black Beauty. Merritt Wenner has been adrift ever since the untimely death of her grandmother. After skipping out on the SATs to go on a bender, she wakes up to discover that her absentee parents have committed her to Good Fences, a residential equine-assisted therapy program. Red, a thoroughbred racing reject, is a terror in the barn. He’s never felt an attachment to anyone . . . until he meets Merritt. They belong together. Soon they’re sneaking off for late-night rides, which is strictly against the rules. Their talent does not go unnoticed. Sprung from Good Fences by the facility’s mysterious benefactor, Merritt and Red plunge into the competitive equestrian circuit—with all its seductive glamour and twisted jealousies. After a tragic incident, Merritt must choose between the boy she’s fallen for and the horse she loves. |
| a very young rider book: My Horse Riding Journal Angharad Thompson Rees, 2017-11-22 A perfect journal and activity book for horse mad boys and girls. |
| a very young rider book: The Golden Age of Show Jumping Frank Waters, 2015-02-12 Frank Waters has written a book about the Golden Age of Show Jumping. Starting as a groom, and jumper, he switched to announcing. |
| a very young rider book: The Race Lauraine Snelling, 1991-02 The captivating first book in the Golden Filly series. Tricia Evanston is sixteen and must overcome many setbacks to get into the big race that can help her family. |
| a very young rider book: The Rider Forms the Horse Udo Bürger, Otto Zietzschmann, 2006 In this book, first published in 1939, the authors set out clearly and precisely the requirements for successful training, and for the long and healthy life of the riding horse. The authors explain the physiological facts which are the foundation of riding instruction and discuss how to identify and rectify training problems. |
| a very young rider book: 101 Ground Training Exercises for Every Horse and Handler Cherry Hill, 2012-01-01 Presents ground training exercises for every horse and handler, including catching, yielding, turning, sacking out, backing, long lining, doing obstacle work, and more. |
| a very young rider book: Pressure Proof Your Riding Daniel Stewart, 2013-10-31 An integral part of competing in equestrian sports is having to face the performance anxiety that presents itself at competitions. In this work, author Daniel Stewart explains that the pressure, stress, nerves, distraction, and anxiety come hand in hand with doing what we love to do. It also reminds us that competing in equestrian events is a real sport, and riders are forced to deal with the competitive nature of showing. Stewart explains that, while riders love to do what they do, this love is sometimes lost in the panic of showing and performing. Stewart then walks the rider through specific tools and tricks to manage and overcome the stress, fear, and anxiety, and shows how to embrace and enjoy every minute of performing with your equine partner. From 'Plan the Ride, and Ride the Plan', to overall mental training, this must-have book is a fantastic tool for any competitor to overcome their show jitters and do their best at every competition, while feeling confident and happy throughout the experience. |
| a very young rider book: Happy Horsemanship Dorothy Henderson Pinch, 1966 From the horse's point of view, covers the basics of riding and caring for horses |
| a very young rider book: Laura & Emma Kate Greathead, 2018-03-13 “Masterly deftness, funny sentence by funny sentence...a moving and intricately braided story of two mothers.” —Jonathan Franzen, The Guardian This “beguiling, addictive read” (People, Book of the Week) and Belletrist Book Club pick about a blue-blooded single mother raising her daughter in rarefied New York City is a “carefully observed family story [that] rings true to life” (The New York Times Book Review). Laura hails from the Upper East Side of Manhattan, born into old money, drifting aimlessly into her early thirties. One weekend in 1981 she meets a man. The two sleep together. He vanishes. And Laura realizes she’s pregnant. Enter: Emma. “Unputdownable” (Library Journal) and “wryly observed” (Vogue), Laura & Emma follows Laura as she raises Emma in New York City over the next fifteen years. With wit and compassion, Kate Greathead explores the many flaws and quirks that make us human. Laura’s story hosts a cast of effervescent and original characters, including her eccentric mother, who informs her society friends and Emma herself that she was fathered by a Swedish sperm donor; her brother, whose childhood stutter reappears in the presence of their forbidding father; an exceptionally kind male pediatrician; and her overbearing best friend, whose life has followed the Park Avenue script in every way except for childbearing. “Kate Greathead’s debut novel gamely takes on class conflict, single motherhood, and the discreet pretension of the 1980s Upper East Side” (New York magazine) and is a “layered story about mothers and daughters and identity” (Entertainment Weekly). Told in vignettes whose every “restrained and understated sentence has been polished to glittering brightness” (Vox), Laura & Emma is “an incisive comedy of manners about class divides and the ‘burdens’ of being born privileged” (Esquire) and “a thoughtful novel of trying to find oneself despite an assigned place in the world” (Publishers Weekly). |
| a very young rider book: Pony Scouts , 2013 |
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