Synopses & Reviews
Cherry Hill has done it again: created a one-of-a-kind equestrian workbook that's sure to become a standard in the field. 101 Arena Exercises is a ringside exercise book for riders who want to improve their own and their horses's skills. The book is presented in unique "read-and-ride" format that allows it to be hung like a calendar for quick and easy reference.
Exercises -- suitable for both English and Western riders -- progress naturally from simple, basic skills such as the "Working Walk and Jog" to the more advanced "Two Squares" and "Flying Change." Hill presents recognized classic exercises along with her original patterns and maneuvers, offering a wide variety of useful drills for anyone who rides. In addition, 101 Arena Exercises is a valuable workbook for trainers and instructors interested in exploring new teaching methods.
Riding drills included are:
* Collected Canter
* Long and Low
* Loosen Up
* Circle and Leg Yield
* Trot-Halt-Back-Walk
* Zigzag Half Pass
* Long Serpentine
* Rollback
* Spiral
* Figure 8
Review
"101 Arena Exercises is an invaluable workbook for trainers, instructors and coaches interested in exploring new teaching methods." - The Collection
"...she has choreographed more tasks than you could possibly master if you spent the rest of your summer working through her book." - Horses USA
Review
101 Arena Exercises won a Top Hand Award from the Colorado Authors League.
Synopsis
Cherry Hill presents recognized classic exercises, suitable for both English and Western riders, along with her own original patterns and maneuvers. Presented in a read-and-ride format that allows it to be hung like a calendar for quick and easy reference.
Synopsis
Take your riding to a new level Bringing together recognized classic exercises for both English and Western riders plus her own original patterns and maneuvers, Cherry Hill provides an array of drills that will improve your riding technique. Whether you are a rider interested in expanding your repertoire or an instructor looking for new drills, these exercises will add excitement and variety to your training.
Synopsis
Best-selling author Cherry Hill presents classic exercises and original patterns and drills in a unique "read-and-ride" format -- this book can be hung like a calendar or draped over a rail for quick and easy reference in the ring. With exercises such as working walk, canter, two squares, half halt, and flying changes, you'll develop your skills quickly and easily. Suitable for both English and Western riders.
Synopsis
A Ringside Workbook for Every Rider
Hang it from a post; refer to it from the saddle. Cherry Hill's original patterns and maneuvers, along with recognized classic exercises, help riders improve their own and their horse's skills. Exercises are organized into five sections, each one targeting a specific aspect of riding: Gaits, Transitions, Circles, Lateral Work, and Mini-Patterns. Progressing from simpler to more difficult, there are exercises to suit every horse and rider.
101 Arena Exercises is a valuable workbook for every type of rider--English and Western, beginning and advanced. Its unique Read & Ride Format, wide variety of exercises, adn detailed directions ensure that riders, trainers, and instructors alike will use these exercises for years to come.
About the Author
Cherry Hill is an internationally known instructor, horse-trainer, breeder, and judge for several national breed organizations. She has taught university-level courses in horse management and training in the United States and Canada. Cherry has also written over 500 articles for-numerous horse publications and gives seminars for horsemen and writers. Cherry is the author of a plethora of books helpful in the horse world, including 101 Arena Exercises--for which she received the Colorado Authors' League Top Hand Award for Specialty Writing in 1996. Her other Storey titles include 101 Horsemanship &Equitation Patterns, From the Center of the Ring, Horse Handling and Grooming, Horse Health Care, and Your Pony, Your Horse. One of Cherry's most recent books is Stablekeeping, a guide to creating a safe, healthy and efficient living environment for your horse. She has also written Trailering Your Horse, a helpful book on how to prepare for safe traveling. A concise, talented writer, Cherry has won numerous writing awards--among the most recent include the First Place in Editorial Excellence in Service to the Reader from American Horse Publications in 1993, and the 1994 Journalism Award from The American Farmers Association. Cherry has also authored Storey's popular Arena Pocket Guides, six handy ring-side manuals teaching successive English and Western skills. These series titles are: Beginning English Exercises, Intermediate English Exercises, Advanced English Exercises, Beginning Western Exercises, Intermediate Western Exercises, and Advanced Western Exercises. Cherry rides year-round in the Colorado mountains and in her arena where she enjoys the logical approach to training offered by dressage. She breeds and trains horses at her Colorado ranch with her husband, equestrian illustrator and photographer Richard Klimesh.
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1: GAITS
At the Halt
Working Walk
Extended Walk
Collected Walk
Free Walk
Working Trot
Jog (Sitting Trot)
Extended Trot
Collected Trot
Working Canter and Lope
Extended Canter
Collected Canter
Back
SECTION 2: TRANSITIONS
Half Halt or Check
Halt-Walk-Halt
Walk -- Posting Trot -- Walk
Walk -- Sitting Trot -- Walk
Trot-Canter-Trot
Trot-Halt-Trot
Canter-Walk-Canter
Listen Up
Trot-Halt-Back-Walk
Trot-Halt-Back-Trot
Lengthen Trot
Extended Canter
Collected Canter
Change of Lead through Trot
Long and Low
Quality Control Check (Self-Carriage Test)
SECTION 3: CIRCLES
Straight
Corners
Change of Rein on Long Diagonal
Change of Rein on Short Diagonal
Extra Large Circle
Large (20-Meter) Circle
Medium (10-Meter) Circle
Small (6-Meter) Circle: Volte
Figure 8
Large Circle -- Small Circle
Canter Springs
Spiral
Loosen Up
Half Turn
Change of Bend -- Single Loop
Change of Bend -- Shallow Loop
Change of Rein in a Circle
Five-Loop Serpentine
Long Serpentine
Quarter Turn
Counter-Flex
Counter-Canter -- Shallow Loop
Counter-Canter across Diagonal
Counter-Canter Serpentine
SECTION 4: LATERAL WORK
Turn on the Forehand
Western Two-Step
Leg Yield
Leg Yield Refresher
Leg Yield on a Circle
Zigzag Two-Step
In Position and Shoulder Fore
Shoulder In
Shoulder In and Circle
Shoulder In on a Circle
Travers (Haunches In)
Shoulder In and Travers on a Long Serpentine
Walk-Volte- Travers
Renvers (Haunches Out)
Walk Pirouette
Counter-Flexed Spiral In
Hindquarter Pivot
Rollback
Sidepass
Half Pass
Half Pass Refresher
Zigzag Half Pass
Working Pirouette (Pre-Pirouette)
Half-Canter Pirouette
Three-Quarter Canter Pirouette
Full Canter Pirouette
SECTION 5: MINI-PATTERNS
Guess What
Serpentine at Trot with Leg Yield
Circle and Leg Yield
Simple Change Serpentine
Square Serpentine
Square Serpentine
Two Squares
Lope Large Circle with Sidepass
Shoulder In and Lengthen
Sidepass and Lope the Diagonal
Walk-360-Walk
Lope-Halt-180-Lope
Lope-Halt-360-Lope
Canter Counter-Canter
Canter -- Half Pass -- Counter Canter
Flying Change
Flying Change after Short Diagonal
Flying Change Straight at Wall
Flying Change with Sharp Corner
Circle, Simple Change, Flying Change
Circle, Diagonal, Flying Change
Canter Half Pass -- Lead Change
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