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    Gymnastic Jumping: 10 Exercises to Improve Your Horse Over Fences
    Gymnastic Jumping: 10 Exercises to Improve Your Horse Over Fences
    Gymnastic Jumping: 10 Exercises to Improve Your Horse Over Fences
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    Gymnastic Jumping: 10 Exercises to Improve Your Horse Over Fences

    By Laura Kelland-May

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    Laura Kelland-May has been a senior horse show judge watching horses perform over fences for over 25 years. From her years as a horse show judge, rider, coach and trainer she has developed a simple easy to follow series of practical gymnastic exercises to improve your horse’s form over fences.
    This book offers you easy to follow instructions and practical applications for equestrians who ride by themselves and also for instructors and coaches who develop young horses and riders. Enjoy the exercises and incorporate them into your own training regime to improve your horse and get noticed in the show ring.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLaura Kelland-May
    Release dateApr 17, 2014
    ISBN9781310526008
    Gymnastic Jumping: 10 Exercises to Improve Your Horse Over Fences
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    Laura Kelland-May

    Laura Kelland-May is a Sr. Judge in Hunter Jumper Hack and Equitation and founder of theThistle Ridge Skill Builders Series © of Horse Show Clinics and Thistle Ridge Skill Builders©. She is available for judging and developing clinics and riders in your area.A well thought of and ‘in demand’ coach and trainer years of experience Laura continues to develop and brings her experience online and has been featured guest with “ How to Market Your Horse Business” (Facebook discussion) and Featured Guest with “ Horse Family Magazine” on #horsechat. In addition Laura offers weekly lessons on her weekly live Q & A session.The Thistle Ridge Skill Builders Facebook fan page was a 2011 Finalist in the Equestrian Social media Awards (International Section)

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      Book preview

      Gymnastic Jumping - Laura Kelland-May

      Table Of Contents

      Gymnastic Jumping

      Why Use Gymnastic Jumping

      How Do Riders Interfere?

      How to Ride a Gymnastic Exercise

      Setting Up your Gym Line

      Equipment

      How to Determine the Distance Between Trot Rails

      Gymnastic Distances

      Exercise 1 - Trot Rails

      Exercise 2 – Four Trot Rails to Cross Rail

      Exercise 3 - Trot Rail, Cross Rail, Vertical

      Exercise 4 – Trot Rails, Cross Rail, Vertical, Oxer

      Other Gymnastic

      Exercise 5 – Bounce

      Exercise 6 – Jumps on a Circle

      Exercise 7 - Green Horse

      Exercise 8 – For the Quick Horse

      Exercise 9 - The Lazy Horse

      Exercise 10 - Riders that get left behind

      Exercise 11 - Riders that get ahead

      Summary

      About Laura Kelland-May

      Gymnastic Jumping

      10 Exercises to Improve Your Horse’s Form Over Fences

      Published by Laura Kelland-May

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2014

      All rights reserved. No part of this book my be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems - exceptwhen credit is cited in the case of brief quotations in articles or reviews - without written consent by the publisher,

      Laura Kelland-May.

      Exercise and horseback riding are not without its risks and this or any other program may result in injury. The exercises and advice outlined in this book are meant to be fun and performed on suitable horses under supervision of a knowledgeable instructor/coach.

      You are performing these exercises at your own risk.

      These exercises may not be for everyone. Take the ones that fit into your personal program and can safely perform with your horse. Do not perform these exercises if you or your horse are not suitable for the exercises. This program is meant as a guide to help riders develop their position and trying to reproduce the actions

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