Games on Horseback: Having Fun, Learning Safety, Improving Horsemanship by Steven Bennett and Betty Bennett-Talbot (1999, Paperback)

Key Details
Author:	Betty Bennett-Talbot, Steven Bennett
Language:	English
Publisher:	Storey Books
Format:	Paperback
ISBN-10:	1580171346
ISBN-13:	9781580171342

Size
Length:	144 pages
Height:	10.8 in
Width:	8.5 in
Thickness:	0.5 in
Weight:	16.8 oz

Publisher's Note
This collection of more than 50 games is not only a delightful diversion from standard riding lessons, but will actually improve a rider's performance and safety skills and create a relaxed, happy horse-and-rider unit. Illustrated instructions for games such as Red Light, Green Light; Root Beer Relay; Broom Polo; and Polocrosse reinforce specific riding skills such as starting and stopping; mounting and dismounting; balance; steering; and leading. For riders of all skill levels.

Written by two distinguished safety advocates, "Games On Horseback" is the perfect complement to traditional riding lessons. Appropriate for instructors as well as individual riders, the book emphasizes equestrian safety. Each of the book's games is designed to strengthen a specific riding skill. Organized by categories such as Group Games, Timed Games, and Mounted Drills, each game includes a box noting the skills it reinforces. Within each category, games such as Simon Says, Boots in the Bucket, Broom Polo, and Scavenger Hunt, are arranged by level of difficulty. Photographs, illustrations, and descriptions lead riders and instructors through games that meet the highest standards of safety. The goal of "Games On Horseback" is to produce a relaxed, happy, horse-and-rider unit and to enhance riders' skills in a fun, natural way.