The Working Equitation Training Manual: 101 Exercises for Schooling and Competing

The only book available devoted to learning and perfecting working equitation obstacles.

Working
equitation is a competitive equestrian sport that originated in Europe, with
the first European Championship held in 1996. It quickly gained a fanbase for
its beauty and its focus on classical horsemanship ideals and developing
handiness under saddle. In 2004 the World Association for Working Equitation
(WAWE) was established, and today, many countries have their own national
organizations for governing working equitation competitions, including the
United States--the USAWE was formed in 2020. Heralding the advent of a brand-new
way to pursue and demonstrate horse-and-rider connection, working equitation
competitor and trainer Ali Kermeen has written a much-needed reference for
preparing both horse and rider to participate.

The Working Equitation Training Manual provides a one-of-a-kind
progressive training system to those new to the sport. Lessons focus on
developing confidence with the obstacle phases of working equitation while
incorporating dressage principles. The elements of each obstacle are broken
down and then brought back together in step-by-step exercises that:

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Prepare horse and rider to perform an obstacle properly.

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Introduce horses and riders to competition obstacles.

- Help
improve and polish an obstacle's execution.

With clear
diagrams and color photographs, a helpful glossary of terms to help those
unfamiliar with working equitation terminology, and variations and benefits for
every exercise, readers are provided an appealing introduction to an exciting
option for adding diversity to daily training, as well as showing and competing
in other sports. "I started teaching these skills to all my students,
regardless of their riding discipline," says Ali. "These working equitation
exercises help my riders excel at dressage, endurance, trail riding, pony clubbing,
eventing, jumping, gaited horses, groundwork, Cowboy Dressage, and breed
shows." The
Working Equitation Training Manual promises to do the same for
you.