Audrey Pavia - Horseback Riding For Dummies

Horseback Riding For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Published by: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, www.wiley.com

Copyright 2020 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey

Published simultaneously in Canada

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the Publisher. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions .

Trademarks: Wiley, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, Dummies.com, Making Everything Easier, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and may not be used without written permission. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book.

LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WORK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO WARRANTY MAY BE CREATED OR EXTENDED BY SALES OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR EVERY SITUATION. THIS WORK IS SOLD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PUBLISHER IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. IF PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, THE SERVICES OF A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL PERSON SHOULD BE SOUGHT. NEITHER THE PUBLISHER NOR THE AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREFROM. THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE IS REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK AS A CITATION AND/OR A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FURTHER INFORMATION DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER ENDORSES THE INFORMATION THE ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE MAY PROVIDE OR RECOMMENDATIONS IT MAY MAKE. FURTHER, READERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT INTERNET WEBSITES LISTED IN THIS WORK MAY HAVE CHANGED OR DISAPPEARED BETWEEN WHEN THIS WORK WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN IT IS READ.

For general information on our other products and services, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 877-762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317-572-3993, or fax 317-572-4002. For technical support, please visit https://hub.wiley.com/community/support/dummies .

Wiley publishes in a variety of print and electronic formats and by print-on-demand. Some material included with standard print versions of this book may not be included in e-books or in print-on-demand. If this book refers to media such as a CD or DVD that is not included in the version you purchased, you may download this material at http://booksupport.wiley.com . For more information about Wiley products, visit www.wiley.com .

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020934904

ISBN 978-1-119-60766-3 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-60770-0 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-60781-6 (ebk)

1. Chapter 3

1. Chapter 2
2. Chapter 4
3. Chapter 5
4. Chapter 6
5. Chapter 7
6. Chapter 8
7. Chapter 9
8. Chapter 10
9. Chapter 11
10. Chapter 12
11. Chapter 13
12. Chapter 14
13. Chapter 15
14. Chapter 16
15. Chapter 19
16. Chapter 20
17. Chapter 21
18. Chapter 22
19. Chapter 23

Welcome to Horseback Riding For Dummies! This book can be your tour guide as you navigate the exciting hobby of horseback riding.

Riding a horse is fun and relaxing, challenging and demanding, exhilarating and rewarding. As with any sport, horseback riding calls for training before you can participate safely and effectively. You probably have a sense of this already, which is why youre reading this book.

Horses are my greatest passion in life. I hope you catch horse fever, as I once did, and make horseback riding a regular part of your life. Youll find your life is never dull after you open your heart to these incredible creatures.

Horseback Riding For Dummies is designed to supplement your riding lessons and to help you understand what horseback riding is all about. You discover how to find the right instructor to teach you how to ride, what kind of gear and apparel you need, and how to get on and off the horse. You also discover the details of actually riding a horse and find out ways to expand beyond the basics when youre ready to take the next step.

This book is set up as a reference for novices in this hobby. As with all For Dummies books, you can read sections of this book individually, or you can read it from cover to cover. Either way, I hope you find the text enlightening.

I have worked hard to provide you with guidance through the sometimes complicated world of horses and horseback riding. Although you may feel overwhelmed at times as you try to negotiate the lingo, protocol, and details surrounding the horse world, I hope you refer back to this book to help you find your way.

In this book, I refer to horses with both male pronouns (he, his, and him) and female pronouns (she, hers, and her). I do so in alternating chapters to give both genders equal air time, with male pronouns in odd-numbered chapters and female pronouns in even-numbered chapters.

Throughout this book, I tell you stuff that may be interesting to know but isnt crucial to your understanding of the topic. In such cases, I place the text in a sidebar, which appears as a shaded gray box. Dont feel like you have to read these sidebars unless youre dying to sound like a better conversationalist at all those equestrian cocktail parties you go to!

In this book, I assume you can recognize a horse when you see one. Thats really about all I take for granted. Well, I do assume that youre a beginning horseback rider who wants to learn how to ride in a particular discipline (either western or English). Youre looking to get the most out of your riding lessons and instructor, and you ride a lesson horse from the stable. Or perhaps youre a more seasoned horseback rider whos looking to brush up on your riding skills and boost your confidence. You may even own a horse!

One last thing I assume is that youre no fool. I think youre pretty smart; after all, you bought this book, didnt you? And it can help guide you throughout the process of learning to ride.

As with all the other books in the For Dummies series, this book uses icons in the margins to highlight specific types of information. Heres an explanation of what each icon means: