A New Riding Manual and Training Programme: 1 2005 128 Pages English
The usual daily stress of modern living means that adults, and very often even adolescents, adopt tensed-up and faulty postures, which have a particularly negative effect on the horse. Here is a modern riding manual with a completely new training concept specifically designed to counteract the problem: A perfect loosening-up program, which relaxes and eases. Complex rider s movements are separated into individual movements for ease of practice. These swinging circles can be practiced in day-to-day situations as well as on the physio-ball, the substitute horse. This book should be required reading for every riding instructor and adult novice rider.
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The New Manual of Riding and Movement Instructions: 2 2005 128 Pages English
Follow-on training exercises for loosening up, swinging, and rotation. This second volume is a modern manual of riding and movement instructions for riders with ambition, who want to ride their horses free of tension, with momentum, via the seat, and with light aids. The author continues her theme of refined gymnastic exercises for horse and rider. With the help of the large physio-ball, our proven training horse, the physical prerequisites for riding in harmony can be achieved in easy stages. The movement sequences for dressage tests at elementary and novice levels as well as all lateral movements are explained in straightforward, easy-to-follow terms.
Published by Cadmos
Ab 22,38 EUR
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The Correct Approach 32 Pages 23,4 x 16,6 x 0,6 cm English
Long reining, or lungeing, might be thought of as a means of training a horse at a safe distance, from the ground. The horse is controlled by means of extended double reins and is made to circle its trainer, who is thus able to observe every aspect of the horse s gait. Long reining is used for exercising lame or convalescing horses, for correcting poor gait, and for training horses in dressage. This book illustrates and describes in detail the various aspects of this sometimes complex but invaluable training aid. * Essential reading for anyone actively involved in training horses - those who run riding schools, or whose work involves dealing with injured or unfit horses. * Completely details and illustrates the complexity of this equestrian technique. * Cadmos Horse Guides are a new series of basic equestrian manuals: essential reading for anyone, adult or youngster, who is learning to ride or who already rides and wishes to know more. The books are attractively packaged, inexpensively priced and illustrated in full colour throughout.
Lungeing: Be Safe and Proficient 2005 32 Pages English
Working on the lunge is important for the education and training of young horses, as well as the gymnastic development of the older horse. While lungeing can look easy from the outside, this is not necessarily the case: correct lungeing has to be learnt. This guide is for all horse lovers who want to learn the correct way to lunge a horse. Quite simply, using clear and easy terms, this illustrated guide is an invaluable reference book for anyone wishing to know more - and to put into practice - this invaluable training technique.
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How to Train Your Bloodhound 2008 96 Pages English
The extraordinary sensory skills of dogs are often indispensable, but especially in search and rescue missions. In man-trailing, the dog s sense of smell can be trained to find and follow vital human trails. With the aid of an object that is clearly scented with a missing person s smell, the tracking dog can identify the correct trail among numerous human and environmental scents. Filled with the latest research and practice, this is a comprehensive manual on tracking and a fascinating insight into the dog s unique sensory skills. It explains all aspects of man-trailing: which dogs are qualified, how the dog s sensory skills work, practical equipment, and man-trailing training and practice. It gives useful advice on what the dog s behaviour tells you.
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Ab 21,40 EUR
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Ways to Stimulate Your Dog s Brain and Avoid Boredom 2007 96 Pages English
Dogs need to encounter and overcome physical and mental challenges to remain happy and well. Unless this fundamental need is met, the dog will be inert and passive and may develop behavioural problems. It is therefore every dog-owner s duty to arrange appropriate stimulation for their dog. The reward is a happy and balanced companion who is permitted to express its specific behaviour and who has a close and harmonious relationship with humans. In this book, Anders Hallgren describes simple exercises designed to stimulate and improve your dog s senses. It is not vital that the dog learns to perform these tasks perfectly, but to challenge its mind and intelligence. Practical exercises are divided into four groups: obedience, problem solving, trailing and coordination. It is a perfect training manual for all dog owners, who are interested in new ways of stimulating their dog.
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Mud fever is a serious and debilitating affliction to which horses are prone when they are pastured on ground that is poorly drained or excessively soft under foot. These conditions are quite common, so it is very important that anyone who has responsibility for any horse s well-being should be aware of the condition: how to recognise it and how to treat it. Fully illustrated in colour, this Cadmos Horse Guide describes the condition and its causes, setting out straightforward steps by which the owner can avert mud fever, or if that is not possible, treat it when it does arise. * Cadmos Horse Guides are a new series of basic equestrian manuals: essential reading for anyone, adult or youngster, who is learning to ride or who already rides and wishes to know more. The books are attractively packaged, inexpensively priced and illustrated in full colour throughout. * Save a fortune in vets fees - and prevent unnecessary suffering. * Full promotion to the core equestrian and countryside markets.
How to Help Your Horse Lose Weight (Understanding Your Horse) 2005 80 Pages English
Overweight horses are no rarity nowadays. Ponies and native breeds are often too heavy and are prone to weight-related ailments. This book looks at the causes of obesity, and how to recognize it. It explains the dangers of obesity and offers solutions on how to reduce excess weight, examining diet, exercise, and pasture management.
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English The Arab Horse of the Bedouins. Translated from German by K. Schmitt and S. Eicher. Hildesheim 1990. 170 pp. with 42 ill.
With this work the well known biologist Dr. F. B. Klynstra has commented upon a multitude of important themes concerning Arabian horses, whether a matter of physiological or genetical analysis, a question of descent, pedigree, classification into breed and stock or themes such as areas of origin, achievement, character, fertility, etc. The reader always senses the great love and admir-ation for the horse of the Bed-uins and gains insight, thanks to facts entertainingly and clearly delivered with scientific preci-sion, into the main problems of breeding and keeping Arabian horses. Every connoisseur and every lover of the Arabian horse will study this work with great profit.
Published by Olms
Ab 35,51 EUR
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Keep Him Busy Throughout the Day 2006 128 Pages English
Part of the pleasure of owning a dog is the mutual fun that results from the playing of games. However these games also have a role in the development and well-being of dogs, not least of which is building up a dog’s self confidence and boosting dog/owner relationships. The purpose of this book is to help pet owners discover and employ games and activities on an everyday basis that both owners and dogs will enjoy, and that will contribute towards the animal s fitness and training. Marvel at the super-abilities of your dog s sense of smell. Make his daily walks an exciting adventure. Find enough inspiration in your living room to exercise his basic play instincts. Take the opportunity when appropriate to turn your garden into a dog s adventure playground.
Christina Sondermann runs the website fun-with-dogs.com, writes for a dog magazine, and gives seminars and workshops for dog owners and trainers.
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Ab 22,38 EUR
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Techniques for Loosening and Stretching Muscles (Understanding Your Horse) 2005 96 Pages English
This full colour book by a professional horse physiotherapist is a complete introduction to horse massage. It is a book for everyone who wants to help their horses relax and regenerate after competitions or long rides: horses are very prone to muscular injuries and most owners are keen to keep them in good condition, free from unnecessary discomfort. - Introduction - The Horse s Body - Getting Horses Fit - How Massage Can Help - Massage Techniques - Stretching - Problem Areas - * Step-by-step massage techniques and easy-to-learn stretching exercises and other techniques put the subject into perspective. * \"Treatment after competition\" chapter explains how horses can be relaxed after exertion. * Complimentary to Hotline To Your Horse, which focuses much more on pure massage and the physiology of the horse.
How to Get It Right 32 Pages 23,4 x 16,4 x 0,4 cm English
The rider s aids are the means by which the rider communicates with the horse, using legs and hands (through the reins). How to learn and employ these aids is dealt with in this concise guidebook in plain, easy to understand terms.
Healthy and Fit with Minerals (Understanding Your Horse) 2008 96 Pages English
The correct balance of minerals and salts is vital for a healthy constitution. Schussler tissue salts have been used successfully in people for a long time and they are now available for horses too. This accessible book provides the necessary knowledge for using these popular minerals for horses, both as a treatment and prophylaxis. Named after German homeopathic practitioner Dr Heinrich Schussler, who pioneered their use in humans, these salts can help correct mineral imbalances to keep your horse healthy, or support it during recovery. It explains the history of the twelve Schussler tissue salts and their biochemistry. It includes advice on dosage and application. Provides reference to the treatment of common problems with Schussler tissue salts.
Enhance Your Horse s Wellbeing and Happiness 2006 144 Pages English
Equine behaviourist Cathy Tindall has taken the ancient oriental treatment of Shiatsu and developed it into a modern form of massage that any horse lover can use to enhance the health and well being of their horse. In the first part of this book the reader is shown how to perform a simple Shiatsu treatment. Part Two explains the philosophy behind Shiatsu in simple terms for the reader who would like a deeper understanding. The third part introduces the reader to The Five Elements as a means of recognising the characteristic of a horse and gaining a better knowledge of its anatomy. * A practical alternative way for horse-owners to work and establish a relationship with their equine partners. * Easy to use for riders of all levels of ability: the complex subject is simplified and the prime message is practical rather than philosophical.
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The Way to Successful Show Jumping (Understanding Your Horse) 2005 96 Pages English
At some point, many riders will encounter the challenge of show jumping: to jump a course of fences in perfect harmony with your horse, measuring your skill against that of other riders - maybe even ending up in the placing. Success, however, does not just materialise from nowhere. This practical and thoughtfully illustrated book provides clear, precise advice on the necessary foundations for success, demonstrates what jumping training with progressive exercises looks like, and shows how typical difficulties can be overcome. Clarissa Busch is a riding instructor and well-known competition rider. In this book she not only imparts crucial insight to the training techniques of top show jumpers, but also offers many practical insider tips which will help prevent unnecessary errors. * It really is \"made easy\" - with expert text, and step-by-step illustrations. * In full colour throughout, with over 80 full colour photographs.
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An Introduction to Having Fun Cross-country 2008 144 Pages English
More and more riders are drawn into eventing by the excitement of galloping over solid fences on a grass track. Written by an experienced trainer, judge, and course designer, this book describes all the important requirements for safely improving your horse s ability in the cross-country phase. Training programs and instructions for coping with specific cross-country obstacles are also included.
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Ab 25,14 EUR
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Prized for their stamina and their acclimation to the harsh conditions of the Arabian deserts, the ancestors of the horses that are now recognized as the Egyptian Arabian purebred horse entered Egypt centuries ago, establishing the valuable bloodlines of the breed there. The breeding programs in Egypt therefore became the root source for the finest Arabian horses, attracting passionate enthusiasts from all corners of the world. Artists, poets, and historians have for centuries been inspired by their great beauty and romantic legacy. Nasr Marei is the third-generation owner of a stud farm in Giza, Egypt. His love for and knowledge of the Egyptian Arabian horse, coupled with his sensitive and striking photography, have inspired this visual tribute. His extraordinary photographs, accompanied by text that traces the history and evolution of the Arabian s journey into Egypt, celebrate the lineage of this living treasure of Egyptian heritage.
NASR MAREI holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis. He is the co-founder and vice-chairman of the Egyptian Arabian Horse Breeders Association.
26,17 EUR
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Tips for Riders on How to Achieve Better Balance (Cadmos Horse Guides) 2005 32 Pages English
On horseback, the positioning and balance of the rider is of paramount importance. But how do they learn the correct seat? Often riders are forced into a posture which they are unable to master due to physical problems alone. The consequence is tension in the rider and tension in the horse. This guide describes with the help of numerous exercises how the rider can find his or her own individual path to a balanced seat and to a better communication with the horse: - Thoughts before mounting - Exercises on the stationery horse - Anatomy - - Criteria for the correct seat - The feeling of balance: legs and buttocks - - The dynamic horse - The relaxed horse - Communicating with the horse s back - - The feeling for motion: the walk, the trot, the canter - Using the seat - - Light aids: weight aids, leg aids, mental aids, rein aids, full halt, half-halt - The author of this guide is a GP, a physiotherapist and an expert riding teacher she also runs a surgery for hippogenic training * Essential reading for anyone, adult or youngster, who is learning to ride or who already rides and wishes to know more. * Beautifully illustrated, simple and easy-to-follow book.
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