Ce guide complet regorge d'informations et de conseils de la part de William Micklem, entraîneur équestre et auteur de renom. Ce livre, récemment remis à jour, couvre tous les aspects de l'équitation, du dressage au saut d'obstacles en passant par le cross-country, mais aussi la préparation du cheval et du cavalier.
I've read lots of equestrian nonfiction but this was by far the best. I even ordered my own copy of this after reading! The last half of the book is about different types of shows and was much more detailed than most accounts.
Includes both fairly basic information (how to mount a horse), and really complex stuff (advanced dressage techniques, horse training, etc)...so it's not a good beginner book...but has some stuff that's too easy for an advanced rider. And there is only one short metion of Western riding...all the focus is on dressage, showjumping, and cross country...so I don't know that it's a "complete" horse riding manual. That's being said, it had a lot of interesting information, and was worth reading. :)
This book is indeed complete. Not really for the casual rider--but heavily focused on preparing for jumping, dressage and eventing. Lovely photographs and many diagrams and charts , including ones that tell you probably what is wrong and how to fix it. This book makes a great reference book for the competing rider. Also has good info. for anyone of understanding your horse, balanced riding, coping with nerves, etc. Comprehensive chapter on physical preparation for the rider.
This is very concise and has a lot of information. However, with so many topics to cover, the information was a little too basic for me, because this sort of info you can find in any other horse book. That's why I'm only giving it two stars.