The Riding Instructor's Handbook

A comprehensive manual for anyone involved in teaching others how to ride correctly and effectively. Riding as a sport and leisure pursuit has risen in popularity in a spectacular way recently, and there seems to be no sign of a reduction in that rate of increase. A large number of riding schools and college courses have developed to meet this increased demand, and there is a greater need than ever for sympathetic trained riding instructors. There are few books available which actually help the instructor in the techniques of teaching riding, but The Riding Instructor's Handbook has continually proved it does just that since first being published in 1981. Reprinted six times, with a fully revised edition published in 1993 and revised again in 1997 for the paperback edition, it is now being reprinted again to meet the continuing demand. All aspects of teaching are covered, from the personality and style of the instructor to teaching an absolute beginner, teaching on the lunge, class lesson and jumping. It also includes a chapter on classroom teaching, an area in which many riding instructors encounter difficulty.