Bøger af Jec Aristotle Ballou

A highly illustrated guide to simple yet effective methods for keeping horses sound, healthy, and performing their best.Over time, horses (like people) acquire postural habits, compensate for soreness and injury, and develop poor movement patterns. This limits performance ability, causes unsoundness and health issues, and ultimately undermines the horse's overall well-being.Jec Aristotle Ballou has made a name for herself advocating for the horse and providing sensible instruction in his schooling, conditioning, and care. Her bestselling books and popular clinics are designed to enable any horse person to correctly apply proven principles that bring measurable progress while avoiding boredom and confusion.In her latest collection of mounted and unmounted corrective exercises, Ballou demonstrates how we can actively work to improve the horse's posture and movement, whether he is:An active performance or pleasure mount.An aging or older horse that benefits from gentle exercise. A horse being rehabilitated following injury, illness, or lack of conditioning. Ballou's positive cross-training techniques are free of shortcuts, and her guidelines for analyzing the horse's posture and way of going help readers gain a new awareness of the equine body. Applicable for all disciplines and full of quality color photographs to explain the exercises, this is an integral collection that optimizes how the horse uses his body and helps ensure he stays sounder and healthier for more years of his life.

A guide to getting a horse in shape and maintaining his overall fitness, regardless of age or discipline. It provides owners and riders with instruction for assessing, monitoring, and maintaining the health of their horses. It features exercise routines designed to enhance strength and agility, geared to horses of differing ages and abilities.

The go-to reference for riders and trainers aiming to improve equine conditioning in ways that are strategic, engaging, and fair to the horse.

"When it comes to improving fitness, exercises rely on dosage. How an exercise is applied, the duration and frequency of execution, and the weekly schedule within which workouts exist determines its impact on fitness. For just about everything we do with horses-from trail riding to top level competition-a healthy state of fitness is key to both performance and longevity. Every horse will go better for longer if his mind and body are well prepared for the ask. Equine training and conditioning expert Jec Aristotle Ballou now provides a book that takes the guesswork out of fitness gains. It clarifies how long and frequently to do given exercises and in which combinations with each other. It helps maximize a horse's athleticism. The 33 workouts in these pages help accomplish the performance goals that many riders strive for within their disciplines but often fall short of reaching-stronger, more agile, and balanced horses. They do this by circumventing the tension, both physical and mental, that often spoils conditioning attempts made within a discipline-specific or skill-based session. By providing the right amount of stimulus while avoiding the boredom, fatigue, and habituated neuromuscular patterns, they lead to physiological gains"--

Dressage is the ultimate achievement of oneness between horse and rider. Featuring a full arena diagram and step-by-step instructions for each exercise, this sturdy book is designed to allow the rider to hang it on a hook and refer to it from the saddle. You’ll learn how to improve your riding position; master looseness, balance, and suspension; and perfect flying changes as you work toward dressage success.

The Ringside Guide for Any Rider at Any Level Softness - Looseness - Engagement - Adjustability - Ground WorkCLASSICAL DRESSAGE MEETS WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP in the growing equestrian discipline of Western Dressage.  Dressage work demands that horses be responsive, supple, and balanced - desirable qualities whether your horse is navigating trails, working cattle, or performing in a dressage competition. Following a comprehensive training path, these 101 exercises, presented as full arena diagrams with  step-by-step instructions, develop your horse's natural ability to carry himself correctly. Practicing them will also improve your own riding skills and strengthen your relationship and communication with your horse. Western Dressage can make your horse the best he can be, whether the goal is pleasure riding, the highest levels of competition, or somewhere in between.