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The Golden Age of Show Jumping
Frank Waters has written a book about the Golden Age of Show Jumping. Starting as a groom, and jumper, he switched to announcing.
Show Jumping for Fun Or Glory
This guide provides detailed training advice for the show jumping horse and rider. It offers guidance on choosing the right horse, working on the lunge, flatwork schooling and early jumping, and the importance of the rider's position. The core of the book deals with jumping training, introducing horse and rider to simple polework, and gymnastic grids. The authors describe how to approach different types of fences and how to overcome problems that arise in training. More advanced work follows, with combinations and related distances, increasing height and width, and jumping whole courses. In a section devoted to competing, Ernest Dillon explains how to develop the right attitude to competition riding, and how to cope with success and failure in the ring. There are also tips on walking the course and collecting-ring technique, as well as how to succeed in a jump-off. The sequence photographs that accompany the book depict riders from all levels, from novices to experienced Grand Prix competitors.
Training Showjumpers
"Training Showjumpers has been the standard textbook on showjumping since it first appeared in 1978. This second edition has been updated with new photographs and a revised text. Anthony Paalman is internationally known as a showjumping trainer, consultant and course designer. He is an advocate of the Natural Method of training horses and riders derived from the classical principles of the European cavalry schools. His book is a complete guide to showjumping training, from selection and early training of the young horse right up to participation in the highest grade of competition."--Publisher's description.
Show Jumping
Discusses the jumps that horses and their riders need to master for show jumping, and covers topics such as breeds, training, the history of the equestrian sport, and equipment.
101 Jumping Exercises for Horse & Rider
Get jumping! This collection presents a logical series of fun and rewarding exercises that are designed to develop your horse-jumping skills. With straightforward instructions and clear arena maps, this guide can be hung on a pole and easily referenced from the saddle. In addition to clearly articulated goals and progressively difficult variations, each exercise also includes encouraging advice on what the rider should keep in mind while jumping. Saddle up and get ready to fly through the air with grace and confidence.
The Complete Show Jumper
The ultimate training manual for successful show jumping at all levels, providing detailed training advice for the show jumping horse and rider, whether starting from scratch or wishing to compete at higher levels. Known for his effective teaching methods and down-to-earth approach, Ernest Dillon offers guidance on choosing the right horse, working on the lunge, flatwork schooling and early jumping, and the importance of the rider's position. The author describes how to overcome common problems; more advanced work with combinations and related distances; walking the course; plus collecting ring and jump-off techniques. The numerous sequence color photographs depict riders from all levels, from novices to experienced Grand Prix competitors. In addition to practical advice, the book offers encouragement and inspiration and is peppered with the kind of training tips that separate winners from losers.
Reflections on Riding and Jumping
A revised and updated edition of a classic work on horses and horsemanship by one of the most acclaimed riders in show jumping history.
The Elite Show Jumper
Show jumping is by far the most widespread equine sports discipline. Despite this, very little scientific information is available on the subject, and on the horses which are bred, fed, trained, conditioned and treated to compete in the discipline. This book contains a good overview of state-of-the-art information on the show jumper. In addition, it contains selected papers on all aspects of sport horses presented at the conference on Equine Sports Medicine and Science in Messina and Taormina, Italy May 2000.
