Anne Kursinski's Riding and Jumping Clinic: A Step-by-Step Course for Winning in the Hunter and Jumper Rings

by Anne Kursinski, Miranda Lorraine

Anne Kursinski has been an outstanding  international competitor for almost two decades, winning  such coveted awards as the American Gold Cup, the  Grands Prix of Aachen and Rome, the Pan American  Games Individual Gold Medal, and an Olympic silver  medal at Seoul, to name only a few. Today, Anne  Kursinski is one of the most admired -- and most  successful -- riders in the world.

In recent  years, while continuing to compete at the highest  levels, she has also become one of the most  sought-after instructors and clinicians in America. Now  at last, this breakthrough book lays out in words  and pictures the key elements of her riding  techniques so that they can be studied and applied by  any determined rider. Of special interest are Anne's  secrets of analyzing jumper courses, and her  strategies for riding them. Whether they aspire to ride  hunters or jumpers or to compete in horsemanship  over fences, Anne Kursinski's Riding And  Jumping Clinic will improve readers'  chances of success as it takes them, step-by-step, all  the way from basic flatwork and dressage through  jumping at every level.

Genres: Horses, Nonfiction

352 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1995

Reviews

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contains a great step by step program, but I would recommend reading it in little chunks at a time when you can fully concentrate on what you are reading. The only thing that I really disagreed with which she menioned a few times was using the stick on the horse's shoulder. I feel the stick/crop should only be used behind the saddle when needed. There were also a couple of parts where I felt more clarification was needed for the general audience to fully visualize the images she was trying to describe.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is terrific, stem by step, guide to effective flatwork and jumping. AK is well known for being a huge believer in correct flatwork and she takes you through a dozen or more exercises that are beneficial to both your horse and you. There are photos and diagrams illustrating everything described and all the writing is well laid out and easy to follow. This is a must-have for the thinking rider's shelf.