Anatomy of Riding - hardcover, Sara Wyche, 9781861266248

Brand new shop stock.  May be some slight shop wear around the edges from shelf life; see photos. \n\nThe Anatomy of Riding by Sara WycheWhat does it mean to ride the horse correctly? In today\u2019s world the \nrider is faced not just with the advocates of traditional practice but \nwith an unprecedented number of new and sometimes conflicting theories \non the best way to train and ride horses. To arrive at a satisfactory \nconclusion can seem almost impossible. Nut whatever one\u2019s creed in \nriding \u2013 conventional or \u2018natural\u2019 \u2013 most riders would probably agree \nthat to ride the horse correctly is to ride him humanely, logically and,\n if possible, in an aesthetically pleasing way. But how do we decide \nwhat really defines humane, logical, and aesthetically pleasing? The \nanswer is written in the horse\u2019s anatomy.\n\nThe\n Anatomy of Riding aims to look at riding from the horse\u2019s point of \nview: it illustrates why some riding techniques.