Ride With Confidence!:
Practical and inspirational advice to help you deal
with your fear and enjoy your riding
by Kelly Marks
Book Description
Do you hate hacking alone? Does the idea of jumping terrify you? Perhaps it?s your horse that is spooky, not you? There are many ways to deal with these problems and this confidence-boosting book will show you how.
In a sport as exciting as riding there are bound to be experiences that can leave you a little shaken, but visiting the stable yard needn't fill you with dread. This informative book explains how to rationalize your fear and work towards achieving personal goals--from handling your horse confidently to completing a cross country course or dressage test. Feel the Fear and Ride Anyway explores the possible origins of nervousness, both in the rider and horse, as well as positive action to enable everyone to get more from their riding. Suitable horses, stable yards, instructors, even riding companions, are discussed as all of these can help alleviate fears and worries. By gathering experts from all over the world this book will offer different approaches to alleviating fear and anxiety. So by reading one great book, riders will be able to devise their own confident riding system and truly enjoy their riding.