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101
Jumping Exercises for Horse & Rider
by Linda
L. Allen with Dianna R. Dennis
Exercise #10: Short Trot Grids With Circles
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In the second installment of a three-part series, Sport Pony Magazine
is pleased to bring you a series of exercises from Linda Allen's
book, "101 Jumping Exercises for Horse & Rider."
This book is a must-have for anyone coaching or riding over fences!
Section 1 consists of 25 ground pole exercises, from the basic figure-eight
over a pole to not-so-basic figure-eights over poles to an entire
course of poles with pace changes. Later exercises incorporate the
ground-pole exercises into grids and work at the canter with lead
changes. Far from being the required "boring stuff" that
is presented before you get to the actual jumping, the pole work
is fresh and challenging and will be a welcome addition to anyone's
training schedule.
As the book progresses, exercises get increasingly challenging.
There is truly something for everyone, from the "D" Level
Pony Club instructor to the rider preparing for 4' jumpers. Just
as valuable as the exercises are the in-depth explanations and directions.
No detail is left to chance, with problem-solving, double-check,
and tip boxes for each exercise. Benefits are also clearly explained.
The book is coil-bound at the top with a sturdy binding and a hole
to hang it at the side of the arena.
Exercise
# 1 - A Chute of Poles, Nov/Dec 2004
Contents
Foreword - William Steinkraus, Joe Fargis, David
O'Connor
Introduction
"Linda
Allen is a horsewoman of vast experience who has, since her retirement
as a top-notch competitor, observed the best riders in the world
on a very regular basis. As a world-class course designer, she has
been the one to decide which questions to ask of Show Jumping's
elite on many occasions. The schooling exercises she and her guest
experts have set forth on the following pages are a marvelous and
generous contribution to the sport of Show Jumping, for they can
provide the foundation for solving even the knottiest problems today's
best course designers typically pose."
- from the Introduction by William Steinkraus
Section 1 (Exercises 1-25) - Basic Exercises from
the Walk and Trot
Section 2 (Exercises 26-40) - Turning Poles into
Jumps: Gymnastics
Section 3 (Exercises 41-49) - Gymnastics with Varying
Strides
Section 4 (Exercises 50-53) - Using Gymnastics
for Both Turns and Straightness
Section 5 (Exercises 54-64) - Canter Exercises:
Poles
Section 6 (Exercises 65-73) - Canter Exercises:
Jumps
Section 7 (Exercises 74-95) - Encountering Challenges
Section 8 (Exercises 96-101) - Exercises for the
Most Advanced Horses and Riders
Appendix - Guest Contributers, Glossary, Bibliography
Index
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