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First riding lessons / written by Sandy Ransford ; photographed by Bob Langrish.

by Ransford, Sandy.

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Boston : Kingfisher, 2004.

Horsemanship -- Juvenile literature.

Horses -- Juvenile literature.

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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hm022/2002069536.html

0753457431 (pbk.)

Kingfisher riding club

64 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Before you start: Why take riding lessons? -- Where to take riding lessons -- Clothes to wear for riding -- Types of ponies -- Pony's tack: Saddles and girths -- Bridles and bits -- Saddling up -- Putting on a bridle -- Western tack -- First lessons: Meeting your pony -- Getting to know your pony -- Mounting -- Dismounting -- How to sit in the saddle -- Aids -- On the lunge or lead line rein -- On your own -- Turning left and right -- Learning to trot -- Cantering -- Western riding -- In the arena: Riding in a group -- Exercises in the arena -- Without stirrups and reins -- Exercises in the saddle -- Your first jumping lessons -- Looking forward: Road safety -- Trail riding -- Ready to move on.

Presents detailed information on beginning horseback riding lessons, including various types of ponies and horses, and kinds of equipment used.

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