Horseback Riding For Dummies Introduction Welcome to Horseback Riding For Dummies! This book can be your tour guide as you navigate the exciting hobby of horseback riding. Riding a horse is fun and relaxing, challenging and demanding, exhilarating and rewarding. As with any sport, horseback riding calls for training before you can participate safely and effectively. You probably have a sense of this already, which is why you’re reading this book. Horses are my greatest passion in life. I hope you catch horse fever, as I once did, and make horseback riding a regular part of your life. You’ll find your life is never dull after you open your heart to these incredible creatures. About This Book Horseback Riding For Dummies is designed to supplement your riding lessons and to help you understand what horseback riding is all about. You discover how to find the right instructor to teach you how to ride, what kind of gear and apparel you need, and how to get on and off the horse. You also discover the details of actually riding a horse and find out ways to expand beyond the basics when you’re ready to take the next step. This book is set up as a reference for novices in this hobby. As with all For Dummies books, you can read sections of this book individually, or you can read it from cover to cover. Either way, I hope you find the text enlightening. My coauthor and I have worked hard to provide you with guidance through the sometimes complicated world of horses and horseback riding. Although you may feel overwhelmed at times as you try to negotiate the lingo, proto- col, and details surrounding the horse world, I hope you refer back to this book to help you find your way. Conventions Used in This Book In this book, I refer to horses with both male pronouns (he, his, and him) and female pronouns (she, hers, and her). I do so in alternating chapters to give both genders equal air time, with male pronouns in odd-numbered chapters and female pronouns in even-numbered chapters.

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