Becoming an Effective Rider: Developing Your Mind and Body for Balance and Unity »

Cherry is an internationally renowned instructor, horse trainer, and author of more than 30 horse books and DVDs. She cares for five horses on a 70-acre horse facility in Colorado.

Riders will learn how to evaluate their own skills, plan a work session, get maximum use out of lesson time, set goals and achieve them, and protect themselves from injury.

Author Biography: Cherry Hill is an internationally known instructor, horse trainer, breeder, and judge for several national breed organizations. She has taught university-level courses in horse management and training in the United States and Canada. Cherry has also written over 500 articles for numerous horse publications and gives seminars for horsemen and writers.

Cherry is the author of a plethora of books helpful in the horse world, including Storey Books' 101 Arena Exercises — for which she received the Colorado Authors' League Top Hand Award for Specialty Writing in 1996. Her other titles include: 101 Horsemanship & Equitation Patterns, From the Center of the Ring, Horse Handling and Grooming, Horse Health Care, and Your Pony, Your Horse.

One of Cherry's recent books is Stablekeeping, a guide to creating a safe, healthy and efficient living environment for your horse. She has also written Trailering Your Horse, a helpful book on how to prepare for safe traveling.
A concise, talented writer, Cherry has won numerous writing awards — among the most recent include the First Place in Editorial Excellence in Service to the Reader from American Horse Publications in 1993, and the 1994 Journalism Award from The American Farmers Association.

Library Journal

Beginners wondering what mental traits a good rider should acquire (emotional stability, a good ego, etc.) or what to eat (avoid sugar, caffeine, alcohol while riding) may appreciate this book. Hill, a breeder and trainer, covers basics from using sunscreen to taking a scarf when it is cold. Her riding tips are sound and should interest the beginner, but much of what she covers is common sense. An optional purchase.-- Joanne K. Hammond, J. Frank Faust Junior High Sch. Lib., Chambersburg, Pa.

INTRODUCTION

SECTION ONE: MENTAL DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 1 Mental Traits

CHAPTER 2 Visualization

CHAPTER 3 Goals

SECTION TWO: PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 4 Physical Evaluation

CHAPTER 5 Exercise

CHAPTER 6 Body Awareness

CHAPTER 7 Minimizing the Hazards of Riding

CHAPTER 8 Clothing for Riding

SECTION THREE: THE RIDING

CHAPTER 9 Riding Concepts

CHAPTER 10 Safety

CHAPTER 11 Your Mentors

CHAPTER 12 The Aids

CHAPTER 13 Coordinating the Aids

CHAPTER 14 A Typical Riding Session

SECTION FOUR: APPENDIX

Resources

Recommended Reading

Glossary

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