Gg Talks - Horse Riding Lessons for Beginners: Confidence - Care - Communication

By Debbie Burgermeister

A learning book written to be read by children to guide kids in the very basics of horse safety, horse handling and care, developing horse sense, and starting out with your horse-riding journey.

This book is designed to be used in partnership with your horse and your coach as an interactive workbook and reference guide for everything you are learning. Practical and hands-on is the emphasis that theory alone cannot prepare you for to become a skilled horse person.

This book is for children, especially between the grassroots age of six to thirteen, to be able to work through their learning experience with their instructor. It is written to help support the exciting pathway of a horse life in a simple and easy-to-understand format and language.

The author, Debbie, has a lifetime of horsemanship experience, in-depth knowledge to share, and a passion for people of all ages learning safely; helping people starting out with the core fundamentals to support the future of sensible, confident, and capable horse handlers and riders.

This book is every childs equine essentials kit to commence on a wonderful journey with horses and learn valuable life skills. Development of confidence, care, and communication is the blessing we wish you for a happy and healthy life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Oct 24, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524517649

Debbie Burgermeister

The author, Debbie, has been blessed with a loving family, an upbringing on a farm to learn practical life skills, and many great horsemanship skills from a very talented horseman—her father, who taught her to break-in horses thirty years ago in the natural way and being able to ride horses to compete up to state-level championships. Debbie is your coach with a difference through her ability to achieve a high focus on development with strong attention to technique from exposure to both Western and English riding. Starting with pony club and moving into the show ring, dressage, jumping, campdrafting, barrel racing, and polocrosse. Plus the breathtaking 2000 Olympics opening ceremony team of one hundred and twenty musical ride performers. The author is credited with an established riding school for over ten years and has many coaching qualifications, but her unique qualities come from her down-to-earth, friendly, positive attitude and ability to relate to all ages. She is experienced in being a parent of twins and the high expectations of child development in recreational activities. Deb’s life is now completely dedicated to her family, her horses, and the charity that Deb and her husband, Mark, founded called GiddyUp Gold Coast, a not-for-profit venture aimed at the grassroots of the sport but more passionate in the healing aspects of horses for the community. Development in confidence, nonverbal communication techniques, and emotional control along with an escape from technology and being back to nature to unplug and unwind mental and physical strength to handle life’s challenges and to experience the energy, love, and freedom horses can provide. Through their GiddyUp Kids programs run by Bonogin Valley Horse Retreat in Gold Coast, Australia, and the amazing Women’s Confidence Clinics for a week to ride and relax. For more information, go to www.horseretreats.com.

Book preview

Lesson Modules

• Introduction to Horse Safety.

• Introduction to Horse Riding Skills 1

• Mount & Dismount

• Hold reins correctly (shorten & lengthen)

• Walk straight, turn and stop

• Introduction to Horse Riding Skills 2

• Walk circles / hand & leg aids

• Changing direction through figure of eight

• Introduction to Horse Handling 1

• Moving around the horse and brushing their body

• Leading your horse

• Horse Riding Skills 2 – Practice & Perfection

• Figure of eight / The art of hand & leg aids balance

• Theory in trotting

• Introduction to Horse Riding Skills 3

• Learn to trot - basic

• Introduction to Horse Handling 2

• Put Halter and Bridle on

• Put saddle on and adjust girth from ground & saddle

• Introduction to Horse Riding Skills 4

• The art of rise trot

• Learn about diagonals

• Introduction to Horse Riding Skills 5

• Turns and corners / Changing reign at walk & trot

• Introduction to Horse Riding Skills 6

• Introduction to Sit Trot and Cantering

• Practice Horse Riding Skills

• Horse saddlery parts and care

• Horse Care

• Parts of the body

• Your Horse and You

• Grooming Kit essentials

• What Next!

• Intermediate and Advanced Riding Skills

• Advanced Horse Care

• Horsemanship and Training

• Horse Pathway In Summary

• An overview of your horse goals and achievements to work towards along your journey

Lesson 1 Introductory

Module - Introduction to Horse Safety

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• Horses frighten easily.

There are simple rules to avoid danger around horses;

• always WALK, never run

• avoid loud and sudden noises

• Horses display anger or show they are scared when;

• their ears go back

• they show the white part of