Kingfisher Riding Club series caters for the young horse and pony enthusiast. The series covers every aspect of horse and pony lore, as well as provide practical information on care, riding, showing and training. You do not need to own a pony to love Kingfisher Riding Club. This book, now available in paperback, is a photographic introduction to horses and ponies that provides a wealth of information about riding and horse-care, as well as capturing the magic of these fascinating animals. Many horse books currently available on the market are too dry and weighty for the child who is new to riding. They concentrate on the serious practicalities of pony-ownership and fail to convey the pleasure of simply being around horses. This is a book targeted at the child, of 8 years plus, who is learning to ride at a riding school but dreams of having a pony of her own. With scores of specially commissioned photographs of horses and ponies in the fields, at the stables, being ridden, this book will convey the romance and fun of the world of horses, as well as the facts.

 

This book is part of a book series called Kingfisher Riding Club .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Pan Macmillan .

Sandy Ransford has worked both as a children's and adult book editor and for the last ten years has been a freelance editor, packager and writer of a great number of very successful joke and activity books.

This book has the following chapters: 1 Title; 2-3 Imprint/Contents; 4-5 Presenting Horses And Ponies; 6-7 Natural world of horses; 8-9 Colours and markings; 10-11 Learning more about horses; 12-13 Horse breeds; 14-15 Pony breeds; 16-17 Bridles and other tack; 18-19 Types of saddle; 20-21 Riding Lessons; 22-23 Riding clothes; 24-25 First meeting; 26-27 Getting ready; 28-29 All tacked up; 30-31 Mounting and dismounting; 32-33 Sitting correctly; 34-35 Walking on; 36-37 Asking a pony to trot; 38-39 Lessons in cantering; 40-41 School lessons; 42-43 Exercises in the saddle; 44-45 Going out for a ride; 46-47 Riding on the road; 48-49 Schooling steps; 50-51 Advanced riding; 52-53 Riding at top speed; 54-55 First lessons in jumping; 56-57 Jumping higher; 58-59 Keeping A Pony; 60-61 The perfect field; 62-63 Caring for a pony at grass; 64-65 Good stable management; 66-67 Mucking out; 68-69 Feeding a healthy diet; 70-71 Grooming and washing; 72-73 Clipping and rugging; 74-75 Shoes and shoeing; 76-77 Looking after a pony; 78-79 Taking Part In Events; 80-81 Getting ready for the show; 82-83 Dressed for travelling; 84-85 Going to a show; 86-87 Fun and games; 88-89 Show jumping classes; 90-91 Showing and dressage tests; 92-93 Cross-country; 94-95 Glossary; p. 96 Index