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The Handbook of JUMPING ESSENTIALS: A step-by-step guide explaining how to train a horse to find the proper take-off spot

by Francois Lemaire De Ruffieu

A practical guide to jumping essentials

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A practical guide to jumping essentials

Francois Lemaire De Ruffieu’s illustrated handbook centers on a specific skill in horse jumping: training a horse to identify the proper take-off spot. Its step-by-step format presents the subject as a practical area of riding instruction. The author’s background in dressage, stadium jumping, eventing, and steeplechase provides context for the book’s focus on equestrian sport. Published as juvenile nonfiction, it is also categorized for all ages.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in horses and equestrian sports
  • Riders seeking instruction on take-off placement in jumping
  • Readers looking for an illustrated, step-by-step equestrian guide

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Horse jumpingRiding instructionEquestrian sports

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he Handbook of Jumping Essentials by Francois Lemaire de Ruffieu: A step by step illustrated guide explaining how to train a horse to find the proper take-off spot. Lemaire de Ruffieu was first trained and graduated from the Cadre Noir, one of the oldest and most prestigious riding academies in Europe. During his 6 years in the cavalry at Saumur and Fontainbleau, he studied and showed extensively in dressage, stadium jumping, three day eventing and steeplechase. He taught riding in France and throughout the United States and was awarded the title of Master Instructor of the American Riding Instructor Certification program in 1996.
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