One hundred and ninety photos and hundreds of decorating ideas make this a definitive book on this particular style of furnishing. This bright and beautiful book has over two hundred spectacular color photos to inspire you. A wealth of useful construction and design options for the designer, builder or owner of a log home is included. This books images are powerful, sweeping, and profoundly beautiful, whether presenting a portrait of a Cheyenne medicine man or capturing a ceremonial moment of the Paiute tribe, full of dust and thunder. Riding styles, as well as apparel and tack, were developed out of specific historical requirements that were then modified to suit contemporary sporting needs.
Riders communicate to their horses with aids, or cues.
After learning to mount, dismount, and attain proper body position, the novice rider must learn coordinate the aids, an important step in becoming proficient. To make the transition from the halt to the walk, for example, the rider squeezes his or her lower legs against the horse's sides at the girth to generate forward impetus while simultaneously relaxing the hands to allow the horse to begin moving. Various styles of riding require different techniques on the part of the rider, as well as specialized tack and apparel. Hunter-seat riding takes its name from the sport of fox hunting. Until the end of the 19th century fox hunters leaned backwards when jumping.