Jump Course Design Manual

Over 100 Jump Courses, Gymnastic Exercises, and Grids

Susan D. Tinder

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An entire profession is devoted to designing and building jump courses, but now it can be a little easier to create your own show-quality course at home! This highly illustrated instruction manual explains—with the aid of hundreds of color photos, diagrams, and tables—the jump components used in different horse show divisions, how course designers select the tracks to be followed, and what factors make a course more or less difficult to ride. This book is essential for anyone who wants to better understand the concepts of course design and is a valuable training aid for those looking for inspiration when schooling or teaching riders at home. Includes 52 full course designs, 15 short courses, 35 gymnastic exercise set-ups, and 15 grid lines.

An entire profession is devoted to designing and building jump courses, but now it can be a little easier to create your own show-quality course at home! This highly illustrated instruction manual explains—with the aid of hundreds of color photos, diagrams, and tables—the jump components used in different horse show divisions, how course designers select the tracks to be followed, and what factors make a course more or less difficult to ride. This book is essential for anyone who wants to better understand the concepts of course design and is a valuable training aid for those looking for inspiration when schooling or teaching riders at home. Includes 52 full course designs, 15 short courses, 35 gymnastic exercise set-ups, and 15 grid lines.

Includes: 10 grids, 22 basic gymnastic courses, 7 advanced gymnastic courses, 30 small arena designs, 16 space-saving configurations, 15 hunter courses, 15 equitation courses, and 15 jumper courses.
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Author: Susan D. Tinder

Format: Spiral hardcover

Page Count: 232

Illustrations: 382 color photos and illustrations

ISBN: 9781570765605

By Susan D. Tinder

Susan D. Tinder is the owner of the Tolland Falls ranch, which continues to evolve into one of Colorado’s premier equestrian facilities. She shows her horses, Five Nines and Braxton, in the Adult Amateur Hunter Division. She lives in Sedalia, Colorado.

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The Chronicle of the Horse Says:

“An incredibly useful book...perfect for anyone who does a lot of riding on her own or for the instructor who’s looking for some new ideas to spice up lessons.”

Equine Journal Says:

“Finally, a book that completely explains, with words, lots of photographs, and diagrams, the whys and wherefores of setting jumps and courses for all the over fences disciplines.”