Saddle Seat Equitation

This book was absolutely fabulous. It gives information about the most popular breeds that compete in saddelseat equitation, and Helen Crabtree is especcially helpful with all of her years of experience. Even though the book is more than 20 years old, the lessons inside remain true. This is a timeless book that should be read by all saddleseat riders to enhance their possible performance in and out of the show ring.

If you are even thinking about riding Saddle Seat you should own a copy of Saddle Seat Equitation. It explains everything from proper hand and foot position to how to go about riding patterns and showing your horse.

This is an absolutely superb treatise on Saddle Seat Equitation, particularly for those new to the sport. Even for experienced Saddle Seat riders, there is probably no clearer explanation of the basics of showing the saddle horse anywhere, and we all need a bit of review ocasionally! The book covers a wide scope of subjects connected with the training of horse and rider to enter the world of riding and showing in the Saddle Seat discipline. Crabtree adresses such critical but sometimes overlooked subjects as the role a rider's parents can and should play at shows, beauty in the pairing of rider and horse, and teaching the adult show rider. What it offers in scope, it lacks in depth - and this is deliberate, since it is aimed at the new rider/trainer. Although every rider would benefit vastly from reading this book, especially the sections on the Saddle Seat Equitation tests, more advanced riders will not find it satisfying in terms of in-depth discussions of training or show ring techniques, as that is not its focus. But it is an extremely worthwhile book for riders of all levels, and it is also an eminently readable, delightful and informative chronicle of the Saddle Seat Equitation world from the 50s to the 80s.

I am just gettting into showing my horse and I found this book to be so helpful. It not only let me know how to ride my horse so I am able to compete it let me know what i should bring so I could make any preventable mistake. Most of all I liked that it let me know that mistakes do happen and with the help from reading I now know how to correct and prevent my mistakes. Most of all it let me know that riding is all about fun the way that it lights up a childs face even when they have placed last. The reminder that you are not only riding the tack but the horse made me think about how my horse feels so am more intuned with his thought. I recomend this book becasue I believe it will help you out in ever aspect of riding even it you don't ride saddleseat equitation!

I sugest this book to EVERY HORSE LUVER especially Saddlebred LUVER it is filled with funny stories, history, and memories