How Good Riders Get Good by Denny Emerson

Product code:GoodRiders

Description
What do excellent riders possess that most do not? This is a question that many ask, but few have explored the sport of riding for an answer. Denny Emerson, an internationally known rider and one of The Chronicle of the Horse’s “50 Most influential Horsemen of the twentieth century,” has devoted years to thinking about this very subject. And now he shares what he has deduced to be the defining characteristics that make good riders, good. Emerson has drawn the conclusion that there are seven factors that relate to becoming a world-class rider: personal drive, life circumstances, a support network, knowledge, physical skill, character traits, and the horse. His book examines these elements and offers insight into what can be changed about yourself, as well as counsel as how to accept what cannot. Emerson provides real-life examples from his own riding career and features the stories of 25 other individuals who have attained “world-class rider” status in various disciplines. You’re bound to find Emerson’s words an inspiring leg-up for excelling in your chosen equestrian sport.

THE AUTHOR
DENNY EMERSON, eventer, trainer, coach, author,leader, activist, has been a significant, influential force in the equestrian community for a half-century. Emerson has forged a career with horses that culminated in his receiving the United States Eventing Association’s (USEA) Wofford Cup for lifetime service to eventing, the American Riding Instructor Certification Program(ARICP) Lifetime Achievement Award, and induction in 2006 into the USEA Hall of fame. Emerson and his wife divide their time between Strafford, Vermont,