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5.0 out of 5 stars A Book For Riders of All Levels, 22 Jun 1999

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I orignially saw this book & planned to buy it for a friend who has the fear of physical injury when she rides. As I glanced through the book I began to recognize that I had performance fears & that my fears were normal for competitive riders. The authors discuss the "mental" issues that all riders face & encourage riders to embrace their nervousness, focus it & use it to enhance performance. I plan to read this book at least 2 more times!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal for a rider who has lost faith in their abilities., 11 Jun 1999

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This book is great for those who tend to be overly hard on themselves or have developed unrealistic expectations which cause them to doubt if riding is something they can do any more. Some great names in riding, people with a world of experience, share these experiences and the wisdom they've gleaned from them, reassuring the reader that it's okay to have doubts, that difficult horses do exist (which is not always the rider's fault), and that the main point of riding is to enjoy the ride! A great aid for those who have high expectations but face difficult horses, or long layoffs from the saddle, or for those who are just starting out and are frustrated with the fact that they aren't perfect yet.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, mistitled, and potentially dangerous., 27 Oct 1998

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It has been a long time since reading a book actually made me wish that I had not. I ordered this book and read it in hopes that my entire family might learn something to help us enjoy our horse more fully. Instead, I must now approach the stable with horrific mental images of equine disasters described in this book. The authors make excessive use of inset quotations from several well respected equine professionals; but, to what end? Testimonials from those who feel fortunate to only have broken ribs and not punctured lungs as the result of a fall hardly helps the reader overcome anything except the desire to ride a horse. "After all," the reader may ask, "if this is what happens to professionals and olympic champions what will happen when I get into an accident?" Distilled into its most basic message, this book suggests that horseback riding is dangerous, if you do it long enough you will have an accident, so you might as well face reality (through REBT) and get over it. I hardly feel like placing my daughter or son on a horse after that sage advice. I would like to have learned some techniques to make riding safer or less intimidating. Instead I found this Adlerian term paper on performance anxiety among equine professionals. To end this lackluster treatise, the authors append a straight-out-of-grad-school role play dialogue -- presumably a paradigm readers can use to accept (or reject) their plight as equestrians. In my view, this approach is much like consulting one's horoscope. Shame on you! The old and tired cowboy philosophy of "get on, get bucked off, get back on" is much more succinct and nearly as helpful, in my opinion. Consider another title like "What the Pros Have to Say About Surviving Horse Wrecks." In short, I want my money back.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Provides good insight into managing existing fears
The gentleman looking for ways to prevent accidents missed the point - this book is for people who have had the accidents or the bad experiences already. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars A lucid, realistic, and helpful book.
Life is full of risks, isn't it? Sports can be part of life, if you want them to be. Therefore, sports involve risk. Read more

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