{"title":"Donna Snyder-Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003eDONNA SNYDER-SMITH is an equestrian author and educator with over thirty-five years of teaching experience. Her books include \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Guide to Endurance Riding and Competition\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Classic Western Rider\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe All-Around Horse and Rider\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1991, the American Riding Instructors Association presented Snyder-Smith with their first Lifetime Achievement Award for her writing and teaching. She has also served as editor of \u003cem\u003eTrail Blazer\u003c\/em\u003e magazine and contributed articles to many major equestrian magazines over more than thirty years as a freelance journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Snyder-Smith competes and coaches across disciplines including open jumping, dressage, three-day eventing, western pleasure and trail, and endurance riding. In 1966, on her first attempt at endurance riding, she won the silver Tevis buckle by completing the 100 Mile One Day Ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonna Snyder-Smith’s books are published by Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-all-around-horse-and-rider","title":"The All-Around Horse and Rider","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCinch today's top new riding techniques!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn the past twenty-five years, a number of major innovations in horse handling have gained acceptance in the global community. Now we present a one-stop resource for amateur adult riders to help them understand the new approaches and implement them to achieve fast results.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eWritten by renowned professional riding instructor Donna Snyder-Smith, \u003cem\u003eThe All-Around Horse and Rider\u003c\/em\u003e is the first equestrian book to offer a precise road map to utilizing the new innovations in training. This unique book explains the basic lessons the all-around rider must master, showing how to set realistic equestrian goals and adopt the methods that best enable the horse to do his job. Snyder-Smith gets to the heart of \"correct\" riding, helping the rider harmonize with a horse's movements while translating acquired skills to a wide variety of disciplines.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers the latest innovations in horse handling, including rider body awareness, equine movement awareness, and round-pen work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how the innovations and training methods inter-relate -- and how to combine them effectively\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReveals how to increase the strength and endurance of both horse and rider\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains the different competitions and who is best suited to compete\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShares inspiring, real-life experiences of all-around horses and their riders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifies when to ask for help-and how to find it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/076454974X\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780764549748\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Donna Snyder-Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212312281304,"sku":"9780764549748","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470354360_FC_mockup_v2_1740151019_9b5032c0-91de-4e2b-b63f-05acda91eb1c.jpg?v=1791000200"},{"product_id":"the-classic-western-rider","title":"The Classic Western Rider","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a rugged yet romantic mystique, western riding is as American as the Old West, Roy Rogers, and John Wayne. 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From America's proud cowboy heritage to today's training methods and competitive events, it covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Make or break\" information about equipment, especially the saddle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA guide to training--cowboy style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe subtle skill sets of winning western horsemanship, including six common rider faults and how to fix them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNurturing a partnership with your horse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ins and outs of western competitive sports and events such as reining, western speed contests, and team penning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWith photos and drawings and advice from industry professionals Bret Brokcte, Nancy Cahill, Suzi Drnec, Linda Huck, and Linda Morse, this primer is ideal for the new riding enthusiast or the more experienced western rider who wants to fine-tune his or her skills. 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The last ten miles of trail stretched forever in her mind, black like licorice taffy. After a large measure of TLC from her patient and understanding crew, she and the gelding were out of the check and on the trail again. The entire universe shrank to center on the pair in the moonlight. Time stopped and the world faded into nothingness. They were running in a small, ever-changing pocket of existence, the rhythm of his hooves, the heartbeat of that universe. Ribbons and trail appeared before them and lost substance as they moved past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the rider, clinging to the saddle, there was no thought, no pain, no emotion, only the instinctive drive to chase past each ribbon as it appeared. Suddenly her horse jumped sideways, eyes and ears frozen forward. Awakened from her trance, she oriented herself on his suspected woods troll, a familiar embankment that meant they were a half-mile from home. Easing him past the scary object, she sent the gelding on, clinging to his neck. As his soft lope swept them across the finish line, she wanted to laugh out loud or cry, but was unable to summon the strength for either. 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