Table of Contents

Introduction to Horse Agility
How to Use This Book

1. What is Horse Agility
2. General Equipment
3. Horse and Handler Attitude and Suitability
4. Catching and Releasing
5. Room to Move
6. Leading the Horse
7. Understanding Softness and Acceptance in the Horse
8. How your Horse knows what you want
9. Working the Horse 'Free'
10. Coping with Unwanted Behaviours
11. Introducing Agility Obstacles
12. The Obstacles
13. Constructing Safe Obstacles
14. Organising Play Days and Competitions
15. The Future

Index

About the Author

Vanessa Bee is the founder of the International Horse Agility Club (thehorseagilityclub.com). With a training facility in England and her own method known as Positive Horsemanship, she specialises in building relationships between the horse and the handler from the ground up. Vanessa has been around horses most of her life, working in racing stables, then driving competitively in her early twenties when she was given an “unrideable” racehorse as a wedding present. She soon discovered that there are many ways of teaching horsemanship. Vanessa developed a series of courses that teach people of all abilities to achieve a positive relationship with their horse. By creating the ‘Club’, she provided a social and competitive outlet for those relationships to grow. Her previous titles include 3-Minute Horsemanship (JA Allen).

Reviews

International Horse Agility Club founder Vanessa Bee offers the advice you need to get started in the sport of horse agility, including proper handling, body language, obstacle and course construction, and organising events.

Using a basis of natural horsemanship techniques, . . . Vanessa Bee covers all aspects of the sport, including instructions for construction of obstacles as well as the proper procedure for introducing this type of play to your horse. . . . This book introduces you to a fun, new way to bond with your horse.

A qualified teacher with a degree in education, (Vanessa Bee) explains in 15 chapters the progression from attitude and suitability through working the horse at liberty to the construction of safe obstacles and the organisation of playdays and competitions.