Accomplished coach Islay Auty explains how to develop your teaching technique to bring out the best in your pupils, be they top-flight competitors or recreational riders. The text explains how modern coaching techniques can be applied to equestrian sport, and as such the book is is more about the skills of coaching than how to teach the actual skills of riding. It focuses on topics such as motivation, inspiring confidence, awareness and judgement, psychology, personal development, and how people learn. The author examines the particular issues involved in teaching children, pleasure riders, and competitors at all levels - and brings her text to life with thought-provoking scenarios. AUTHOR: Accomplished coach Islay Auty explains how to develop your teaching technique to bring out the best in your pupils, be they top-flight competitors or recreational riders. The text explains how modern coaching techniques can be applied to equestrian sport, and as such the book is more about the skills of coaching than how to teach the actual skills of riding. It focuses on topics such as motivation, inspiring confidence, awareness and judgment, psychology, personal development, and how people learn. The author examines the particular issues involved in teaching children, pleasure riders, and competitors at all levels - and brings her text to life with thought-provoking scenarios.