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Sally Batton's The Athletic Equestrian demonstrates that truly anyone can be a student of riding. Her wonderfully illustrative guide covers the fundamentals of the sport, and progresses through strength development to the nuances of skill advancement. She has created, in essence, a self-guided tour down the path of equitation, allowing athletes with a limited access to in-person training resources a visual presentation of the fundamentals, as well as even the most experienced riders a 'behind the curtain' look at catch-riding in the collegiate format. The Athletic Equestrian is a wonderful tool for the competitive athlete but also a fun refresher for those of us with decades in the sport--I will certainly be 'borrowing' a few of Sally's innovative teaching tips! --Vanessa Bartsch, Executive Director & Head Coach, Stanford Equestrian I've been a huge fan of Sally Batton and her training programs for years, and my admiration for her only grew after reading this wonderful new book! I'm certain that riders of all ages and disciplines will both enjoy and benefit from the amazing variety of lessons and exercises contained in The Athletic Equestrian! Our sport is so lucky to have Sally! --Daniel Stewart, Equestrian Sport Psychology, Fitness and Performance Coach, author of Bolder-Braver-Brighter and Fit and Focused in 52 I have known Sally Batton for several years now, having met her through the IHSA. I have had the pleasure of judging her IHSA shows at Dartmouth College along with some AEL shows. While judging the IHSA shows I was able to see firsthand the results of her instructional methods used in training her IHSA riders. There is no doubt, after observing how well her riders rode that her methods do work and can create a very effective, secure riding position, that is also classically correct. The Athletic Equestrian should be in the library of every collegiate and scholastic coach. --Nancy Kohler-Cunningham, USEF r Hunters/Equitation, IEA Executive Board of Directors, Lake Erie College Senior Hunt Seat Coach, IHSA Zone 6/Region 1 President

Sally Batton's The Athletic Equestrian demonstrates that truly anyone can be a student of riding. Her wonderfully illustrative guide covers the fundamentals of the sport, and progresses through strength development to the nuances of skill advancement. She has created, in essence, a self-guided tour down the path of equitation, allowing athletes with a limited access to in-person training resources a visual presentation of the fundamentals, as well as even the most experienced riders a 'behind the curtain' look at catch-riding in the collegiate format. The Athletic Equestrian is a wonderful tool for the competitive athlete but also a fun refresher for those of us with decades in the sport--I will certainly be 'borrowing' a few of Sally's innovative teaching tips! --Vanessa Bartsch, Executive Director & Head Coach, Stanford Equestrian I've been a huge fan of Sally Batton and her training programs for years, and my admiration for her only grew after reading this wonderful new book! I'm certain that riders of all ages and disciplines will both enjoy and benefit from the amazing variety of lessons and exercises contained in The Athletic Equestrian! Our sport is so lucky to have Sally! --Daniel Stewart, Equestrian Sport Psychology, Fitness and Performance Coach, author of Bolder-Braver-Brighter and Fit and Focused in 52 An endless toolbox of tips and strategies for riders, and not just for those who aspire to be varsity athletes.... The Athletic Equestrian is, of all things, practical. In it are all manner of easily grasped concepts and exercises.... Catch riding is hard. If you can catch ride, you can ride when the pressure is less amped, and here in this book are lots of real ways to help you do just that. --Denny Emerson, USEA Hall-of-Fame Inductee and Author of Begin and Begin Again, Know Better to Do Better, and How Good Riders Get Good I have known Sally Batton for several years now, having met her through the IHSA. I have had the pleasure of judging her IHSA shows at Dartmouth College along with some AEL shows. While judging the IHSA shows I was able to see firsthand the results of her instructional methods used in training her IHSA riders. There is no doubt, after observing how well her riders rode that her methods do work and can create a very effective, secure riding position, that is also classically correct. The Athletic Equestrian should be in the library of every collegiate and scholastic coach. --Nancy Kohler-Cunningham, USEF r Hunters/Equitation, IEA Executive Board of Directors, Lake Erie College Senior Hunt Seat Coach, IHSA Zone 6/Region 1 President

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Sally Batton was the head coach of the Dartmouth College Division I Varsity Equestrian Team for 30 years, coaching dozens of riders to regional, zone and national titles. She is the past Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) National Steward and was presented with the IHSA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 and was inducted into the inaugural class of the IHSA Hall of Fame in 2019. Batton is a certified instructor with both the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) and the American Riding Instructor's Association (ARIA); in 2008, she was named ARIA Instructor of the Year. She is the Founder and current President of the Athletic Equestrian League, an organization that offers horsemanship education and competition opportunities to English and Western riders from first grade through adult. She lives in New Hampshire (athleticequestrian.com). Christina Keim, M. Ed., is an award-winning equestrian journalist. Her work has appeared in The Chronicle of the Horse, UnTacked, Equine Journal, Practical Horseman, The Eastern Equerry, Northeast Equestrian Life, Green Mountain Horse Association Magazine, Woodstock Magazine, and The Plaid Horse, among others. She is a senior lecturer in the Equine Studies Program at the University of New Hampshire where she has also been the head coach of their Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association hunt seat team since 2004. In 2015, Christina founded Cold Moon Farm, LLC, a working horse farm dedicated to promoting sustainable living, conservation, and the highest standards of compassionate horsemanship in Rochester, New Hampshire (christinakeim.com).

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