Rebecca Cook

Saddle Fit Simplified: Saddle Evaluation Guide and Equine Bodywork Instructions Rebecca Cook

Publisher Marketing: Why invest in a book on saddles and saddle fit? 1) Does your horse move away when you bring the saddle out? 2) Or nip, stomp or swish it's tail when you girth up? 3) Does your horse stumble, buck, or run off? 4) Or maybe your horse has trouble bending in turns or holding his head too high when you are riding? Don't you want to be a detective and discover where these behaviors are coming from? Because they are all signs of body pain and saddle fitting problems. Whether you are in the market to buy a saddle or are evaluating a current saddle, this guidebook offers a simple checklist of items you will want to take into consideration for your horse's health and well-being. Plus, it includes detailed step-by-step instructions with color photographs to help you learn (and practice) three short, simple and effective bodywork routines designed to release tension in your horse's shoulders, back and girth area. The author provides a complimentary copy of Saddle Fit Simplified and personalized training when you purchase a one-hour saddle fitting and education session from www. SaddleFitSimplified.com. But this service is only available to a limited geographic area and that became the impetus of putting this information into print. Some people think a book like this should be an encyclopedia ... but you already own those and they are mostly unread and gathering dust on a shelf somewhere. Consider the price of horse training, equine supplements, or vet lameness bills ... before you judge the size of Saddle Fit Simplified, get out in the barn and use it and you will notice positive change in your horse over time! This book may be small but it is ACTIONABLE! And when you apply the easy-to-understand information within Saddle Fit Simplified, you are not only investing in your horse's health and well-being, you are saving money in the long run by being proactive. But the best part is you reap the rich reward of a happy and satisfying partnership with your horse. Contributor Bio:  Cook, Rebecca Rebecca Cook always loved horses and had her first ride at age 2. At the University of Toledo she took horseback riding for her required physical education credits. Rebecca graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1988 and added hippotherapy to her Occupational Therapy career in 1993. She started with one client and over the following years had more requests from parents wanting this specialized and fun therapy treatment for their children. In 1997 she formed a small business and entered into a full-time private Occupational Therapy practice specializing in hippotherapy. Rebecca has over 25 years of experience working with fieldwork internship students.