Education Resources for JFSH students

Recommended Reading for Riding Students

(Thanks to Gina Hall, Fair Weather Farms, MD for the reading list.)

Beginner riders

• Happy Horsemanship by Dorothy Henderson Pinch
• Centered Riding by Sally Swift
• Showing for Beginners by Hallie I. McEvoy
• Riding for the Rest of Us: A Practical Guide for Adult Riders by Dr. Jessica Jahiel
• The Parent's Guide to Horseback Riding by Dr. Jessica Jahiel
• Complete Idiot's Guide to Horseback Riding by Dr. Jessica Jahiel
• The Horseback Almanac by Dr. Jessica Jahiel
• The United States Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship: Basics for Beginners / D Level by Susan E. Harris

Intermediate Riders

• The Handbook of Riding Essentials by Francois Lemaire DeRuffieu
• The Handbook of Jumping Essentials by Francois Lemaire DeRuffieu
• Common Sense Dressage by Sally O'Conner
• Horse Caits, Balance and Movement by Susan E. Harris
• That Winning Feeling! by Jane Savoie
• The United States Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship: Intermediate Horsemanship / C Level by Susan E. Harris

Advanced Riders

• Hunter Seat Equitation by George H. Morris
• Fitness, Performance and the Female Equestrian by Mary Midkiff
• Judging Hunters and Hunt Seat Equitation: A Comprehensive Guide for Exhibitors and Judges by Anna Jane White-Mullen
• Grooming to Win by Susan E. Harris
• The United States Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship: Advanced Horsemanship / B / HA / A Levels by Susan E. Harris

Recommended Viewing for Riding Students

Joni Fitts School of Horsemanship 
Pinnacle West Equestrian Center    •    3701 E. Pinnacle Peak Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85050    •    480-232-9654     •    e-mail