Part of the "Learn in a Weekend" series that examines various sports, this book shows the reader how to learn to ride a horse. Concentrated and highly structured for the absolute beginner, the book can be completed within a 48-hour period. Each of the books outlines the techniques so that at the end of the weekend the beginner can have mastered the basics of the sport. Mary Gordon Watson is an Olympic gold-medallist and author of "The Handbook of Riding".