With the combination of over 200 photos and illustrations and the author's clear instructive text, Common Sense Dressage is one of the most useful books on dressage ever offered. Written especially for those riders who must work on their own most of the time, without the benefits of daily supervision from a personal trainer, this is a book to be turned to again and again as horse and rider progress.
Common Sense Dressage presents a practical approach to the training of the horse, building on the foundation of solid basics, and using progressively arranged exercises to develop the horse's full athletic potential - the true goal of dressage training.
Contents include:
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Understanding the vital role of the horse's spine in correct movement and as the communication link with the rider.
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Exercises for the rider to improve balance - the key to a good position
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Exercises for activating the hindquarters to fully develop the horse's ability to use its body
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Exercises to prepare and teach the lateral movements - leg-yielding, shoulder-in, haunches-in and -out, and half pass
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Special exercises for specific conformation problems
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Canter work, including counter canter and flying changes
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Collection, extension - and in between
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The often overlooked role of the timing of the rider's aids - the secret of good transitions
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Using the work in hand in a complete training program
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Passage and piaffe
And much, much more!
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