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Are your dressage scores as high as you want them to be? Are you good at riding but not so good at competing? This book offers advice on all aspects of preparing for and riding in dressage tests up to Medium level. There are instructions on how to ride all the test movement correctly, along with advice on the practical matters of choosing when and where to compete, learning and practising tests, having your horse and all your equipment organised, and then having a clear routine to follow once you arrive at the show. Best of all, the author explains how to master the art of competing, including presenting your horse in such a way that any training issues are not obvious to the eye - especially that of the judge!
The book is presented in two concise easy to understand parts.
Part 1: Foundations
Contains advice on:
- Your mental approach to competing.
- Choosing competitions.
- Riding in company, in all weather, at all times of the day and in unfamiliar locations.
- Preparing yourself and your horse for competition.
- What to do on arrival at the showground
Part 2: Competing
Takes an in depth look at test technique including:
- The entry into the arena.
- How to ride test movements up to Medium level.
- What the judge is looking for
- Understanding your score sheet
- Troubleshooting
In short everything you need to know about competing in dressage.
Debbie Lush has been a student of the former First Chief Rider of the Spanish Riding school of Vienna, Herr Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg, and of Charles de Kunffy, well known clinician and author of many books. More recently, she has learnt from Stephen Clarke, Olympic Judge at Athens 2004. She has trained four horses to Advanced Dressage level herself, three of them from scratch, and works as an equestrian consultant, riding and training professionally. She is a List 1 British Dressage judge, judging all levels up to and including Advanced, a registered British Dressage trainer, a BHS instructor and senior instructor at the Training the Teachers of Tomorrow Trust and contributes regularly to Horse magazine.
Foreword by Carl Hester
Softback
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