Four Legs Move My Soul – Werth
Four Legs Move My Soul – Werth $49.95Four Legs Move My Soul – Werth
The Authorised Biography of Dressage Olympian Isabell Werth.
Retail $49.95 Our price $42.00
German Olympian Isabell Werth is one of the most successful horsewomen in the world. With six Olympic gold medals and scores of championship titles to her name, there are few who equal her on paper. Readers will get the inside scoop when it comes to Werth’s accomplishments-and her failures, too. They’ll hear her personal thoughts regarding some of the biggest controversies to rock the dressage world: Rollkur and Totilas. Perhaps most importantly, they’ll learn about each of the sensitive and talented horses that has impacted Werth’s life, including Gigolo, Satchmo, and Bella Rose.
Paperback 336 pages
Dressage For No Country Paul Belasik
Dressage For No Country Paul Belasik $44.95Dressage For No Country Paul Belasik
In this new book Paul Belasik shares a lifetime of searching and studying, both through stories of his own adventures and thoughtful essays on the subjects he has pondered during the years he has trained and ridden horses. Beginning in northern New York, and travelling to Portugal, and later, Vienna, Belasik serves as a tour guide of the various dressage “paths” he had the chance to explore, including the German system, the Portuguese art of equitation, and the revered institutions of the Spanish Riding School. Armed with the knowledge and experience he accrued over time, Belasik debates whether classical dressage and competition dressage are at all compatible. Then, he considers the role of mindfulness, how to become a good teacher, and how to be a good student in today’s horse world, providing the guideposts needed to take dressage–and riding, in general–the next step forward.
Dressage School A Sourcebook of Movements & Tips
Dressage School A Sourcebook of Movements & Tips $49.95
Dressage School A Sourcebook of Movements & Tips
Dressage School A Sourcebook of Movements & Tips $49.95Dressage School A Sourcebook of Movements & Tips
Britta Schöffmann is a journalist, a Grand Prix dressage rider, a competition judge, and an instructor. She is the author of several books that focus on the value of a strong mutual bond of trust between rider and horse.
In this new edition of her fantastically detailed and uniquely organised reference, readers discover the what, the how, and–most importantly–the why of more than 100 dressage movements. Colour photographs of riders of various levels and on different breeds of horse show how each movement should look when ridden correctly. Not only is each movement clearly defined, but explanations include common mistakes and how to avoid them, as well as the benefits of each exercise and how it contributes to the “bigger picture” of the dressage training scale.
Hardcover, 208 pages.
Dressage Training In Hand
Dressage Training In Hand $54.95Dressage Training In Hand
Over the course of her riding and horse training career, Kathrin Roida has progressively gained a deep appreciation for the benefits of gymnastic exercises, particularly those that can be taught to the horse from the ground. “In-hand” training has long been used to help develop the dressage horse, conditioning and suppling his body while at the same time preparing his mind to grasp the movements that may eventually be expected under saddle.
Training Horses Ingrid Klimke Way
Training Horses Ingrid Klimke Way $49.95Training Horses Ingrid Klimke Way
Olympic gold-medal-winner Ingrid Klimke was born under a bright star when it came to fulfilling dreams of equestrian greatness. Her father, Reiner Klimke, was an Olympic rider himself, and he instilled his principles of training and riding with the good of the horse in mind in his daughter at a young age. Ingrid has furthered her father’s esteemed legacy, modernizing two of the classic works by her father—the bestselling Basic Training of the Young Horse and Cavalletti–and tirelessly championing a balanced, fair, and caring system of training the horse that ensures his physical and mental well-being even while preparing him for the very top levels of international competition.
And now Ingrid has written a book of her own, detailing her personal system of bringing a horse along through the stages of progressive development, and providing readers guidelines and exercises to ensure success without stress at each milestone. The result is surely a joyful partnership between rider and horse that will go the distance.
Perfect Mind Perfect Ride
Perfect Mind Perfect Ride $45.00Perfect Mind Perfect Ride
Possessing the right mind-set and relevant mental skills has long been considered vital in achieving top performances in all sports. And yet, to many riders mental fitness still remains something of an afterthought. In Perfect Mind: Perfect Ride, the author demonstrates how to develop and achieve the right kind of attitude, motivation and mental skills to make the most of the rider’s abilities whether it be riding as a recreation or as a competitive sport. Horses are highly sensitive flight animals – they’ll react first and ask questions, well, never…! In essence, this means that every time riders get on their horse, they need to be fully committed, aware and in control of their body, their thoughts and their emotions, in order to communicate with their horse in precisely the right kind of manner.
Joy of Dressage Part 2 DVD
Joy of Dressage Part 2 DVD $45.00Joy of Dressage Part 2 DVD by Uta Graf
Training the Rider
Riding with motivation and enthusiasm are important pre-requisites to creating a partnership that is equally pleasurable for the horse. Successful grand prix rider Uta Gräf’s aim is fine riding on keen horses. The second film in the three part series shows which influences the rider can use to get close to this ideal.
– Choosing the right horse
– Finding the right trainer
– Instruction and stable culture
– Riding without fear through good husbandry and training
– Stress-free riding
– Seat and posture exercises
Joy of Dressage Part 1 DVD
Joy of Dressage Part 1 DVD $45.00Joy of Dressage Part 1 DVD by Uta Graf
Motivating the Horse
The joy of riding is getting pleasure as a rider out of being around horses and reaching your own personal goals. Imparting the pleasure of that joint endeavor to ones horse is by far the most important goal in Uta Gräf’s training and equine husbandry.
– Be good to the horse
– Impart pleasure with work
– The training structure
– Encouragement in line with ability
– Fine riding, minimal aids
– The bigger picture – working equitation
– An active seat – a subtle influence
– Care and feeding
– Handling and training
Collective Remarks Anne Gribbons
Collective Remarks Anne Gribbons $39.95Collective Remarks Anne Gribbons Paperback
A journey through the American dressage evolution- where it’s been, where we are and where we need to be.
Almost 20 years Anne provided commentary on the state of dressage in the Unites States and around the world.
Anyone with an interest in dressage, its controversies, and its most famous names, will enjoy Anne’s stories, but the true value is in her ideas for improving our horses, our riders, and our ability to compete on the international scene with success and integrity in the years to come.
When Two Spines Align
When Two Spines Align $69.95When Two Spines Align Dressage Dynamics by Beth Baumert Hardback
Within riding exists a fundamental conflict of interest: The rider needs to have control— confidence depends on ability to control the balance of own body as well as that of a very powerful horse. The horse, by nature, needs to feel free—free in both mind and body to express himself through physical movement.
Readers will discover how to use “positive tension” and what the author calls the four physical “Powerlines”—Vertical, Connecting, Spiraling, and Visual—to become balanced and effective in the saddle. Readers will then find ways to understand and manage the horse’s balance and coordination challenges, including the fact that he is inherently crooked and naturally inclined to do too much with his front end and not enough with his hind.
Scales of Training Workbook
Scales of Training Workbook $52.95Scales of Training Workbook by Claire Lilley
“This book explains what the scales are and how to use them, whether the rider wishes to concentrate on dressage, jumping or eventing… It includes exercises for both dressage and jumping to develop the horse’s natural ability and to improve the rider’s understanding of the horse’s educational needs”
From the Foreword by German Olympic three-day event rider, Ingrid Klimke
The “Scales” apply to the basic schooling of every horse, whether the rider wishes to concentrate on dressage, jumping or eventing, and provide an essential foundation for the horse’s physical and mental development
Creative Dressage Schooling
Creative Dressage Schooling $39.95Creative Dressage Schooling hardback
This guide provides upbeat patterns/exercises that take the necessary task of essential schooling and add variety and challenge to everyday workouts, beat the dressage practice blues, and get the job done.
Looking for new tools to add to your training arsenal and looking to create a supple, gymnasticized horse will delight in this fun collection of practice routines and photographs.
Tug of War Classical versus Modern Dressage
Tug of War Classical versus Modern Dressage $44.95Tug of War Classical versus Modern Dressage
New paperback edition
By Dr. Gerd Heuschmann. Why Classical Training Works and How Incorrect Modern Riding Negatively Affects Horses Health. Tug of War looks at training from a physiological point.
In this publication he explains the biomechanics of the horse and therefore the biomechanical background of classical riding instruction. He also looks at today’s modern methods used in riding and training in comparison to the basis of classical knowledge. Hardback.
This book Tug of War and his DVD If Horses Could Speak are international bestsellers.
Success with Sympathetic Hands
Success with Sympathetic Hands $89.95Success with Sympathetic Hands – hardback
This beautifully presented book, which covers the life and work of Klaus Balkenhol, has appropriate photos with clear descriptions that open a visual world that leads the reader through the various dimensions of the sport of dressage.
Klaus Balkenhol “Our guiding principle should be to allow the horse to be a horse”
Accompany Klaus on the path of the development of a horse from youngster to Grand Prix level.
