Product Description

Dressage involves drawing out the natural capability of the horse and shaping it into something beautiful and expressive. The horse must learn how to balance under the rider and move in elegant self-carriage. When the rider has adopted a deep, balanced seat, then the time is right to start the first dressage steps that will lead to a disciplined yet flexible horse. This guide describes lessons in serpentines, halfhalt and basic paces with lengthening and leg yielding.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50538 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Synopsis
Dressage involves drawing out the natural capability of the horse and shaping it into something beautiful and expressive. The horse must learn how to balance under the rider and move in elegant self-carriage. When the rider has adopted a deep, balanced seat, then the time is right to start the first dressage steps that will lead to a disciplined yet flexible horse. This guide describes lessons in serpentines, halfhalt and basic paces with lengthening and leg yielding.

Customer Reviews

A Good Introduction
This short book provides a good introduction to the basics in dressage. It is particularly suitable for those who are looking to train a young horse but also applicable to those trying dressage for the first time.

The book provides an overview of various exercises and the opening sections on 'The Dressage Seat' and 'The Basic Gaits' are very well explained with illustrations which aid the reader.

This book merely provides an overview of dressage and some movements and does not overload you with information, however,it does not direct the rider in how to ride them successfully.

A good read for novices!