Drawing on the
theories of the old
dressage masters, Lessons in
Lightness shows how a rider at
any
level can greatly benefit from traditional dressage techniques and
exercises.
Written by a thirty-year veteran horse trainer, this is the only book
that
takes the core elements of classical dressage and applies them as the
basis
for good general horsemanship today. The reader learns to:
- Relax the horse
and release tension
from the horse's body
- Open energy
blocks, allowing access
to direct all parts of the horse's body
- Direct the horse
in an academic way,
building the strength necessary for the horse to balance in
self-carriage
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With this step-by-step
program, both
horse and rider learn from each other. The rider is trained to focus on
subtle nuances of communication, while the horse develops gymnastically
so he can respond correctly to the aids. |
Once the
horse masters the
basic exercises, the rider not only has a very ridable horse but one
that
can perform and advance in almost any discipline for which it is
suited-from
western pleasure and performance riding to show jumping and dressage.
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Lessons in Lightness
The
Art of Educating
the Horse
by
Mark Russell with
Andrea W. Steele
The
Lyons Press, 2007
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a copy
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