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:
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Relax the horse and release tension
from the horse's body
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Open energy blocks, allowing access
to direct all parts of the horse's body
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Direct the horse in an academic way,
building the strength necessary for the horse to balance in self-carriage
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. |
Lessons in Lightness
The Art of Educating
the Horse
by Mark Russell with
Andrea W. Steele
The Lyons Press, 2004.
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