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Cavalletti: Revised Edition: Schooling of Horse and Rider over Ground Poles

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I'm not a brave jumper and this book has really encouraged me to incorporate more ground poles and cavalletti into my regular training regime.

My main interest is dressage but my enthusiasm for trying more pole and jumping work has been set alight by this book. They cover everything from the most basic information like boots for your horse, distances for different gaits and even how to adjust side reins correctly, right through to patterns and techniques to keep things interesting.

The language used is simple, conversational and incredibly useful. Each topic - lunging, straight work over poles, gymnastic jumping etc - is addressed in detail with troubleshooting solutions provided for common problems. There are sample work schedules and cavalletti patterns for most objectives. This is a true working book that will be valuable to all levels of rider.

I read this the first time years ago and knew it was great. I read it again recently and was reminded by the great master Klimke just how important cavalletti work really is! This book lays out all the basics for teaching a horse to move better and to learn to jump. I recommend it for anyone wishing to train a horse. Cavalletti will improve your understanding of how to set elementary jumps and develop a standard for you to use when setting ground poles and teach a horse to jump.

I found this book to be both informative and easy to read. For any rider who does not have the option of a regular trainer, this is an excellent resource for both horse and rider. The use of Cavaletti is becoming increasingly popular for both English and Western riders. The included training plans are well thought out and extreamly useful. The beautiful full color photos enhance the well written text. I highly reccomend this book to young riders and experienced trainers alike.

This book helped me immensely with training my 3 year-old standardbred and 4 year-old thoroughbred. I would recommend this book to anyone who is training their horse(s) on their own. It gives great detail in instruction and the lessons explained really do work on young and older horses.

I just love this book. I've never been so inspired to make a trip to Home Depot - I couldn't wait to build my own cavalletti and get out there and give it a try. Directions for building your own can be found here: www.texashorsemansdirectory.com/thdcav.htm This book provides an excellent introduction to working with cavalletti and is a must have for the English rider. Easy to read, well illustrated, great schooling plans and the gymnastic jumping section at the end is an added bonus. FUN, FUN, FUN!

I couldn't put this book down! Chocked full of color photos makes this pleasing to use and wonderful to leaf through for ideas and an excellent reference. A good reminder of sound, basic training principles. A great addition to any library for dressage, hunter or jumper riders.

As a dressage trainer and competitor, this is the ONLY book I use as a guiding reference when it comes to cavalletti and jumping work. All of my horses jump as part of their overall training. Who else to trust this aspect of their training than the Klimke family?

This is a marvelous book. Highly recommended!

This is an excellent book for those looking for a systematic way of including cavalletti in their youngster's training. Ingrid and Reiner give excellent explanations and also provide photos/drawings to further describe what they are looking for. I have used this method in training my own youngsters with good results. One caution however, it doesn't matter how good the information is if the person applying it is unskilled or inexperienced.

Great book. It was exactly what I was looking for. The vendor processed the order in a timely manner, and I received the book within the time frame promised.

Ingrid is Ingrid no one better an outstanding horsewoman outstanding writer outstanding person she gives everything she has to anyone who wants to be the best rider trainer they can be