From bestselling author Sally O'Connor comes this beautiful new book of exercises designed for the progressive training of the horse, from earliest lessons through piaffe and passage. Some of the exercises are quite specific and will only be used to solve temporary problems or issues. Others are used in the progression of training and lead to even more sophisticated exercises as the horse develops strength and balance. Full color photos and clear diagrams illustrate each exercise, which along with the direct text, make seemingly complicated exercises become quite understandable.
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Sally O'Connor is a well known and highly respected judge, trainer and competitor. Her teaching and judging activities take her all over the world where she has developed an international following.
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I enjoyed Sally O'Connor's earlier book "Common Sense Dressage" and found this one even better. She takes common problems or training goals and gives exercises to aid the rider in achieving success. Tons of photos, clear, concise text and a range of skill levels make this book useful for both beginners and more advanced riders.
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Essential Exercises for Training Horses: An Illustrated Guide
There is no doubt this is a quality book on the subject. On the other hand, having read the author's other book Common Sense Dressage, I find that one hard to beat! In the new book there are in-hand flexions as used by the old masters, but a little confusing to the novice (the author acknowledges there may be pitfalls and to use the exercises with great discretion). There are also exercises to be used as corrections and intended to be used for only a short time to correct. There are plenty of photographs and possibly more diagrams than in her older book. This is still a very good book, but my older one is well-loved and annotated and I have probably become very fond of that one. If you don't have a copy of the Commonsense Dressage, Common Sense Dressage: An Illustrated Guide then buy this new book.
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