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Essential Exercises for Training Horses: An Illustrated Guide

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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.

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.