The Ethics and Passions of Dressage [Hardcover]

Charles De Kunffy (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Half Halt Pr; First Edition edition (October 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939481332
• ISBN-13: 978-0939481330
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,298,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must for all true horsepeople, April 10, 2003

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This review is from: The Ethics and Passions of Dressage (Hardcover)

This book perfectly combats the "modern" theories on how dressage should be ridden by bringing to memory the time when the horse was trained out of necessity, yet the author does not extensively dwell on that time frame. The memory created is enough for all who are well-versed in the sport to recall the truths that were formed by masters of the past (and then often subsequently buried by later "riders"), but it doesn't get bogged down in historic details. He calls for a perfected technique of riding, born not out of technology or but out of a dance, which results in an exalted "partnership born of spirtied love, a love which is only heightened by understanding through discipline." I highly, highly suggest this book to anyone, whether they are just beginning in the art (or sport, take your pick), or whether they have been involved in the horse industry for decades.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book!, August 10, 2002

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Lebanon Martin (Paul, Idaho USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ethics and Passions of Dressage (Hardcover)

I totally enjoy the way Charles DeKunffy writes. He draws from the historical use of horses, and compares that to dressage in this century. His thought-provoking comments are written in a somewhat "lofty" manner, but make him seem even more the baroque personality he claims to be. I loved his illustrations, both pictorial and verbal. This was a wonderful book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking little book, July 13, 2009

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Laurie Higgins "Twiliath" (Collegeville, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ethics and Passions of Dressage (Hardcover)

This is quite a thought-provoking little book. De Kunffy packs a lot into this slim volume. Dressage is definitely his passion and he defends it to the hilt. One oddity, though, is his preference for using statues to defend his treatise. And he imbues these statues with a lot of emotion and virtues and reasons for being that are somewhat surprising if actually true. It's still worth the read.