When Two Spines Align - Dressage Dynamics: Attain Remarkable Riding Rapport With Your Horse

Baumert, Beth

ISBN 10: 1570766959 / ISBN 13: 9781570766954

Published by Trafalgar Square Pub, 2014

234 pages. 10.50x8.75x1.00 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 1570766959

Synopsis:

Within riding there exists a conflict of interest: The rider needs to have control - their confidence depends on their ability to control their own balance as well as that of their horse. The horse, by nature, needs to feel free. In this book, Beth Baumert, writer and editor at the internationally recognised equestrian magazine Dressage Today, resolves this conflict by taking a close look at the individual components that make up riding and dressage. Beth provides insight gleaned from years of working with the best riders, trainers, and judges in the dressage world, and details practical ways riders can learn to harness the balance, energies, and forces at play when they're in the saddle. Readers will discover how to use "positive tension" and what the author calls the four physical "Powerlines" - Vertical, Connecting, Spiralling, and Visual - to become balanced and effective in the saddle. Readers will find ways to understand and manage the horse's balance and coordination challenges, including the fact that he is inherently crooked and naturally inclined to do too much with his front end and not enough with his hind. Ultimately, the rider learns to regulate and monitor the horse's rhythm, energy, flexion, alignment, bend, and his line of travel by properly aligning their spine with his.

About the Author: Beth Baumert trains horses and riders at Cloverlea Dressage LLC in Connecticut, USA. She produced videos of the Aachen Dressage Show, as well as other instructional DVDs, so American dressage riders could aspire to the European standard. She is a USDF-Certified Instructor, President of The Dressage Foundation and the initial editor for Dressage Today magazine. She also served as a technical editor since 1994.

Bibliographic Details

Title: When Two Spines Align - Dressage Dynamics: ...
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Pub
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New