Bookshop - Books & DVDs Catalogue Books for dressage 101 Dressage Exercises 101 Schooling Exercises Balance in Movement Jec Aristotle Ballou Jaki Bell with Andrew Day. The Susanne von Dietze Translated by Unique format, with an arena easy to follow exercises in this Carol Hogg. diagram or drawing illustrating book include all the information Completely revised and extended by each exercise. Chapters address you need to ride the movement addition of more advice, maxims different dressage goals such as correctly, recognise common faults and exercise ideas as well as 200 looseness, balance, straightness, and learn how to correct them. new photographs and illustrations suspension, and lightness. Others Includes progressive exercises for all providing a highly practical guide to focus on improving rider position. levels. Exercises are accompanied by acquiring a perfectly balanced seat. (224 pages, spiral bound, paperback) $75 aerial illustrations of the arena. (hardback, 224 pages) $55 (paperback, 224 pages) $40 Carl Hester - Making it Happen Correct Movement in Horses Down to Earth Dressage Carl Hester is one of the greatest ever Klaus Schoneich and Gabriele Carl Hester & Bernadette Faurie equestrians, leading Great Britain to Rachen-Schoneich For preliminary-elementary levels. Gold Medal victory at the London This book describes in detail, and Carl’s keyword is ‘enjoyment’ 2012 Olympics. In these vibrant with clear illustrations, the whole for rider and horse. This book memoirs, he tells the incredible process of correcting crookedness, is about every rider making the story of the passion for horse-riding and includes work both on the most of his or her own potential which revolutionised his life and lunge and under saddle. and, in the process made him the champion he is today. (hardback, 160 pages) $45 (paperback, 112 pages) $38 $60 Dressage – A Guideline for Dressage School Dressage Solutions Riders and Judges Britta Schoffmann - A Rider’s Guide Wolfgang M Niggli Isabell Werth helps demonstrate Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg The author analyses the component the ‘what’, ‘how’, and - most This new book by one of the foremost elements of tests, explains what importantly - ‘why’ of over 100 exponents of classical dressage offers the judges should be looking for, dressage movements. Formatted advice on the correct way to introduce and why, and offers clear, concise as a practical and easy-to-follow work on the paces, exercises and guidance to riders on performing reference. movements, together with in-depth the movements correctly in order to (hardback, 208 pages) $55 analysis of common problems and the achieve high marks. ways to correct them. (hardback, 272 pages) $65 (hardback) $50 Dressage Tips & Training, Dressage to Music Dressage Training Customized Solutions Claire Lilley Britta Schoffmann Peter and Wolfgang Holzel The task of putting together a Training according to the horse’s and Martin Plewa, top German routine to ride to appears daunting, type is something anyone can do. trainers, identify difficulties and as does selecting suitable music, but With the guidelines and hints offer solutions, from early training this book tells you everything you you’ll find “reading” a horse to Grand Prix. need to know, from choreography before you get on him soon (paperback, 160pages) $45 and costumes to quadrilles and becomes automatic. competition. (hardback, 184 pages) $50 (hardback, 192 pages) $50 Essential Exercises for Training Gymnastic Dressage Training Horse Training In-Hand Horses Betsy Steiner Ellen Schuthof-Lesmeister Sally O’Connor Combines the Classical Training and Kip Mistral The exercises range from some of Pyramid with her own ‘Mind- A modern guide to the horse’s earliest lessons through body-spirit training building working from the piaffe and passage, and include both blocks’ to address first the ground. Work on the mounted and in-hand exercises. riders development, and then lunge, long lines, long & There are exercises that focus on the horse’s, taking each of these short reins. Step-by-step developing the horse’s flexion and desired attributes and working illustrated training guide. enhancing his suppleness. progressively up the pyramid. (hardback, 189 pages) $55 (hardback, 132 pages) $50 (hardback, 224 pages) $60 Klaus Balkenhol - The Man Kottas on Dressage Lateral Work - Training for a and His Training Methods Arthur Kottas with Julie Supple Horse Britta Schoffmann Rowbotham Johannes Beck-Broichsitter So involved is he in the sport, A distillation of the practice and Offers a step-by-step guide through one cannot separate his personal philosophy of one of the most all of the lateral movements, story from his training and riding highly regarded international introducing exercises to prepare for philosophies, which are grounded trainers of the current era. the first lateral movements, through in the timeless art of classical (hardback, 224 pages) $50 to training exercises, as well as riding. stretching and loosening exercises. (hardback, 160 pages) $50 (paperback, 128 pages) $50 Pilates for the Dressage Rider Real Life Dressage Ride Horses with Awareness and Feel Janice Dulak Carl Hester & Polly Ellison Carl Tineke & Joep Bartels A programme of Pilates exercises Hester outlines his favourite Training method from some of the specifically designed to help exercises and training regimes, using world’s finest equestrians teaches the dressage rider enhance their some of his own horses up to Grand that riding is an activity that must ability.Taken from over 500 Pilates Prix level. The aim of the book is to be learned by both horse and rider exercises and have been specifically look at what we can do, to the best through a conscious awareness chosen to best suit the needs of of our ability, with the horses that that ultimately will become a the dressage rider. we have. subconscious ability, once the (hardback, 158 pages) $40 (paperback, 120 pages) $49 modern rider gains a ‘feel’ for riding. (hardback, 160 pages) $55 Selecting the Dressage Horse The Art of Riding The Balanced Horse Dirk Willem Rosie with Anky van Philippe Karl Sylvia Loch Grunsven In a new edition Philippe Karl Sylvia Loch’s training methods A complete description of the documents the training and concentrate on a balanced seat ideal dressage horse and what it development of the Lusitano and quiet aiding without the takes in conformation, movement, stallion ‘Odin’ according to use of force and gadgetry in the and temperament for a prospect traditional French classical schooling of horses and believes to go from the lower levels to principles, from young horse all that Classical riding is the best Grand Prix. the way up to High School. way forward for all disciplines. (hardcover, 120 pages) $52 (hardback, 160 pages) $90 (hardback, 224 pages) $50 To Order Phone (09) 634 9853 – Order Form on Back Page Bookshop Catalogue - 1 Bookshop - Books & DVDs Catalogue Books for dressage The Circle of Trust The Dressage Judge’s Viewpoint The Great European Schools of Walter Zettl Jane Kidd Classical Dressage Herr Zettl discusses those who This book is the ideal introduction Guillaume Henry have a critical influence on the to judging dressage and a valuable For the best part of 400 years, four welfare of horses and future of the reference book for judges, riders illustrious riding schools have striven sport of dressage. It is his intention and trainers. for perfection in the equestrian art: in writing this book to challenge (paperback, 24 pages) $14.50 the Spanish Riding School, the Cadre all those involved with horses Noir, the Royal Andalusian School to acknowledge the mission and of Equestrian Art and the Portuguese commitment of their chosen roles. School of Equestrian Art. (hardback, 176 pages) $45 (hardback, 207 pages) $90 The Principles of Riding The Right Track The Successful Dressage German Equestrian Federation Sarah Venamore Competitor This extremely popular handbook With exercises designed to Debby Lush provides a complete course for improve transitions, rhythm, Offers coaching on all aspects horse and rider using the German flexion, accuracy, balance - and of preparing for and riding in training system. much more - this indispensable dressage tests up to Medium level (paperback, 192 pages) $45 collection of arena exercises and how to master the art of will revitalize flatwork sessions, competing. making them interesting, fun (paperback, 200 pages) $55 and, above all, effective. (spiral bound, 192 pages) $45 Tug of War - Classical Versus ‘Modern’ Dressage Gerd Heuschmann, Presents an intelligent and thought-provoking exploration of both classical and ‘modern’ training methods against a practical backdrop of the horse’s basic anatomy and physiology... (hardback, 144 pages) $44 Books for eventing Cross Country Course Design & Build a Cross Country Look... No Hands! Design & Construction Course Straightforward Cross-Country Mike Etherington Smith Hugh Morshead Eric Smiley Includes course plans and Updated & expanded. From practice This clear and concise guide will information on placing fences, fences at home up to three-day be invaluable to instructors at all using natural features, distances, event standard & courses at all levels to simplify the concept of shapes and profiles and the special levels, the emphasis in this practical going cross-country. The exercises problems of constructing water guide is on building safe courses, described are simple yet can be obstacles, combinations and with fences that inspire confidence used at all levels of riding. bounces. – & which won’t break the bank. (paperback, 112 pages) $35 (hardback, 208 pages) $70 (hardback, 192 pages) $50 2 - Bookshop Catalogue To Order Phone (09) 634 9853 – Order Form on Back Page Bookshop - Books & DVDs Catalogue Books for show jumping 101 Jumping Exercises 40 5-Minute Jumping Fixes Building Showjumping Courses for Horse & Rider Wendy Murdoch - A Guide for Beginners Linda L Allen Simple solutions for better jumping Maureen Summers This is a treasure trove of schooling performance in no time. Better A clear, basic guideline to follow exercises from the basic through balance in the saddle, improved in planning & building show to the advanced.