Anja Beran FULL of Special Tips and Good Visuals! Inside You’Ll Find: “

The There isn’t any new knowledge about how to sit a horse well, but sometimes Dressage The a special tip or a good visual can help you use your body in a different way. Classical dressage authority Anja Dressage “Beran has put together a book —Anja Beran FULL of special tips and good visuals! Inside you’ll find: “ Descriptions, illustrations, and Seat Seat gorgeous color photographs that explain how the rider should sit ˚during various movements—from the gaits and paces to lateral work, lead changes, piaffe, passage, and pirouettes. A special highly illustrated section devoted to simple rider anatomy and specific exercises that ˚improve position. Achieving a Beautiful, Effective Position in Every Gait and Anja Beran Movement Anja Beran Author of $39.95 USD ISBN 978-1-57076-793-7 Classical Schooling with the 5 3 9 9 5 Horse in Mind 9 781570 767937 www.horseandriderbooks.com Printed in China Dressage Seat Full Cover.indd 1 3/28/17 7:07 AM DUPLICATION PROHIBITED by copyright holder CONTENTS 1 3 4 22 INTRODUCTION TO PART ONE �� 1 The Rein-Back �� 41 The Seat in the Lateral Movements �� 42 The Seat in Canter Changes of Lead �� 52 THE DRESSAGE SEAT FROM THE RIDER’S POINT OF VIEW �� 5 The Seat in the Piaffe �� 52 The Seat in the Passage �� 56 Physical Requirements That Make Riding Easier �� 5 The Seat in the Canter Pirouette �� 59 How to Use Your Body �� 7 The Seat in the Spanish Walk �� 60 Harmoniously Following the Movement �� 16 Using the Seat to Straighten a Horse �� 61 Holding the Whip �� 62 How to Use the Spur �� 64 ADVANCED CONCEPTS— Taking Up the Reins �� 66 FROM A SUPPLE SEAT TO AIDING EFFECTIVELY �� 23 How to Use the Curb Bit and the Bridoon �� 66 The Seat as a Means of Communication �� 24 The Seat at the Walk �� 25 A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF BREATHING �� 71 The Seat at the Trot �� 29 The Seat at the Canter �� 34 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS �� 75 Riding Transitions �� 38 © Anja Beran and Trafalgar Square Books www.HorseandRiderBooks.com DRESSAGE SEAT d1.indd 5 3/20/17 1:56 PM DUPLICATION PROHIBITED by copyright holder 70 74 82 102 146 INTRODUCTION TO PART TWO �� 80 Stability: Exercises for Strength and Stabilization �� 122 Whole Body Strengthening Exercises �� 132 THE DRESSAGE SEAT FROM THE PHYSIOTHERAPIST'S Coordination �� 134 POINT OF VIEW—ADVICE FOR ERECT POSTURE AND A Perception �� 134 SENSITIVE SEAT �� 83 Posture Puzzles �� 136 Basic Anatomy �� 84 Erect Posture �� 86 IN CONCLUSION �� 147 How Do You Develop Erect Posture? �� 87 Incorrect Postures and How to Correct Them �� 89 APPENDIX: Physical Requirements �� 91 PREREQUISITES FOR LEARNING TO SIT WELL �� 170 Ideal Seat Posture and Rider Movement—By Gait �� 93 The Most Frequent Posture Errors and Their INDEX �� 172 Consequences for Rider and Horse �� 95 The Saddle �� 100 Translator’s note: For clarity of meaning, we have followed the convention of referring to riders as “she” and horses as “he�” We PRACTICAL EXERCISES �� 103 fully appreciate the gentlemen riders and the mares! Mobility: Exercises for Stretching Various Muscles �� 104 Exercises for Isolated Movement of the Spine �� 114 Exercises for Mobilizing and Stretching the Whole Spine �� 118 © Anja Beran and Trafalgar Square Books www.HorseandRiderBooks.com DRESSAGE SEAT d1.indd 6 3/20/17 1:56 PM DUPLICATION PROHIBITED by copyright holder The Seat in the Lateral Pay strict attention to turning the upper Movements body in one block so that your shoulders stay parallel with, and exactly over, the hips. A horse that is moving sideways offers many Check yourself in a mirror that is placed on challenges for the rider’s seat. The attempt the long side of the arena or have yourself to follow lateral movements with suppleness videotaped, especially from behind. Be con- very often fails due to the rider’s lack of body scious of the position of your legs and try to awareness. load the seat bone a little more in the direc- tion you are riding. Being constantly aware The Leg-Yield of all your body parts is endlessly important for riding and requires frequently asking I will begin with the simplest initial sideways yourself about your position. Often, quietly steps of the horse, the leg-yield. It doesn’t go through a checklist about your body. You matter if you are practicing at the walk or will need to check the problem areas that you the trot. Assume you are traveling to the left know about. Gradually, you will develop a bet- and want to do a right leg-yield along the ter feel for erect posture with the right level long side. How should you use your body to of body tension. It is always easier to give the achieve the movement? desired aids correctly and to make adjust- First, flex your horse a slight bit to the ments as needed out of a correct position. outside right before the second corner of When you have achieved this stage of the short side, and cut off the corner by rid- body awareness with the necessary coordi- ing at an angle to the wall. I turn my upper nation and mobility, you can consider shap- body and pelvis toward the wall. Pay atten- ing the horse. Any attempts to train a horse tion because, at this moment, the following or to improve a horse in some way before almost always happens: you have reached this state will fail, or lead to results that aren’t consistent with the ide- ▪ One shoulder goes higher or lower than als of a classically ridden horse but rather a the other. robotic creature that is far from “through” and balanced. The seat is always the key to ▪ Your shoulders turn toward the wall but success. I can promise you that regardless of your pelvis is locked up and doesn’t come the level of riding, you will never stop trying along. to improve your seat. ▪ Your waist collapses with the attempt to The Shoulder-In turn your body. The next lateral movement is the shoulder-in. ▪ Your weight goes completely to one side After riding deep through a corner turn on of the saddle when you just simply want the diagonal. It helps if you take your eyes to turn your body. along in the turn and look at the diagonal. ▪ Your outside leg sticks out stiffly while the The upper body is turned slightly toward inside leg is pulled up and clamps on. the inside of the arena, and the shoulders are aligned with the horse’s shoulders. Katharina Reinthaler on the Frederiksborger stallion Sirius in shoulder-in at the trot. © Anja Beran and Trafalgar Square Books www.HorseandRiderBooks.com 42 THE DRESSAGE SEAT DRESSAGE SEAT d1.indd 42 3/20/17 2:21 PM DUPLICATION PROHIBITED by copyright holder © Anja Beran and Trafalgar Square Books www.HorseandRiderBooks.com ADVANCED CONCEPTS — FROM A SUPPLE SEAT TO AIDING EFFECTIVELY 43 DRESSAGE SEAT d1.indd 43 3/20/17 2:22 PM DUPLICATION PROHIBITED by copyright holder Shoulder-in on the circle. The inside rein is pushed slightly forward to check that the horse is truly on the aids rather than being held in the bend and flexion. The rider sits deep but relaxed on the horse. Vera

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