Gymnastic Training for Horse and Rider: Using a Mind, Body, Spirit Approach

by Jennifer Byrant and Betsy Steiner

This title provides an in depth guide to the riding and training of horses, but with a difference. The methods discussed involve a mind, body, spirit approach which is applied equally to horse and rider. The training itself is based on the classical training pyramid for horses - working up through rhythm, suppleness, contact, impulsion and straightness to collection - as defined by the German National Equestrian Federation. The author combines this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1872119581
• ISBN13: 9781872119588
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Kenilworth Press
• Length: 224 Pages