{"product_id":"dressage-training-and-competition-exercises-for-beginners-flatwork-collection-schooling-for-horses","title":"Dressage Training and Competition Exercises for Beginners: Flatwork \u0026 Collection Schooling for Horses","description":"*** Winner of the Best English Horse Training Book Award at the EQUUS Film \u0026amp; Arts Festival, USA 2023 ***\n\nReady to improve your dressage skills? This book is packed full of groundwork and riding exercises to improve your dressage training and competition results. It includes how to get ready for your next dressage competitions, handy checklists for your dressage test day and tips to help memorize your test.\nPlus if you’ve ever read ‘needs more collection’ on your dressage test results, this book will show you exactly how to improve your horse’s posture, collection and self-carriage the kind way.\nNo pulling on the reins, gadgets or crazy muscles required! Help your horse to stay healthy, reach his full potential and have fun with dressage.\nLessons included inside: Origins of dressage Why dressage is great for your horse Benefits of dressage Dressage success tips Saddles for dressage Bridles and tack for dressage Gadgets Bitless, barefoot and treeless options Finding a great trainer How to improve your riding posture When to start dressage training Why should you do groundwork? Halt and backup groundwork exercises In-hand forequarter and hindquarter yields Walk in hand Speed and rhythm groundwork exercises Shoulder out groundwork exercise Don’t overbend your horse When beginner dressage goes wrong Collection - what it is and is not Dressage riding exercises - The warmup Straightness riding exercises Energy and impulsion riding exercises Weight aids, timing and cues exercises Bends and corners Transition exercises Serpentine riding exercises Falling in love with corners riding exercise And many more riding exercises The 10 step exercise for collection Spiral collection exercise The teardrop collection exercise Shoulder out for collection Leg yields for collection Going to dressage competitions Dressage test mindset Checklist: The week before your dressage test Checklist: The day before your dressage test Checklist: Your dressage test day How to get the most from the judge's advice The warmup arena Tips to remember your dressage test Managing competition nerves Competition tips After your dressage test Common dressage test questions and issues Dressage mistakes and problems to avoid\nImpress your friends and become a great dressage rider and talented horse person - starting today!\nElaine Heney is the #1 best-selling author, award-winning film-maker, director of Grey Pony Films, and creator of the 'Listening to the Horse™' documentary. She has helped over 120,000+ horse owners in 113 countries to create awesome relationships with their horses.\nElaine lives in Ireland with her horses Ozzie \u0026amp; Matilda. Discover Elaine’s series of world renowned online groundwork, riding \u0026amp; training programs at Grey Pony Films.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1915542235\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1915542235.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Heney, Elaine\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41538064154682,"sku":"DBV.1915542235.G","price":9.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1915542235-0.jpg?v=1784355196","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/dressage-training-and-competition-exercises-for-beginners-flatwork-collection-schooling-for-horses","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}