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List of Illustrations | |
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List of Photographs | |
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The Author | |
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Introduction to the Second Edition | |
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A Brief History of Classical Equitation | |
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The Rider's Seat and Posture | |
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Exercises On Horseback | |
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Exercises for the legs | |
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Exercises for the arms | |
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Harmonization of the Aids | |
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Hands without legs--legs without hands | |
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Intensity and duration of the aid | |
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Weight | |
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Conformation and Choice of a Young Dressage Prospect | |
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Movement | |
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Where to Buy | |
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Breeding and the Genetic Pool | |
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Frozen Semen | |
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Psychology of the Horse and Its Use in Training | |
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The Sixth Sense | |
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Memory and Intelligence | |
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Reactions | |
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The Senses | |
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Applying Equine Psychology to Training | |
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Biomechanical Action of the Vertebral Column, Thorax and 'Power Curve' | |
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The Vertebral Column | |
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The Thorax | |
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The 'Power Curve' | |
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Rectitude of the Horse | |
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Lateral Flexibility | |
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Riding Circles, Curves and Spirals | |
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Shoulder-In, Travers, Renvers, Half- and Full Passes | |
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Half- and Full Passes, Zigzags, Counter Changes of Hand | |
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Riding Conduction on a Straight Line | |
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The Musculature of the Horse Related to Training | |
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Impulsion | |
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Instinctive | |
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Mechanical | |
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Transmitted | |
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Tempo, Cadence, Rhythm and Self-Carriage | |
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The Walk | |
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The Trot | |
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Collected Trot | |
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Lengthening of the Stride | |
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The Medium and Extended Trots | |
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The Canter | |
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The Collected Canter | |
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The Medium Canter | |
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The Extended Canter | |
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The Counter-Canter | |
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Faults in the Canter | |
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My Progression | |
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Foundation of lateral and longitudinal flexibility | |
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Lungeing | |
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Ridden | |
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Check points | |
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Developing the strength to carry | |
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Work in hand | |
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Ridden | |
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Check points | |
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Collection, extension and self-carriage | |
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Exercises | |
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Check points | |
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Variations | |
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Lungeing | |
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General Principles of Lungeing | |
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Benefits of working on a circle | |
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The trainer's posture | |
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Voice commands | |
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Initial resistances | |
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Early progression | |
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More advanced exercises | |
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Functional Aspects of Lungeing | |
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Introducing the young horse to the lunge | |
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Lungeing over ground poles and small jumps | |
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Use of side reins in more advanced work | |
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Retraining on the Lunge: A personal recollection | |
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Starting the Young Horse Under Saddle | |
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Introduction On the Lunge | |
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Initial Work Under Saddle | |
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Progression | |
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A Cautionary Reminiscence | |
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The Full Halt | |
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The Half-Halt | |
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Leg-Yielding | |
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Shoulder-Fore | |
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Shoulder-In | |
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Explanation and Uses | |
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Teaching the Horse | |
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Faults In Shoulder-In | |
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Bend and Tracking | |
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Travers and Renvers | |
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Travers | |
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Renvers | |
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Exercises In Travers and Renvers | |
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Pirouettes in the Trot on Diminishing Circles | |
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The Half-Pass in the Walk and Trot | |
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Early Work | |
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More Advanced Work | |
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Half-Passes and Zigzags in the Canter | |
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The Half-Pass | |
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The Full Pass | |
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The Counter Change of Hand | |
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The Canter Zigzag | |
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The Rein-Back | |
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Teaching the Horse | |
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Overcoming Faults | |
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The 'Swing' | |
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Flying Changes | |
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The Movement and the Aids | |
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Teaching the Horse | |
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Faults and Corrections | |
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Pirouette in the Walk | |
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Pirouettes in the Canter | |
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Sequence of Footfall | |
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The Rider's Aids | |
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Teaching the Horse | |
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Faults and Corrections | |
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Developing the Piaffe in Hand and Ridden | |
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Teaching in Hand | |
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Preparation and equipment | |
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Preparing the horse | |
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Working the horse in hand | |
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Work in hand under saddle | |
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The Piaffe Ridden | |
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The aids | |
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Dealing with faults | |
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Perfecting training | |
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Passage | |
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Teaching the Horse | |
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Faults and Corrections in Training | |
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Transition Faults in Competition | |
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Nervous and Headstrong Horses | |
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Preparation Before Work | |
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Training | |
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Working Outdoors | |
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When Things Go Wrong | |
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Riding Cross-Country | |
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Preparing for Competition | |
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The Training Schedule | |
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Travel, Preparation and Teamwork | |
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Mental Preparation of the Rider | |
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Warming Up | |
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Approaches for Different Horses | |
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Learning From Experience | |
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Competition | |
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National Competitions | |
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International Competitions | |
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Finances of Dressage: Maintaining the Art | |
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Judging | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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Index | |