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Informationen zum Autor Hollie McNeil is the owner and head trainer at Riding Right Farm in South Cambridge, New York. The facility provides more than 3000 riding lessons each year, plus numerous shows, clinics and events. Hollie holds a German Trainer’s License, and an International Trainers Passport, recognized by the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI). She has been awarded Large and Small Bronze Performance Medals in Dressage and Jumping from the German Federation (FN). She started riding when she was four and has enjoyed a vast array of riding experiences, from western riding and show jumping, to work at a harness track and breezing Thoroughbreds at Saratoga. For the past 30 years Hollie has been a serious student of dressage, showing and training through the FEI level. She lives in New York. Klappentext Refine your riding skills with 40 essential lessons, fully described in an integrated program featuring written instruction, photographs, and live-action video. #34 Figure Eights #5 Light Seat #14 The Canter #20 Rhythm #8 Hand/Rein Aids #27 Flexion Vorwort This book provides a systematic presentation of all 40 elements needed for all English riders, including those interested in dressage, jumping, and eventing. Zusammenfassung Learn correct seat, leg, and hand positions; the three basic gaits of walk, trot, and canter; how to perform halt and half-halt; how to direct a horse’s movement correctly and energetically; and much more. Each fundamental is defined and explained, with plenty of tips on proper technique and an emphasis on how to avoid common errors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Lendon Gray Preface Chapter One: Learning Control Control from the First Step Chapter Two: Riding Position Dressage Seat Leg Position Hand Position Light Seat Chapter 3: The Riding Aids Seat and Weight Aids Leg Aids Hands/Rein Aids Auxiliary Aids Diagonal Aids Chapter 4: Working on Gaits The Walk The Trot Posting and Sitting Trot The Canter Canter Leads The Halt Rein-Back Transitions Chapter 5: The Training Scale The Training Scale Rhythm Looseness Contact Impulsion Straightness Collection Letting Through the Aids Chapter 6: Key Riding Techniques Flexion Bending The Half Halt Chapter 7: School Figures The 20-Meter Circle The 15-Meter Circle The 10-Meter Circle The Half Circle Figure Eights Bending Lines Three-Loop Serpentines Long and Short Diagonals Riding Corners Chapter 8: Lateral Work Turn on the Forehand Leg Yield Chapter 9: The Destination: Intuitive Riding How the Book and DVD Work Together Cast of Characters Index ...
