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"In her deeply personal ... book, Froment traces her evolution as a horsewoman, a dressage competitor, and now a world-renowned performer and liberty trainer. Readers meet the ponies she learned on, and the challenging mounts that helped her grow as a junior rider. There were horses she immediately loved and horses she had to work to connect with--and eventually there were Mistral and Sultan, who she calls her 'yin and yang,' and who elevated her aspirations both beside and on the back of a horse. It is with these two special souls that Froment further explored riding the Grand Prix movements with only a neck rop--no bridle or bit, and often bareback as well--and demonstrating to the world the potential that is there for all riders to enjoy, if they are open to the experience and are willing to take the time for it to evolve"
About the author
Alizée Froment was the child of two riding
instructors and grew up in the stable, discovering dressage as a young rider,
and eventually competing successfully internationally at the Grand Prix level,
as well as training the French National Dressage Pony Team. Since 2009, Froment
has been sharing her philosophy of working with horses in beautiful performances
where she demonstrates that even the most technical dressage exercises can be
ridden with only a neck rope (no bridle or bit). With over 90,000 followers on
Instagram, almost 50,000 on Facebook, and close to 130 million views on TikTok,
she has become famous for integrating the neck rope into her everyday training
with horses of all levels. She shows it is not only a way to strengthen the
relationship with the horse but also a way of testing if the dressage training
is progressing correctly. She has been called "The French woman on a mission,"
as she is always looking to better understand and discover new things in the
relationship we can build with horses.
