The Art of Riding

<p>French riding master Philippe Karl writes about training horses from a very personal perspective documenting the training and development of the Lusitano stallion Odin according to traditional French classical principles from young horse all the way up to high school. Through this case study he teaches readers the requirements of balance including collection and conformation; the philosophy of Academic Equitation.</p><p>The book covers:</p><ol><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Description of horses' inborn natural crookedness exercises for how to correct it and the implications for the training of the horse.</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>The requirements of balance: collection and conformation</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>The philosophy of Academic Equitation: the language of the aids-seat hands legs</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Exercises for lateral flexibility: work on single and two tracks</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Work at the canter: counter-canter flying lead changes tempi-changes</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Canter pirouettes: preparation and development</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Collection: piaffe passage pesade</li></ol><p><br></p>