101 Western Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider by Jec Aristotle Ballou (Englis

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE 101 Western Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider by Jec Aristotle Ballou, Stephanie Boyles, Al Dunning The exciting new discipline of Western Dressage allows riders of Western pleasure, work, or competitive horses to take advantage of the benefits of traditional dressage using Western tack and attire. This book, the first on the topic, has step-by-step instructions for the 101 key exercises. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This series of Western Dressage exercises are designed to improve suppleness, balance in movement, and responsiveness. Each exercise has a specific goal in mind, and they are organized by different areas of focus: softness, looseness, rider development, engagement, adjustability, and ground work. With illustrated step-by-step instructions and full arena diagrams, you ll quickly be on your way to mastering this exciting discipline. Flap The Ringside Guide for Any Rider at Any Level Softness - Looseness - Engagement - Adjustability - Ground Work CLASSICAL DRESSAGE MEETS WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP in the growing equestrian discipline of Western Dressage. Dressage work demands that horses be responsive, supple, and balanced - desirable qualities whether your horse is navigating trails, working cattle, or performing in a dressage competition. Following a comprehensive training path, these 101 exercises, presented as full arena diagrams with step-by-step instructions, develop your horses natural ability to carry himself correctly. Practicing them will also improve your own riding skills and strengthen your relationship and communication with your horse. Western Dressage can make your horse the best he can be, whether the goal is pleasure riding, the highest levels of competition, or somewhere in between. Author Biography Jec Ballou is the author of 101 Western Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider, 101 Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider, and Equine Fitness. She is a national advisor to the Western Dressage Association of America and contributed to the current rules for the sport. She teaches clinics across the United States. She lives in Santa Cruz, California.Stephanie Boyles is the co-author of 101 Western Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider, founder of Unbridled Rider, and the creator of the mobile applications 101 Dressage and 101 Western Dressage. Boyles lives in Boulder, CO.Al Dunning has been training award-winning Quarter Horses and outstanding riders for more than 40 years. He and his students have won numerous national titles in reining, cutting, working cow horse, and other disciplines. He owns Almosta Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona . Table of Contents Contents Foreword by Al Dunning 1. What is Western Dressage? 2. Softness 1. Correct Flexion 2. Releasing Tension 3. Arena Diamond 4. Random Rails 5. Serpentine with Poles 6. Haunches-in Prep 7. Circle 8s 8. Circle Prep 9. Lope Chute 10. Box Turns 11. Testing Balance #1 12. Testing Balance #2 13. Leg-yield to Smaller Circle 14. Lope Lightness 15. Quarter Pirouette and Halt 16. Fine Tuning 17. Half-pass to Leg-yield 18. Shoulder-in to Haunches-in 19. Two Circles at Once 3. Looseness 20. Controlled Wandering 21. Snake over Poles 22. Circle Review 23. Free Wheelin 24. Sit and Stretch 25. Warm-up Figure 8 26. Stretching and Rounding 27. Cavalletti Half-circles 28. Suspension Square 29. Testing the Walks 30. Adjust the Walk #1 31. Adjust the Walk #2 32. Raised Fan 33. Turn Both Ends 34. Jog Diagonals 35. Three Step, Three Step 36. Leg-yield to Lengthening 4. Rider Development 37. Getting Centered 38. Rider Posture 39. Rider Coordination 40. Independent Seat 41. Finding Feel 42. Developing Seat 43. The 4x4x4 44. No Hands 45. Pelvic Rock 46. Mindful Corners 47. Lope Transitions on Centerline 48. Box Transitions #1 49. Box Transitions #2 5. Engagement 50. Circle Up 51. Balance Pattern 52. Over and Forward 53. Working to Lengthened Jog 54. Two Poles plus a Stride 55. Step Under 56. Collected Walk 57. Collect - Extend 58. Schaukel #1 59. Schaukel #2 60. Collection Serpentines 61. Jog Half-pass 62. Lope Bowtie 63. Counter to True 64. Counter-lope Serpentine 65. Lope Half-pass #1 66. Lope Half-pass #2 67. Pirouette to Half-pass 68. Very Collected Strides 69. Shoulder-in on Circle 70. Counter-lope Circle 8s 71. Rein-back to Lope 72. Lope Pirouette 6. Adjustability 73. Flat Top 74. Serpentine through Lanes 75. Diamond-shaped Circle 76. Octagon-shaped Circle 77. Figure 8 Lengthening 78. Circle - Square 79. Pentagon Turns 80. Leave One Out 81. Leave One Out, Lope 82. Lengthen to Leg-yield 83. Spiral In to Turn on Forehand 84. Lope Leg-yield 85. Elevating Gaits 86. Baby Counter-Lope 87. Counter-True Transitions 88. Double Diagonal 89. Reiner Dressage Circle 90. Flying Changes 7. Ground Work 91. Changing Strides In-hand 92. Ground Work Triangle 93. Lateral Flexion 94. Cloverleaf 95. Yielding In-hand 96. Shoulder-in from the Ground 97. Varying Circles In-hand 98. Balance Circles In-hand 99. Leg-yield In-hand 100. Schaukel In-hand 101. Piaffe Steps Glossary Index Details ISBN1635866618 Author Al Dunning Pages 240 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1635866618 ISBN-13 9781635866612 Series Read & Ride Format Paperback Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified; Illustrations, unspecified UK Release Date 2022-12-27 Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2022-12-27 Publisher Workman Publishing Publication Date 2022-12-27 Imprint Storey Publishing LLC DEWEY 798.23 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-12-26 NZ Release Date 2022-12-26 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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