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Suppleness and the value of lateral movements
A couple of weeks ago I talked about rhythm, the base of the dressage training pyramid. The second level of the pyramid is suppleness, or looseness (losgelassenheit). This isn’t merely the ability of the horse to stretch and bend his … Continue reading
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The Base of the Pyramid
Originally posted on Academie Duello’s blog in June 2011 Last week I talked about equitation and the fundamentals of rider position. This week I’m turning to the horse and taking a look at dressage funadamentals. Although a discipline in itself, … Continue reading
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Equitation
Originally posted on Academie Duello’s blog in June 2011 No amount of skill with the sword or lance will save the knight who can’t make his horse go where he wants it to. The training that teaches a horse to … Continue reading
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She Rides Again
Over the past two years I’ve been posting all things horsey on Academie Duello’s posterous blog, http://academieduello.posterous.com/, where I have accumlated a number of articles that are of potential use to students in the Cavaliere Program, and perhaps to equine … Continue reading
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