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Jane Savoie shows how basic dressage techniques can be used to improve every horse’s athleticism and performance, no matter what the rider’s chosen sport.

In this continuation of Cross-Train Your Horse, Jane Savoie presents more advanced cross-training techniques.

In a book studded with revealing photographs, the legendary author of Hunter Seat Equitation analyzes the American style of show jumping and teaches riders the techniques that set the standard for the world.

A classic work on horses and horsemanship by one of the most acclaimed riders in show jumping history.

A compatible personality is the most desirable quality in a horse, yet it is much harder to assess than gait or conformation. All horses have distinct personality traits that make them more or less suitable for various riding styles and disciplines. Riders and trainers who understand how to work with, not against, a horse’s temperament will be rewarded with a happier, more successful human/equine relationship. Dressage trainer Yvonne Barteau describes the four basic equine personality types social, fearful, aloof, and challenging and the different clues to identify a horse’s primary personality. Often the dominant personality type is complemented by a secondary trait, creating, for example, the aloof-challenging or fearful-social horse. Using clear signals and readily identi-fied behavior patterns, riders can determine any horse’s type and then use this book’s tips and techniques to improve training sessions. Fun and enlightening as it is to analyze equine characteristics, it’s just as important to understand how the personalities of both the rider and the trainer affect each horse. Barteau includes a selfevaluation quiz to help the reader determine what her own riding and handling preferences are and how she can use that knowledge to work more effectively with her current horse or to shop smarter when selecting a new equine partner. Fascinating case studies, stories, and profiles of famous horses and their riders offer readers real-life examples of how compatible personalities work together to achieve great things!

A classic by a world-renowned teacher and master equestrian–the definitive work on the art of teaching and riding the hunter seat, now updated to include refinements in Morris’s insightful program of riding instruction.