Bibliothèque mondiale du cheval

« Dressage is really the bonding together of perfect partners, writes Jennie Loriston-Clarke, three-times member of the British Olympic Dressage Team. In this book she shows exactly how to achieve this magic harmony between horse and rider.
Drawing on her own vast fund of experience with all sorts of horses, she provides sound, practical advice. From the all-important business of choosing or breeding the right horse, she goes on to deal with the earliest stages of handling, lunge work and the introduction of the rider. Then, in carefully charted stages, she demonstrates how to ride dressage movements, from the simplest to the most advanced. Each movement is clearly illustrated, and many are shown in step-by-step photographic sequences, together with examples of common faults, and how these may be overcome.
Not everyone will aspire to the heights of advanced dressage -the graceful piaffes and pirouettes which are sheer poetry in motion. But every rider, whatever their ability, will find Jennie Loriston-Clarke’s advice on the correct riding position, the aids, the horse’s paces and the basic dressage movements, of tremendous value. A look back to the origins of dressage in the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, and an up-to-the minute survey of the growing popularity of the sport today, round off a thoroughly comprehensive guide.
No one knows the secrets of dressage better than Jennie Loriston-Clarke. Her personal touch makes this book unique, whilst her eminently sensitive and sensible approach to riding will be invaluable to riders and horse-lovers everywhere. » Présentation de l’éditeur (1987)