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PS of Sweden Ombre Ear Bonnet
The ears are elastic and made of a stretchy, breathable, antimicrobial quick-dry material. The elastic fabric at the ears makes the fly hat fit all types of horses. It quickly transports moisture and sweat away during the whole ride. The fly hat has a classic, crocheted bottom, double piping, and the lower part of the fly hat is covered with shiny, dirt-repellent material.
These fly bonnets match perfectly with the PS of Sweden Ombre saddle pads.
Tubbease Hoof Sock
The Tubbease Hoof Sock is a short-term treatment aid that will assist and enhance the recovery of range of hoof problems including:
Waldhausen Fafits
The secret of European professionals!
Fafits is a no-slip grip wax that helps you maintain a secure, stable leg position. Apply to the inside of top boots or gaiters. Gently warm for easy application. Size 100ml.
Waldhausen Griffy Lunge Rein
Popular lunge rein, with a comfortable and padded soft hand feel for lunging and long reining.
Dressage School A Sourcebook of Movements & Tips
Britta Schöffmann is a journalist, a Grand Prix dressage rider, a competition judge, and an instructor. She is the author of several books that focus on the value of a strong mutual bond of trust between rider and horse.
In this new edition of her fantastically detailed and uniquely organised reference, readers discover the what, the how, and–most importantly–the why of more than 100 dressage movements. Colour photographs of riders of various levels and on different breeds of horse show how each movement should look when ridden correctly. Not only is each movement clearly defined, but explanations include common mistakes and how to avoid them, as well as the benefits of each exercise and how it contributes to the “bigger picture” of the dressage training scale.
Hardcover, 208 pages.
Ride Better with Christoph Hess
Christoph Hess, a FEI Judge in both dressage and eventing, is highly respected around the world as a teacher of riding and the development of the horse according to classical principles. Here he collects some of his very best riding and training tips along with well-honed insight related to the topics that he finds most often challenge equestrians and their equine partners.
Ride Better with Christoph Hess provides thoughtful, easy-to-apply advice when dealing with issues with the gaits, in particular the walk and canter; high-headedness or the horse that is “too light” in the poll; inconsistency of performance; leaning on the bit; falling out; lack of straightness; and much more. Throughout Hess emphasises that a rider must always strive to improve, for the simple reason that you can always do better for your horse. While competitive and training goals do, of course, bring a certain satisfaction, it is having an equine partner who is contented in his work and happy in your company that rewards most. This lesson, and all Hess’s tips and solutions, are invaluable to equestrians of every level—everyone can walk away from this book a better rider.
Uta Graf’s Effortless Dressage Program Paperback
Top international dressage rider Uta Gräf has made a name for herself as a trailblazer in the competitive dressage world as she strives to combine the highest levels of performance with natural horse care in observance of the needs of the equine body and mind.
Acknowledging the individuality of each horse and including specific problems and solutions, Graf provides a hands-on guide to following competitive ambition in the dressage ring while keeping what’s best for the horse in mind. The key, above all, is keeping tension and rushing and anxiety at bay; with Graf’s guarantee that her system will keep horse and rider “worry-free,”
Waldhausen Stirrup Protective Cover
The Waldhausen Stirrup Covers protect your saddle from dirt or marks caused by your stirrup irons.
Success through Cavaletti Training DVD by Ingrid Klimke
Complicated? Boring? Quite the opposite! Cavaletti work is a refreshing change to the daily training routine for horses and riders. Working with cavaletti strengthens muscles and improves the basic gaits. It enhances a horse’s natural movement by developing rhythm, power, expression, and cadence through engaged steps over obstacles. In addition, cavaletti work trains riders’ seats, gives them better feeling for the horse, and teaches them to see a stride for jumping. This film, featuring Olympic dressage stallion Damon Hill as a young horse, shows everything you need to know to add cavaletti work to your schooling routine.
Perfect Mind Perfect Ride
Possessing the right mind-set and relevant mental skills has long been considered vital in achieving top performances in all sports. And yet, to many riders mental fitness still remains something of an afterthought. In Perfect Mind: Perfect Ride, the author demonstrates how to develop and achieve the right kind of attitude, motivation and mental skills to make the most of the rider’s abilities whether it be riding as a recreation or as a competitive sport. Horses are highly sensitive flight animals – they’ll react first and ask questions, well, never…! In essence, this means that every time riders get on their horse, they need to be fully committed, aware and in control of their body, their thoughts and their emotions, in order to communicate with their horse in precisely the right kind of manner.
Joy of Dressage Part 2 DVD by Uta Graf
Training the Rider
Riding with motivation and enthusiasm are important pre-requisites to creating a partnership that is equally pleasurable for the horse. Successful grand prix rider Uta Gräf’s aim is fine riding on keen horses. The second film in the three part series shows which influences the rider can use to get close to this ideal.
– Choosing the right horse
– Finding the right trainer
– Instruction and stable culture
– Riding without fear through good husbandry and training
– Stress-free riding
– Seat and posture exercises
Joy of Dressage Part 3 DVD by Uta Graf
Competition Success
The third DVD in the series highlights training toward competition, at the competition, warming up, the test and Dressage riding for joy. For many riders, the climax to the joy of riding is to begin competing. Highlight: Utaﾒs floodlit Grand Prix Kur with Le Noir.
Uta Graf explains her methods: training that respects the horse, natural living conditions in open stabling and international level dressage horses living in paddocks in large groups. Scrape off the mud and ride Grand Prixﾔ is her motto. This new series of training films featuring the internationally acclaimed dressage rider shows how it is done. Part 1 Motivating the Horse, Part 2 Training the Rider and Part 3 Competitive Success.
Joy of Dressage Part 1 DVD by Uta Graf
Motivating the Horse
The joy of riding is getting pleasure as a rider out of being around horses and reaching your own personal goals. Imparting the pleasure of that joint endeavor to ones horse is by far the most important goal in Uta Gräf’s training and equine husbandry.
– Be good to the horse
– Impart pleasure with work
– The training structure
– Encouragement in line with ability
– Fine riding, minimal aids
– The bigger picture – working equitation
– An active seat – a subtle influence
– Care and feeding
– Handling and training
Creating Grand Prix Horse K Balkenhol
DVD Part3
For decades Klaus Balkenhol has successfully trained and developed numerous riders and horses to the Grand Prix level using the principles of classical riding. Each horse and rider combination requires individual training methods in order to achieve their success. His work with master-class students like his daughter Anabel, Helen Langenhanenberg, Debbie McDonald, Mathias Rath and Günter Seidel, provide a view of training methods that are always connected to the basics of horsemanship.
Kids Riding With Confidence -Hardback
More easy-to-learn lessons in natural horsemanship for kids!
Andrea and Markus Eschbach, authors of the bestselling book How to Speak Horse, are back with another fabulously illustrated introduction to safe and fun horse handling and riding skills.
Beginning with the basics of how horses use body language to communicate, Andrea and Markus teach children how to “listen” to what their horse is saying and “talk back” in a way he understands while leading, grooming, tacking up, and eventually riding. With a focus on building the horse’s trust in his human partner, young riders gain confidence through exercises on horseback. Best of all, Andrea and Markus nurture a habit of care and respect for the horse that helps prepare children for a lifetime of rewarding time spent in the company of horses.
200+ School Exercises with Poles
Claire Lilley explains how these pole exercises can help you to ride with precision and improve your horse’s way of going, adhering to the scales of training. You can also use the different layouts to check whether you are sitting straight, turning correctly, and riding transition and lateral movements properly. She lists common rider faults for each exercise to help riders self-correct if schooling alone.
As an experienced trainer herself, Claire knows that this book will provide an invaluable resource for riding instructors, providing a veritable cookbook of ideas for lesson plans. Poles are a great teaching tool, adding variety to every lesson and helping the teacher to explain lessons to the pupil. Teacher’s tips are given for each exercise.
Claire says: “Try the exercises for yourself and I’m sure you will be amazed at the improvements that can be made both in your riding technique and in your horse’s way of going. You will never be bored with schooling again!”
A book full of schooling ideas using just a few ground poles. Suitable for all disciplines and for horses and ponies.
Creative Dressage Schooling hardback
This guide provides upbeat patterns/exercises that take the necessary task of essential schooling and add variety and challenge to everyday workouts, beat the dressage practice blues, and get the job done.
Looking for new tools to add to your training arsenal and looking to create a supple, gymnasticized horse will delight in this fun collection of practice routines and photographs.
Dancing Horse Gift Voucher $25
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