A Dressage Judge's Handbook
by Kurt Albrecht
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Author: Kurt AlbrechtEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); Spanish (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1989-06
ISBN: 0851314597
Number of pages: 100
Publisher: Sydney R Smith
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Book Review: A beautiful meditation on classical horsemanship.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful little book, and it is terribly sad that it is out of print. Every dressage judge should read it, as well as every rider. Albrecht was a rider at the Spanish Riding School and discusses his experiences there, but most of the book is simply a from-the-heart discussion of the principles and values that should guide dressage training and judging. Albrecht comes back again and again to the core principles of classical equitation that riding should be about addressing the horse's mind and soul, not merely controlling his body, and that the true measure of a performance is not in the external physical movements but in the quiet, trusting harmony between horse and rider. If you are looking for soulless, bean-counting instructions on how many steps should be in a canter pirouete, you won't find it here ... but you will find something far, far more valuable: words of wisdom and experience about horses, life and riding from a great master of the art of classical riding. If more riders, trainers and judges thought like Albrecht, this would be a much kinder and happier world for our patient, long suffering horses! I also highly recommend his other book, Dressage Principles.
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