The Complete Guide to Dressage

by Jennie Loriston-Clarke

In this handbook, experienced Olympic competitor Jennie Loriston-Clarke provides practical advice, from choosing a suitable horse, through learning the basic movements, to perfecting the most advanced techniques of the sport. The inclusion of photographs allows illustration of the most complex sequences, and provides visual examples of the common mistakes which the text is concerned with eradicating. The chapters on competition, the history of dressage and its current popularity, combined with coaching advice will be of interest to the advanced equestrian and the less experienced rider will benefit from the sections on the correct riding position, handling and lunge work.