ReviewsIn her book The Dressage Horse Manifesto , Grand Prix dressage rider and renowned equestrian performer Yvonne Barteau shares these riding secrets-and many others-from an unexpected point of view...the horse's! OntheHorse.com, May 2017, "Very entertaining, and it's not one of those dry step-by-step guides to dressage books...absolutely a book for anybody...explains what dressage is...how you should treat your horse, different horse personalities, with a decent explanation of FEI levels."-- Examiner.com, In her book The Dressage Horse Manifesto, Grand Prix dressage rider and renowned equestrian performer Yvonne Barteau shares these riding secrets--and many others--from an unexpected point of view...the horse's! --OntheHorse.com "A must-read for anyone who wants to improve their horse's way of going on the flat, this starts with the importance of a correct position in the saddle, looking at any faults from the horse's point of view. The book gives lots of practical exercises for you to try and there's a handy section on solving common problems, too." --Your Horse "This book is for the rider looking for a new perspective on dressage and all of its elements--straight from the horse's mouth!" --Equine Journal "Very entertaining, and it's not one of those dry step-by-step guides to dressage books...absolutely a book for anybody...explains what dressage is...how you should treat your horse, different horse personalities, with a decent explanation of FEI levels."--Examiner.com "In her follow-up book, The Dressage Horse Manifesto, Barteau imagines what 10 horses would have to say on the subjects of riding, training, and competition through the levels." --U.S. Dressage Federation Connection
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SynopsisThose who work with and train horses on a regular basis are likely constantly searching for new ways to make inroads and find answers when faced with tough training or behavior problems. Grand Prix dressage rider and performer Yvonne Barteau has trained her share of horses over the years--from off-track racing Thoroughbreds, to Arabians, to Friesians, to Warmbloods--and she asserts that everything that needs to be known about effectively training a horse is already known...by any horse. "Each horse," says Barteau, "will know and respect the person who figures out how to train him, if that person is fair. The best trainers are not only 'horse whisperers, ' they are listeners. And readers. They listen to what the horse has to say. They can read horse body language and behavior patterns. They are calm and they stay calm under pressure. How did they learn that? By studying horses. Over time the horses told them how to be a horse trainer and they listened." Barteau believes that every dressage rider can learn to listen and read, and so experience greater success and partnership with his or her horse. In this book Barteau has used her knowledge and decades of experience and success in and out of the dressage ring to help put to paper what 10 different dressage horses would say to you about horse training if they could. Through the dressage horse's mouth, from his point of view, readers learn: how simple things really are and how complicated we make them; the value of routine, consequence, and peace; the importance of leadership, fairness, and trust; the need for your sense of responsibility to match your ambition; plus, what kinds of rewards really work and what frightens, annoys, or causes horses to disregard us altogether. If you listen properly, horses will tell you how to train them. This book is a published declaration of their needs as our athletic partners, fellow competitors, and friends., If you listen properly, horses will tell you how to train them. This book is a published declaration of their needs as our athletic partners, fellow competitors, and friends. Those who work with and train horses on a regular basis are likely constantly searching for new ways to make inroads and find answers when faced with tough training or behavior problems. Grand Prix dressage rider and performer Yvonne Barteau has trained her share of horses over the years--from off-track racing Thoroughbreds, to Arabians, to Friesians, to Warmbloods--and she asserts that everything that needs to be known about effectively training a horse is already known...by any horse. "Each horse," says Barteau, "will know and respect the person who figures out how to train him, if that person is fair. The best trainers are not only 'horse whisperers, ' they are listeners. And readers. They listen to what the horse has to say. They can read horse body language and behavior patterns. They are calm and they stay calm under pressure. How did they learn that? By studying horses. Over time the horses told them how to be a horse trainer and they listened." Barteau believes that every dressage rider can learn to listen and read, and so experience greater success and partnership with his or her horse. In this book Barteau has used her knowledge and decades of experience and success in and out of the dressage ring to help put to paper what 10 different dressage horses would say to you about horse training if they could. Through the dressage horse's mouth, from his point of view, readers learn: how simple things really are and how complicated we make them; the value of routine, consequence, and peace; the importance of leadership, fairness, and trust; the need for your sense of responsibility to match your ambition; plus, what kinds of rewards really work and what frightens, annoys, or causes horses to disregard us altogether., Those who work with and train horses on a regular basis are likely constantly searching for new ways to make inroads and find answers when faced with tough training or behavior problems. Grand Prix dressage rider and performer Yvonne Barteau has trained her share of horses over the years--from off-track racing Thoroughbreds, to Arabians, to Friesians, to Warmbloods--and she asserts that everything that needs to be known about effectively training a horse is already known...by any horse. "Each horse," says Barteau, "will know and respect the person who figures out how to train him, if that person is fair. The best trainers are not only 'horse whisperers,' they are listeners. And readers. They listen to what the horse has to say. They can read horse body language and behavior patterns. They are calm and they stay calm under pressure. How did they learn that? By studying horses. Over time the horses told them how to be a horse trainer and they listened." Barteau believes that every dressage rider can learn to listen and read, and so experience greater success and partnership with his or her horse. In this book Barteau has used her knowledge and decades of experience and success in and out of the dressage ring to help put to paper what 10 different dressage horses would say to you about horse training if they could. Through the dressage horse's mouth, from his point of view, readers learn: how simple things really are and how complicated we make them; the value of routine, consequence, and peace; the importance of leadership, fairness, and trust; the need for your sense of responsibility to match your ambition; plus, what kinds of rewards really work and what frightens, annoys, or causes horses to disregard us altogether. If you listen properly, horses will tell you how to train them. This book is a published declaration of their needs as our athletic partners, fellow competitors, and friends.
LC Classification NumberSF309.5.B368 2015