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Feeling Dressage [Hardcover]

Ruth Sabine Schaefer (Author)

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In the quest to master the techniques of classical dressage, riders can forget an equally important component of successful riding - achieving the feel. Feeling Dressage describes in a systematic way how to achieve the right feeling. Detailed yet easy to understand descriptions help the rider comprehend and mentally visualise the goal and the feeling certain movements should have when performed correctly. Feeling Dressage is an important training tool, not only for the dressage enthusiast but for all riders who understand the importance of the relationship between rider and horse. The author discusses basic requirements of horse and rider, early training, advanced movements and dressage competition requirements.

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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Ho Hum 7 Jan 2004
By "notadq" - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
If you are a reader, studier and/or practitioner of dressage, this book is probably not going to knock your socks off. It's pretty much the same old thing. From the title, I was hoping it would provide some interesting insight into feelings, attitude, etc. about dressage, riding, horses, and the horse/human relationship. It actually is a step by step review of the basics. If you already have basic dresage references and you want something deeper and philosophical to enhance your understanding, try Paul Belasik, Sylvia Loch Jane Savoie. We all need to work on the basics, regardless of our level of knowledge or riding - I just had different expectations for this one!

If you have not read anything about dressage, and have little experience training in dressage, and you are interested in gaining some basic understanding of the concepts, this is a good gook. The discussions are quite clear and thorough. It's a good start for your dressage library.

Personally, I'm not crazy about the frequent references of <"WE" do it this way> ("we" being the germans, I assume). I'm also not crazy about the fairly frequent references to <"in order to translate this book to english ..." I had to lose some critical meaning>. It just sounds a little germanocentric. I think the combination of this and the less-than-illuminating content makes it sound a little patronizing overall.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful 12 Aug 2004
By Dressage CPA - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Readers of this book will find a very useful guide in learning the art of Dressage by listening to your and your horse's body- feeling correctnees instead of overthinking it. I often use the book as a guide to help fix my riding problems, horse behavior problems or just to fine tune a movement- i.e. shoulder in or half pass because of the clear concise explanations. Enjoy!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Really disappointed 7 Jan 2009
By Iberian horse lover - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I read many Dressage books, and this is the first one that I have ever given one star to. The title is completely misleading as to the content of the book. It is though the book was written, and then a few chapters on "feel" were added and the book was titled with the catchy name. However most of the book never mentions "feel" anymore. This would have been a 2 star book, but even the "feel" portion was so full of contradictions that a reader will come away more confused that before! An example: Author Schaefer suggests the best timing of an impulsion aid is when the inner hind leg leaves the ground, yet suggests the timing of the inside leg aid at the trot is when you sit. Unfortunately this is the moment when the horses leg touches the ground. Ruth suggests the timing at the walk is when the horses ribs touch your calf. Sadly, this is also when the horses leg touches the ground.
So I cannot make sense of that Ruth wrote and what she actually means. A book with this title should be absolutely clear on the feeling/action relationship and this one left me cold. If you disagree with my understanding of her descriptions, please respond.
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