Kottas on Dressage

by Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg, Julie Rowbotham

A distillation of the practice and philosophy of prominent international dressage trainers, this guide is instructive to those who aspire to classical horsemanship principles. A rider must first train themselves in correct posture and a thorough understanding of the aids before training the horse, according to the philosophy within this manual. Next, the volume highlights the value of establishing rapport with the horse, enhancing the animal’s mental responses, and developing its physique with groundwork before progressing to training under the saddle. Filled with detailed notes and remedies for common problems, the text focuses on thorough, incremental development of the basic gaits, explains the value and execution of the lateral exercises, and introduces advanced work including tempi changes, pirouettes, piaffe, and passage.

Genres: Horses

224 pages, Hardcover

First published June 29, 2010

Reviews

[Meriana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I might not agree with everything in this book but I still can learn a lot from this. I have several books about horse training and this one is so far most useful. Hopefully one day my horse and I will get to the final chapters (piaffe and passage) as well :)

[Ryan Sassmannshausen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good read

Very good read. Easy to Follow and tons of info. I bought extra copies for my students to read. I highly recommend