Rider + Horse = 1 How to Achieve the Fluid Dialogue That Leads to Harmonious Performance |
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| Author:
| Muller, Hannes
Meyners, Eckart
Niemann, Kerstin |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57076-705-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Trafalgar Square Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Bringing rider and horse together so they can move as one is a complex equation. Now, sports physiologist and movement expert Eckart Meyners has combined efforts with German Riding School Head Hannes Muller and
St. Georg editor Kerstin Niemann to provide a book with the answers. Top-quality color photographs--many featuring 2014 World Equestrian Games gold-and-silver-medal-winning rider Helen Langehanenberg--and a depth of detail not yet found in other books on...
More DescriptionBringing rider and horse together so they can move as one is a complex equation. Now, sports physiologist and movement expert Eckart Meyners has combined efforts with German Riding School Head Hannes Muller andSt. Georg editor Kerstin Niemann to provide a book with the answers.
Top-quality color photographs--many featuring 2014 World Equestrian Games gold-and-silver-medal-winning rider Helen Langehanenberg--and a depth of detail not yet found in other books on riding theory and biomechanics makeRider+Horse=1 necessary reading for all those who aspire to a true understanding of movement, function, and their impact on performance.
This book enables you to:
* Interpret the difference between skills and abilities in rider and horse.
* Use unique exercises to improve your balance and aids.
* Master three fundamental riding techniques: flexion, bend, and half-halts.
* Explore ways of creating "positive tension" in the horse.
* Discover the three-dimensionality of the rider in new ways.
* Learn how to identify and respond to the motion sequences of the horse.