Classical Horsemanship for Our Time

By Jean Froissard

Book Overview

Classical Horsemanship for Our time presents the heritage of classical theories of riding in a modern, highly readable format. Jean Froisard, one of the world's masters of horsemanship, takes the reader through the development of a dressage horse, dressage in its truest sense, the training of a riding horse. He begins with the criteria for selection, then describes fully the progress of early training that is basic for any horse, whatever its equestrian discipline. Building systematically upon what has been learned, with constant emphasis on rewards, for even the slightest improvement, over punishment, he then takes the reader through the training progression up to the highest levels of dressage. The emphasis is always on the practical rather than the heavily theoretical, a blessing to those readers who have found themselves "lost" when trying to apply what they have read to their day-to-day riding.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0939481057
• ISBN13: 9780939481057
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Half Halt Press
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

like a dressage lesson

This book is highly recomendable to alle riders but especially dressage riders . Classical dressage described in details on "how to " and also descibing all the mistakes you or your horse can make and how to fix them. The book requires some degree of knowledge of the exercises since there is not many illustrations inside. The style of riding is that of the late Baucher , but wether or not one agree with him, this book is very useful on a practical level. The exercises work "for real" and it is detailed enough for the rider to go out and train by it. One does not have to ride exactly this style to get the use of it. If ever there is to come a video to attach - it would be perfect.

classical dressage training

This is one of the classic dressage training books that is used in the complete development of a classic training program.

this book is back in print

Please note that this book is now back in print, published in 2002 by The Lyons Press, with a new cover.

Great book - lots of detail - Natural Horsemanship

This book presents the classical foundation of dressage from France. I was quite surprised to find that everything covered here has been covered by my "Natural Horsemanship" trainer. There is a whole chapter about flexions. He stresses a relaxed horse and reminds us that the classical movements can not be done correctly without pure relaxation. I loved the book! It was incredibly motivating.