Six Steps to a Schooled Horse Author:Susan McBane Achieve Lightness and Self-Carriage in a Calm, Settled Horse by Following This Step-by-Step Training Program, Based on the German Scales of Training
Well-defined standards at every stage allow you to measure your progress, giving you confidence and offering guidance if you encounter any problems
Clear instruction from experienced ... more »teacher Susan McBane helps improve performance regardless of your level or chosen discipline
This step-by-step training program for horse and rider blends one of the most successful schooling systems in the world with the cutting-edge principles of equitation science. The highly respected German Scales of Training, which aims for lightness and self-carriage in a calm, settled horse is the basis of the system which, combined with clear instruction, makes the technique accessible to anyone. Practical explanation and exercises provide a framework for achieving rhythm, looseness, contact, impulsion, straightness and collection -- the six elements of a schooled horse.« less