The Art of Dressage Basic Principles of Riding & Judging by Alois Podhajsky

The Art of Dressage

Basic Principles of Riding & Judging

with photos of the Olympic Dressage medalist 1912-1972

Alois Podhajsky

The author gives detailed advice for each step of training in order to acheive straightness, impulsion , lightness, precision and brillance. To demonstrate he reviews the dressage records of the Olympics and gives observations of individual performances.

In appying the basic principles of classical horsemanship, he shows how they are the foundation for riding and training a horse to be used for any purpose. This book is a thoroughly instructive manual for riders of all stages of development, for their instructors and for those who assess their development. The photos of top international dressage riders provide and invaluable pictorial record.

Alois Podhajsky became director of the famed Spanish Riding School in Vienna in 1939. He has written many books and his humane view of successful horsemanship has had an immeasurable influence on the equestrian world.

Hard cover in excellent condition,with DJ that has a  small tear, 185 pages, ilustrated with B&W photos, copyright 1976