This great book is the next in Xenophon Press’ series by the students of Master Nuno Oliveira. Eleanor Russell studied with Oliveira for over ten years. For an entire year, she studied horsemanship with her stallion, Victorieux in Avessada, Portugal. During this time, she took dutiful notes of her master’s teachings and faithfully recorded quotations of his lessons and discussions. Ms. Russell was permitted to photograph him in his daily work on average horses. This book is filled with candid, un-posed photographs seldom before seen. The lessons are practical and concrete. This volume illustrates daily life at the stables and reveals many secrets to understanding many classical dressage movements.This great book is the next in Xenophon Press’ series by the students of Master Nuno Oliveira. Eleanor Russell studied with Oliveira for over ten years. For an entire year, she studied horsemanship with her stallion, Victorieux in Avessada, Portugal. During this time, she took dutiful notes of her master’s teachings and faithfully recorded quotations of his lessons and discussions. Ms. Russell was permitted to photograph him in his daily work on average horses. This book is filled with candid, un-posed photographs seldom before seen. The lessons are practical and concrete. This volume illustrates daily life at the stables and reveals many secrets to understanding many classical dressage movements.
Table of Content
Contents Page
Introduction 9
General Comments 11
The Rider 14
The Aids – Back, Seat, and Weight 17
The Aids – The Rider’s Legs 21
The Aids – Spurs / Riders Hands 24
Horses’ Movement 30
Work with the Lunge 38
Young Horses 43
Relaxation of the Horse 44
Halt and Rein Back 47
Circles 50
Circles/Serpentines 52
Beginning Shoulder-In 55
Shoulder-In 56
Half Pass 62
Eye, Mouth & Jaw 71
Cadence – Impulsion 76
Lightness – Collection 81
The Centre Line 83
Pirouettes 85
Piaffe 91
Passage 95
Pillars 97
Spanish Walk 99
End of Class 103
And, always, afterwards … a caress with love
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