"To practice equestrian art is to establish a conversation on a higher level with the horse;
a dialogue of courtesy and finesse."
Nuno Oliviera, Reflections on Equestrian Art
Recommended Reading
I have read the ones in yellow and highly recommend each of them.
RIDING LOGIC
By Wilhelm Museler
THE COMPLETE TRAINING OF HORSE AND RIDER
By Colonel Alois Podhajski
BASIC TRAINING OF THE YOUNG HORSE
By Rainer Klimke
DRESSAGE FOR BEGINNERS
By R.L.V. Ffrench Blake
INTERMEDIATE DRESSAGE
By R.L.V. Ffrench Blake
PRINCIPLES OF DRESSAGE
By Brigadier General Kurt Albrecht
THE GYMNASIUM OF THE HORSE (If you are only going to read one of these books this is the one to read)
By Gustav Steinbrecht
THE CLASSICAL RIDER
By Sylvia Loch
The Athletic Development of the Dressage Horse
Charles DeKunffy
DRESSAGE
By General Decarpentry
The Classical Seat
Sylvia Lock
THE PRINCIPLES OF RIDING
The Official Instruction Handbook of the German National Federation
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES OF RIDING
The Official Instruction Handbook of the German National Federation
PRACTICAL DRESSAGE MANUAL
By Colonel Bengt Ljungquist
A DRESSAGE JUDGE’S HANDBOOK
By Brigadier General Kurt Albrecht
THE WAY TO PERFECT HORSEMANSHIP
By Udo Burger
ECOLE DE CAVALERIE
By Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere
A GENERAL SYSTEM OF HORSEMANSHIP
By William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
BALANCE IN MOVEMENT
By Susanne von Dietze
THE VIEW FROM C
By Dr. Dietmar Specht
THE ART OF RIDING
By Hans von Blixen-Finecke
THE ART OF TRAINING: Lessons from a Lifetime with Horses (The Masters of Horsemanship Series, Book 2)
By Hans von Blixen-Finecke
DRESSAGE IN HARMONY
By Walter Zettl
THE BASICS
By K.A. von Ziegner
Dressage Tips and Training Solutions
Petra and Wolfgang Hotzel
The Riding Teacher
Alois Podhajsky
Thinking Riding
Molly Sivewright
Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners
Horace Hayes
Fit for Riding
Eckhart Meyners
Teaching Safe Horsemanship
Jan Dawson
The Dressage Horse
Harry Boldt
Anatomy of Riding
Drs. H. & V. Schusdziarra
Balance in Movement
Suzanne Van Dietze
The Art of Horsemanship
Xenophon
School of Horsemanship
F.R. de la Gueriniere
Principles of Dressage
Brig. Gen. Kurt Albrecht
Dressage: A Guidebook for the Road to Success
Alfred Knopfhart
The Fundamentals of Dressage
Alfred Knopfhart
Training Strategies for Dressage Riders
Richard Watjen
Dressage Riding
Richard Watjen
The Essence of Horsemanship
Waldemar Seunig
Practical Dressage Manual
Bengt Ljunquist
Horses are Made to be Horses
F. Mairinger
The Competitive Edge I & II
Dr. Max Gahwyler
Balanced Riding
Pegotty Henriques
Lessons on the Lunge
Molly Sivewright
Lungeing and Long Reining
Jenny Loriston Clark
Dressage with Kyra
Kyra Kyrklund
Training Exercises
Major Anders Lindgren
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