Dressage for the Not-So-Perfect Horse

JANET FOY is currently an FEI 4* judge, USEF S Dressage Judge and an USEF Sporthorse Breeding Judge. She has judged at all major shows in the United States including the FEI North American Young Rider Championships, the FEI North American Junior Championships, the USA World Cup League Finals, the FEI North American Championships, Dressage at Devon, USET Festival of Champions and FEI shows across the country. She has also judged national championships and CDI***/W in Guatemala, England, Columbia, Costa Rica, Barbados, Canada, Poland, Australia and Mexico as well as the FEI World Cup League Finals for the United States, Canada and Australia.

• IntroductionQuick referencePART ONE — Building a Solid Foundation1. The Rider2. Always So Basic3. The Warm-Up4. Half-Halts and Simple Transitions5. Stretching the Frame on the Circle6. Leg-Yield7. Begin the Pendulum of Elasticity — Trot and Canter Lengthenings8. The Walk9. Shoulder-In10. Travers and Renvers11. The Halt and the Rein BackPART TWO — Achieving Success at Medium (Third and Fourth) Level12. Turn-on-the-Haunches and Walk Pirouette13. Strengthening the Pendulum — Third Level and Above14. Counter-Canter15. Half-Pass16. Flying ChangesPART THREE — The Pinnacle of Dressage17. Pendulum in Full Swing — Fourth Level Through Grand Prix18. The Zig-Zag19. Tempi Changes20 Piaffe21. Passage22. Canter Pirouettes23. Have Fun!AfterwordIndex

Now [Foy] has compiled her best tips for training and showing the horse you have (or the horse you love, despite his faults) through the levels. Her lists of the common 'imperfections and evasions' experienced when riding movements are followed by Janet's creative ways to perfect those imperfections, sprinkled with numerous personal stories.