Dressage and Natural Horsemanship reading suggestions please?

IsabelleJ

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Well, I am planning to get myself a horse sometime next year, and fingers crossed will be able to start riding again in a couple of weeks (just got to wait for the jods to arrive!) I must say that dressage appeals to me a lot more now than it did in my youth, when I was a bit obsessed with jumping <blushes> So I was hoping that you could give me some suggestions for further reading, particularly for dressage. I know how to get a horse working properly/in an outline just about, although I can't actually feel it very well, so I'm pretty much a beginner.

I was looking for some resources, either in book form or online, to teach me the basics. With descriptions of what the horse and rider should be doing, and hopefully detailed diagrams. The same for Natural Horsemanship - I don't have much knowledge about it, so maybe a few websites where I can have a look at the different people, or someone who's written a book that's easily accessible.

Help? Thanks!

Isabelle
 
Regarding the dressage; the best way to learn is to get lessons of someone who competes at it as they know what judges are looking for and how to ride movements. x
 
If you're going to get into natural horsemanship can I suggest you study horse behaviour in detail as well, so that you can understand the thinking behind the methods and decide whether you really feel their beneficial for the horse or not. Here is a really good book to get you started:
'Horse Behaviour Explained'- by Margit Zeitler-Feicht
 
I did some searches for you
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http://www.markrashid.com/
http://www.sustainabledressage.com/
http://www.brannaman.com/
http://ww.parelli.com
http://www.horsewhispersandlies.com/
http://www.rayhunt.com/
http://www.silversand.com.au/
http://www.australiannaturalhorsemanship.com/
http://www.naturalridingart.com/
Happy reading!
 
Oooh, thanks everyone! I am planning to have lessons, but I am one of those bookish people who likes to see things on paper (or on the screen!) as it helps me to understand them.

I think I will have a busy week with those links
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Isabelle
 
If you fancy Dressage and some natural horesemanship I strongly recommend you talk to Lucinda McAlpine.

www.lucindamcalpine.com

A very nice lady, very easy to talk to and certainly gives you some great alternatives when all else has failed.
 
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