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Thinking of buying myself a chritmas pressie!!

Hopefully I will start competing on the 5-y-o I'm riding at the moment in the new year. I'm a dressage newbie and looking for something to think about really! Movements and how to ride them would be the main thing I'm looking for. I do have an instructor, but keen to do my homework that's all!

I tried to order down to earth dressage but afer 2 months of waiting for it to be delivered I cancelled the order. Working my way thorough 101 schooling excercises at the moment. Any recommendations?!
 
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Ditto Carl Hesters books - very clear and concise
The DVDs on Prelim and Novice tests with commentary by Richard Davidson are a good way to learn tests and to see them accurately ridden see here for infomation: web page
They are available in most horsey shops / tack shops etc.
My favourite book is Dressage Formula by Erik Herbermann - great riding tips and all done by a classical rider and the photos show the results on 'average horses'
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Doesn't the wirral have the most horses for its size than anywhere else in the country? Or so I've heard!

I also forgot to add, where is best place to get the test sheets? When I looked, there were some new ones out, but I'm not sure whether I would need the up to date ones for unaffilliated. Fears of performing the wrong test on my first time out... eek!

Thanks for suggestions so far!
 
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Ive got most of the prelim tests and only got them last week off my instructor so let me know if you need copies. I dont think the prelim tests have been updated since 2002.

Oh and yep we so have the most horses here for our size.
 
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