Skip to content

Booksellers & Trade Customers: Sign up for online bulk buying at trade.atlanticbooks.com for wholesale discounts

Booksellers: Create Account on our B2B Portal for wholesale discounts

The Art of Riding: Classical Dressage to High School - Odin at Saumur

by Philippe Karl
Save 5% Save 5%
Current price ₹7,879.00
Original price ₹8,330.00
Original price ₹8,330.00
Original price ₹8,330.00
(-5%)
₹7,879.00
Current price ₹7,879.00

Imported Edition - Ships in 18-21 Days

Free Shipping in India on orders above Rs. 500

Request Bulk Quantity Quote
+91
Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781948717625
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Xenophon Press LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Xenophon Press LLC
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 182
  • Original Price: USD 85.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 880 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Animal Sports / Equestrian

French riding master Philippe Karl writes about training horses from a very personal perspective, documenting the training and development of the Lusitano stallion, Odin, according to traditional French classical principles, from young horse all the way up to high school. Through this case study, he teaches readers the requirements of balance, including collection and conformation; the philosophy of Academic Equitation.

The book covers:

    Description of horses' inborn natural crookedness, exercises for how to correct it, and the implications for the training of the horse.The requirements of balance: collection and conformationThe philosophy of Academic Equitation: the language of the aids-seat, hands, legsExercises for lateral flexibility: work on single and two tracksWork at the canter: counter-canter, flying lead changes, tempi-changesCanter pirouettes: preparation and developmentCollection: piaffe, passage, pesade


Karl, Philippe: - Philippe Karl, born in 1947, was for 13 years a member of the Cadre Noir, the elite instructor corps of the prestigious French classical riding school at Saumur.He has devoted himself to teaching students from around the world in courses and clinics in France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and the USA. He settled in France in 2001, and in 2004 he founded "The School of Légèreté" to train riding teachers according to his philosophy.

Trusted for over 49 years

Family Owned Company

Secure Payment

All Major Credit Cards/Debit Cards/UPI & More Accepted

New & Authentic Products

India's Largest Distributor

Need Support?

Whatsapp Us