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Recommended reading list
Sally Swift (now deceased) started the seat revolution with her first book Centered Riding. This book and many other Centered Riding resources are available at: www.centeredriding.org
Susanne Von Dietze (2005) Balance in Movement - How to achieve the perfect seat Trafalgar Square Publishing. I have read this book several times and gets lots out of it each time I read it.
Wendy Murdoch (2004) Simplify your Riding - Step by step techniques to improve your riding skills I have read this book several times now and I get more information from it each time I read it. I can highly recommend this book to those of you that grapple with the subject of improving your seat, balance and posture. Wendy, the author, is a past student of the legendary Sally Swift (who also highly recommended the book and wrote the foreword).
Susanne Von Dietze (2005) Balance in Movement - How to achieve the perfect seat Trafalgar Square Publishing. I have read this book several times and gets lots out of it each time I read it.
Wendy Murdoch (2004) Simplify your Riding - Step by step techniques to improve your riding skills I have read this book several times now and I get more information from it each time I read it. I can highly recommend this book to those of you that grapple with the subject of improving your seat, balance and posture. Wendy, the author, is a past student of the legendary Sally Swift (who also highly recommended the book and wrote the foreword).
Relevant links
The website of Mary Rose FBHS (Fellow of the British Horse Society - one of very few). Mary is British but has lived in USA for some years. As well as being a world renowned dressage instructor she organises extensive trips to Spain and Portugal for riders - www.maryrosedressage.com. Also author of several very well known horse books.
Sustainable dressage is a great site with lots of valuable information about gear, riding, riders, dressage etc www.sustainabledressage.net
The site for The Scottish Classical Dressage Centre by Roger and Eleanor Taylor with some very good lessons and articles www.classicaldressage.net
The classical dressage notebook by Sue Morris, lots of good information www.classicaldressage.co.uk
A new and excting Australian website is www.gallopon.com.au it has lots of videos and you can even have a lesson via the interenet.
Colleen Kelly - www.colleenkelly.net - An amazing site full of articles about rider biomechanics. I have only just found this site (February 2010) and will have to spend some time reading it.
Sustainable dressage is a great site with lots of valuable information about gear, riding, riders, dressage etc www.sustainabledressage.net
The site for The Scottish Classical Dressage Centre by Roger and Eleanor Taylor with some very good lessons and articles www.classicaldressage.net
The classical dressage notebook by Sue Morris, lots of good information www.classicaldressage.co.uk
A new and excting Australian website is www.gallopon.com.au it has lots of videos and you can even have a lesson via the interenet.
Colleen Kelly - www.colleenkelly.net - An amazing site full of articles about rider biomechanics. I have only just found this site (February 2010) and will have to spend some time reading it.
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