{"product_id":"pole-work-for-dressage-riders-building-concentration-coordination-and-strength-in-the-horse-9781646010981","title":"Pole Work for Dressage Riders: Building Concentration, Coordination, and Strength in the Horse","description":"\u003cb\u003eOver 50 fun and easy-to-follow exercises using ground\u003cbr\u003epoles to improve the horse's musculature and way of going.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile working with ground poles is not new to most riders, incorporating\u003cbr\u003ethem in training with creativity and regularity may require a little\u003cbr\u003einspiration and guidance. Enter Ann Katrin Querbach and her positive and\u003cbr\u003epersuasive ideas for developing the horse's body and movement in healthy and\u003cbr\u003ecorrect ways over poles. With progressive exercises at all three gaits, on the\u003cbr\u003elonge line and under saddle, she provides a basis for building a strong\u003cbr\u003efoundation, step by step. Or, just as easily, the reader can cherry-pick the\u003cbr\u003eexercises best suited to resolving a particular issue or improving a certain\u003cbr\u003equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will find exercises that focus on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Rhythm and tempo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Forwardness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Straightness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Transitions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Collection and lengthening\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e- And building the horse's abs, legs, and hind end\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePole work develops coordination, balance, and concentration in\u003cbr\u003eboth horse and rider. It helps the rider develop a feel for a \"correct\" trot, \u003cbr\u003eactive hindquarters, and lifted back in the horse. The rider learns to maintain\u003cbr\u003e\"positive tension\" (\"engagement\") in her body, while still remaining relaxed\u003cbr\u003eenough to follow the horse's movement. The horse must lift his hind legs\u003cbr\u003esignificantly higher than usual in order to clear the poles, developing the\u003cbr\u003ecoordination of the dorsal and ventral muscle chains, lifting the horse's back\u003cbr\u003eand engaging his neck. He is encouraged to build muscle in a manner that's both\u003cbr\u003esystematic and correct. This collection of exercises seeks to provide all these\u003cbr\u003ebenefits and more, not only for the dressage rider seeking to correct or optimize\u003cbr\u003ethe elements judged in competition but also for the recreational rider wishing to\u003cbr\u003ekeep her horse fit and sound over a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Katrin Querbach\u003c\/b\u003e is a certified riding instructor with\u003cbr\u003ethe German Riding Federation (FN) in both English and Western riding. She ran her own riding school from 2007 to 2017, showing her\u003cbr\u003estudents both worlds: Many Western riders were able to get their horse more\u003cbr\u003estable through dressage exercises and dressage riders benefited from the great\u003cbr\u003emobilizing exercises found in Western riding. She is the author\u003cbr\u003eof several books, including \u003ci\u003e50 Best Arena Exercises and Patterns, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cbr\u003ethe creator of a horse training app.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Trafalgar Square Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51475166527762,"sku":"9781646010981","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_104d1829-dc29-425c-b34b-5503e4f685e9.jpg?v=1752589122","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pole-work-for-dressage-riders-building-concentration-coordination-and-strength-in-the-horse-9781646010981","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}