The future of Dressage is at a crossroads today.
Dominique Barbier & Liz Conrod.
We offer this book in love of the Horse, love of Dressage, love of beauty, and joy that can honestly be part of our everyday experience with our horses, both in and out of the show ring.
Rule Book.
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The prevailing measure of all correct Dressage training is to help the horse to become the happy athlete that is so often mentioned in the F.
We offer an alternative path to the many Dressage riders that are questioning what is on display in the competitive world today, riders that want to re-affirm and follow the Correct Classical Principles.
So-called Modern Dressage is being imitated by the masses to the extreme detriment of the horse.
For every top competitor today, there are thousands of riders copying what is perceived as good training because their role models are winning.
Broken or Beautiful explains in-depth: What the rules are, Why they are important, How they are being disrespected, and How they are causing harm to horses. rules were established to protect horses and to uphold the basic principles that are true for all horses, regardless of the style of riding.
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From their inception, the F.
Money and popularity rule the day.
I.) is responsible to uphold, leading to a crisis in Competitive Dressage.
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Competitive Dressage is abandoning the very rules that its top governing body, the Federation Equestre Internationale (F.
That sounds like a dramatic statement but it is very true.
The future of Dressage is at a crossroads today
