Developing a Sincere, Sound, and Steady Partnership with Your Horse
At last the dressage world has a sensible means of reconciling classical idealism with show-ring aspirations! Uta Gräf has made a name for herself as a trailblazer in the international dressage scene, advocating for a method of combining the highest levels of performance with natural horse care and conscientious training. The system she uses has proven to turn talented prospects into happy athletes, while transforming "not-so-perfect" dressage horses into willing and able partners.
In these pages, Gräf shares her schooling exercises, as well as the techniques she uses to incorporate groundwork, long-lining, trail riding, creative play, bombproofing, and turnout in her training program. The result is dressage that makes reaching your riding goals look and seem easy-even effortless-while ensuring a healthy, contented horse.
Content:
Effortless - But how?
Allow the Horse to Work Under You
More Expression Through Suppleness
Fix a Problem without tensing Up
The Overeager Horse
Trouble-Free Interaction
The Brave Hores
"Easygoing" with Groundwork and Trail Course
A Question of Horse Care
The Cool Rider
Effortless Riding Starts in Your Head!
Easygoing through the Test
Effortless Riding, Even in Competition
The Finale
Effortless and Effective - Has the Goal been reached?
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Jugendliche
Für Reitsportinteressierte, die einen Blick hinter eine etwas andere Kulisse wagen und erfahren möchten, wie man sich bei allem Ehrgeiz und/oder der Teilnahme an Turnieren den Spaß an Pferden und Reiten erhält.
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
with 204 colored photographs
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ISBN-13
978-3-88542-666-0 (9783885426660)
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Uta Gräf twice won the coveted Stensbeck Award from the German National Federation for showing great promise as a rider, teacher, and trainer, completing her early training with renowned Dutch Olympic medalist Ellen Bontje and German coach Conrad Schumacher. She and her partner Stefan Schneider then established their training facility Gut Rothenkircherhof in Kirchheimbolanden, Germany, in 1999 and have trained horses from youngsters to Grand Prix ever since.
In 2004, Gräf competed at the German Championships and won the bronze medal behind well-known German team riders Hubertus Schmidt and Rudolf Zeilinger. For several years she has coached the German Paralympic Dressage Team, including Paralympic champion Britta Näpel and World Champion Dr. Angelika Trabert. Gräf's Holsteiner stallion, Le Noir, propelled her into the limelight with tremendous success at Grand Prix and high scores at the most prestigious international dressage competitions, including Wiesbaden and Aachen. With her cheerful nature and wild hair, Gräf's signature at competitions, clinics, and demonstrations is her beautifully ridden, content, and satisfied horses, gaining respect worldwide. The dressage scene - often perceived as strict and very serious - seems to find her, and her horses, refreshingly different!
Friederike Heidenhof has been training with Uta Gräf since 2002 and has been pursuing her competitive career since her first successes at the regional level. Even as a young person she championed "old school" riding tradition. She is keen to show that the classical method of education is not out of date, but more current than ever. She is an agricultural engineer and author who lives with her husband in Krefeld, Germany and Washington, D.C. Together with other horsemen, she initiated the association "Partnership for Africa" sponsored by Uta Gräf to support sustainable development projects in Tanzania.
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