Balancing act : the horse in sport, an irreconcilable conflict? /

Balancing act : the horse in sport, an irreconcilable conflict? /

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With vibrantly clear illustrations of the horse’s anatomy and how it is impacted by various riding techniques, Balancing Act presents proof that, although some steps have been taken to prevent the use of forceful and cruel techniques, many sport horses still perform in pain and discomfort. With deta...

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Main Author: Heuschmann, Gerd
Other Authors: Hughes, Coralie
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: North Pomfret, Vermont : Trafalgar Square Books, 2021.
Subjects:
Horses.
Horsemen and horsewomen.
Table of Contents:
  • I. Horse sport
  • The evolution of riding sports
  • The lack of equestrian instruction and its consequences
  • Ethics in horse sports and the role of the judge
  • Modern breeding and its consequences for training
  • II. Riding
  • Young horses - the "hope" market
  • The young horse carousel
  • III. Horse and sport
  • What does "horsemanship" mean?
  • Where do I stand as a rider?
  • Correction - Not pleasant, but necessary
  • Riding as a dialogue between man and horse
  • Recognize strengths and respect limitations
  • IV. Training
  • Early education
  • Respect and trust
  • With one another, not against one another
  • Motivation
  • V. Training
  • Structure and development of the musculature
  • Systematic gymnastics
  • VI. The seat
  • Tense rider - tense horse
  • The psychological components
  • Forces longitudinal flexion and its consequences
  • The forward seat as an alternative
  • VII. Influence
  • Aids for the lightest possible communication
  • Rein aids and holding the reins
  • VII. Balance
  • The training scape as a guide
  • Developing balance
  • Back activity as a requirement
  • Back movers, hyperflexed back movers, and leg movers
  • Contact as a result of a swinging back
  • The importance of rhythm for impulsion and carrying power
  • IX. Suppleness
  • The quality of contact
  • Understanding forward
  • Wait and find the rhythm
  • Suppleness
  • X. Stretching
  • Understanding forward and downward
  • Incorrect stretching
  • "Throughness" as a goal of training
  • XI. Impulsion
  • Measured development of lengthenings
  • "Spectacular" steps as the measure of all things
  • From pushing power to carrying power and back
  • Purity of the paces
  • XII. The sport of dressage
  • A spectacle or correct training?
  • Demonstration of classical training
  • The political background of the sport
  • The judgment of judges
  • The role of the public
  • XIII. Straightness
  • Natural crookedness
  • The causes
  • Horizontal and vertical balance
  • First degree bend
  • Second degree bend
  • XIV. Collection
  • The biomechanics of collection
  • Lengthening and shortening the frame
  • The role of the lumbo-sacral joint
  • The role of the trunk musculature
  • Explanation of the different states of balance
  • The biomechanics of relative elevation
  • Consequences for training
  • XV. The poll
  • Sensitive contact as a gift
  • The correct position of the poll
  • Dealing with the stiff poll
  • What is supple poll?
  • Suppleness of the poll and an open poll angle
  • Consequences for training
  • XVI. The active mouth
  • The psychological components of "chewing"
  • The biomechanical components of "chewing"
  • XVII. Shifting the balance
  • Fluid transitions
  • The importance of lateral movements
  • Consequences for work
  • Why does a horse "chew"?
  • Jaw-mobilizing effect of the lower muscle chain
  • XVIII. Rein lameness
  • Incorrectly dealing with natural crookedness
  • Diagnosis
  • Shortened, second support phase
  • Reaction of the long back muscles
  • Shortened, second swing phase
  • The gait pattern after a change of direction
  • XIX. The veterinarian
  • Duty to take action for animal welfare
  • Accustomed to forceful methods?
  • Pleasure riding as a problem area
  • XX. Hypothesis
  • Sick and injured due to forceful riding
  • Tense trunk musculature and its consequences
  • XXI. Initial steps
  • Balance disruption caused by training errors
  • XII. Initial steps in retraining
  • Deficits in basic training
  • Correcting balance in the forward seat
  • Initial walk phase with stretching
  • Longeing with a cavesson
  • The psychology of a horse in retraining
  • XXIII. Initial steps in retraining
  • The horse with a low back position
  • Rhythmically forward
  • Activate the hind leg
  • Longer neck and lateral movement
  • Cross-country work.

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