The guidelines in this book aim to achieve a greater understanding between horse and rider while offering advice on training foals and young horses, lungeing over fences and general handling techniques, as well as such advanced long-reining exercises as passage, shoulder-in and flying changes.
The book begins with advice on handling untrained youngsters and works through a logical training progression, culminating in advanced dressage movements. Straightforward guidance is given on: Training foals and young horses ; Lungeing equipment and technique; Introducing long-reins and early lateral work; Backing and riding young horses; Lungeing over poles and fences; Advanced long-reining - including cantering, rein-back, shoulder-in, travers, half-pirouettes, half-pass, renvers, canter half-pass, canter pirouettes and tempi flying changes; Piaffe and passage.