Great riding deconstructed... and made easy. With Joep and Tineke Bartels' step-by-step method, every rider can advance from constantly and consciously positioning herself and her horse to naturally, easily, and beautifully riding on "auto-pilot." Discover what their unique system can do for you:
- Learn to read and work with your horse's moods, movements, and mannerisms
- Use liberty work to develop well-timed, subtle signals that your horse understands
- Discover how to control concentration, positive and negative tension, and what you need to ride your best
- Dissolve body "blockages" to improve your self-carriage, flexibility, and physical ability to act and react
- Explore training your horse with the "question and answer" method and using rewards to refind your aids
- Implement a structured daily training regimen to successfully navigate the "Ten Systematic Training Phases"
- Get an inside look at fives years of the Global Dressage Forum