RIDING REFLECTIONS - BY PIERO SANTINI - INTRODUCTION - Contents -
PREFACE TO THE 1933 EDITION 11. GEOMETRY OF THE FORWARD SEAT ON
SITTING ON MISCONCEPTIONS ON LEATHERS ON ANGLES ON CONSTRAINT ABOVE
THE BELT ARMS STRAIGHT LINES FINGERS WRISTS ON PERFECTION INSTINCT
SIMPLICITY THE CRITIC 111. CONTACT V. WINGS IV. AIDS AND JUMPING V.
SADDLES VI. BRIDLES AND MARTINGALES VII. CONTROVERSY VIII. BLUE,
RED AND YELLOW IX. THE CHASE X. STEEPLECHASING XI. CONCLUSION page
ix xi xv - Introduction - In WRITING a foreword to Major Santinis
book I do so because I have for some years been a convert to his
method of forward riding. When I approach a new method of
horsemanship I require certain evidence that it has shown
successful results. A few days instruction under Major Santini
convinced me that his method was the right one. My only regret is
that I did not use his style of seat while an active polo player as
I believe I would have then retired with a 10 goal handicap instead
of a 9 goal. After the International Polo matches before the war
there were always a lot of reasons put forward to excuse the
defeats of the English team. I attribute them to two reasons one is
that the English players rode, and still ride, longer than the
Americans the other that, largely for this reason, they lack a
compact seat and a solid stance. The best American players either
consciously or unconsciously confrom to Diagram A of Riding
ReJections. In show jumping it has by this time been amply proved
that those who have adopted the principles originally established
by the Italian school have achieved the greatest success. I have
also watched the efforts of children over a period of years by this
time the same tenets are ingeneral use, for they have proved
invaluable not only in the show ring but also to all other forms of
cross-country riding, including hunting, for people of both sexes
and of all ages. With regard to steeplechasing one has only to look
at the photographs to see which style is best suited to the
horse.......
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