Collection is one of the most misunderstood concepts in Western and
English riding. Everyone wants it, but few people know how to get
it. World-class rider, trainer, and clinician Lynn Palm now offers
the one and only book that explains away the mysteries of
collection while telling you exactly how to attain it. With 30
years experience riding and training champion all-around
performance horses, and a background in dressage, Lynn has
perfected an easy-to-use system of exercises that gradually collect
any type of horse, regardless of his build, and that are of
particular value to stock horse breeds such as Quarter Horses,
Paints, and Appaloosas.
Lynn assures us that every horse can achieve and move in a
collected frame with time and patience, and learning how to bring
him into true collection helps you improve his performance; create
a more willing equine partner; extend his physical and mental
longevity; and enjoy riding him even more than you already do. Real
collection proves elusive becauseOCountil nowOCothe instructions
for achieving it have been complex, incomplete, or even incorrect.
The result (false collection) is often based on a forced headset
and little else. This is uncomfortable and unhealthy for the horse,
and can lead to behavioral problems and physical breakdown.
Real collection is actually a complete tail-to-nose package of
supple muscle and hind-end-generated impulsion: the hind legs step
further under the body, the horseOCOs back rounds, he flexes at the
poll, and the riderOCOs seat, legs, and hands connect it all. It is
with this OC frame, OCO as it has come to be called, that the horse
becomes more athleticOCohis forehand lightens, enabling him to
maneuver his front end more quickly, his steps become cadenced, and
his movement free-flowing.
To achieve this desirable OC fluidity, OCO Lynn begins on the
ground with in-hand exercisesOCofree lungeing, ground-driving, and
lungeing-and-bittingOCoto gain the horseOCOs trust and improve his
responses to cues and commands. She then explains how you start in
the saddle with simple transitionsOCosuch as
haltOCowalkOCohaltOCoand gradually progress through stages that
include more difficult transitions between gaits and markers;
lengthening and shortening of stride; yielding on diagonal,
straight, and curving lines; turns on the forehand and haunches;
shoulder-in and shoulder-fore; haunches-in and haunches-out;
half-pass; and simple and flying lead changes.
As the horse gains conditioning and increases his strength over
time, long-and-low work and stretching down encourage him to OC
giveOCO to the bit and flex at the poll. This, in coordination with
LynnOCOs progressive exercises and training figures such as loops,
figure eights, and serpentines, eventually leads to the beautiful,
balanced frame of the responsive, collected horse that every rider
dreams of: happy, healthy, willing, and ready to be competitive in
the show pen or just simply a great pleasure to ride."
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
