Rider Horse=1 200 Pages

Bringing rider and horse together so they can move as one is a complex equation. Now, sports physiologist and movement expert Eckart Meyners has combined efforts with German Riding School Head Hannes M ller and St. Georg editor Kerstin Niemann to provide a book with the answers.

Top-quality color photographsmany featuring 2014 World Equestrian Games gold-and-silver-medal-winning rider Helen Langehanenbergand a depth of detail not yet found in other books on riding theory and biomechanics make Rider+Horse=1 necessary reading for all those who aspire to a true understanding of movement, function, and their impact on performance.

This book enables you to:

• Interpret the difference between skills and abilities in rider and horse.
• Use unique exercises to improve your balance and aids.
• Master three fundamental riding techniques: flexion, bend, and half-halts.
• Explore ways of creating "positive tension": in the horse.
• Discover the three-dimensionality of the rider in new ways.
• Learn how to identify and respond to the motion sequences of the horse.

Size:  200 Pages