Dressage for Beginners by R.L.V. ffrench Blake (used)

U.S. Edition Introduction by John H. Fritz Follows American Horse Shows Association Rules      The perfect book for the beginner in dressage. It is brief, clear, authoritative - the work of an acknowledged expert to fill the need for a basic handbook addressed to riders and their teachers.       Colonel French Blake clarifies the basic principles of dressage, explains how to apply them with all kinds of horses and ponies, and outlines how the rider should work to make steady progress.      To explain dressage competition, he goes step by step through one of the standard tests, first from the point of view of horse and rider and then from that of the judge, explaining marking and comments and the kinds of things the judge is watching for. First Level Test 1 (also used in combined Training) is the test ridden.       First published in England, Dressage For Beginners has been enthusiastically adopted around the world. This special United States edition has been revised by the author accor