I have just finished reading a book by one of my most favorite horsemen: Philippe Karl. The title of the book is “Twisted Truths of Modern Dressage, A search for a classical alternative.” See my Other Resources page for more info about this book.
I was first introduced to PK’s work via his Classical Dressage video series. I appreciated his clear and straightforward approach to training then and this book continues the theme.
PK has been an outspoken critic of the modern German system of riding. What he does in this book is analyze the German system as [more...]