Philippe Karl — one of my hero’s — was in Toronto, ON to do a three day clinic last week. Oh, I wish I had been there! I’ve watched all of his videos and read his books. They all leave me inspired and wanting to see more, more, more of him riding and transforming horses. Apparently, this clinic did not disappoint those who attended. You can read the notes taken by one of the lucky attendees. I for one have printed out her notes so that I might read them again and again. It is quite lengthy and chock full [more...]
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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...] I suppose some folks aren’t aware that there is a controversy within the dressage community. And quite a few might say, so what, and wonder, what could it possibly have to do with me! A fair enough question. For those who have been riding with me you know that I have a dressage background. As I mentioned in the last post, I think dressage training should improve any horse. Not only how he looks but also how he rides. Of course this presumes that the rider can ride. And that is the main focus of [more...] |
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