Kottas on Dressage

Kottas on Dressage is a distillation of the
practice and philosophy of one of the
most highly regarded international
trainers of the current era.
Having stressed the need for the rider to
establish correct posture and a thorough
understanding of the aids before
attempting to train the horse the book
highlights the value of establishing
rapport with the horse and enhancing
his mental responses and developing his
physique with groundwork before
progressing to work under saddle. The
text then focuses on thorough
incremental development of the basic
gaits explains the value and execution of
the lateral exercises and introduces
advanced work including tempi changes
pirouettes piaffe and passage. A number
of commonly encountered problems are
analysed and remedies offered.