Publisher: Akademia Jeździecka
Written by Gerd Heuschmann
Number of pages: 130
Release year: 2007
Luminaire: hard
Format: 17x23,5 cm
Description:
What a rider should know to keep his horse healthy.
For people who love horses, there is nothing more beautiful than the sight of relaxed, graceful animals - it does not matter whether they gallop freely in the meadow or under the rider. The evidence of the highest equestrian art is a trusted horse cooperating with the rider and accepting the aids he uses. Most of the time, however, we see a different picture on the quadrilateral or on the park. Already very young horses are trained to the detriment of their health, due to the exorbitant ambition or the trainer's ignorance. Many riders, coaches, and even leading athletes believe that they are following the classic driving school. Unfortunately, the methods used do not always correspond to professional high-class riding, nor are they based on knowledge of horse psyche. How can riders and horse-likers learn what training methods harm horses, and what will allow them to be kept healthy?
The book answers the question of what is right and what is wrong in riding. The original title of the book "Finger in der Wunde" ("Toad in the wound" - p. W. P.) is a conscious provocation of the author, who often names the mistakes made by name and indicates that they can be corrected as soon as possible. Based on veterinary practice and classes conducted with students, a series of lectures entitled "Right riding, what does it mean?", which sparked a lively international discussion. The book explains where the author’s critical view came from, and why incorrect training can lead to significant damage to horse health. The basis of proper riding is not any "philosophy", but experience and understanding resulting from years of veterinary practice and many years of interaction with such a fascinating companion of man as a horse.
The horse, who cooperates with the rider with trust and willingness, is proof of the highest equestrian art. Unfortunately, other pictures can be seen on the training squares and on the quadrilaterals: horses are dragged and pulled according to the principle "head must go down!". Young horses are already forced into a framework that harms their health because of rampant ambition or ignorance. Many of the trainers and riders responsible for this, often even prominent ones, think that they are following “classical” equestrian rules. Behind these methods lies the complete misunderstanding of horses and the classical higher school of driving. How can riders and horse owners identify which methods in the long term harm and which do not cause damage to the health of horses?
This book gives answers and arguments, which is "bad" and what is "good" in riding. The book's title is deliberately provocative, as the author, Gerd Heuschmann - an experienced veterinarian and graduate in horse breeding with a specialty of horse riding - shows mistakes made in sports as competitive as well as mass. Ale This book is more than just an accusation - Heuschmann based on anatomical and physiological conditions shows how bad training affects horse health. Detailed explanations will help each rider understand why it is worth training a horse according to the true principles of the classical driving school - thanks to which the horse will just be healthy.
Home:
I. Who's responsible?
II. The classic art of horse riding - what does that mean?
III. Anatomic bases
IV. Functional interdependence and its consequences for proper training
V. Physiological aspects of horse training
VI. Veterinary aspects of training methods
VII. Final reflections. Summary
Akademia Jeździecka s.c.
Osowska 33/8
04-312 Warszawa PL
Akademia Jeździecka s.c.
Osowska 33/8
04-312 Warszawa PL
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