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The Seamless Seat: Creating the Ideal Connection With Your Horse Hardcover – January 1, 2006
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Although many instruction manuals delve into the subject, until now there has not been a book entirely devoted to developing a seat that is applicable to all styles of riding. In The Seamless Seat, veteran instructor Kathleen Schmitt begins with a discussion of how we create an environment in which we can understand and then build a good seat. She goes on to show how human and equine anatomy interact, developing the "platform" that is fundamental to a secure seat.
How the horse moves at the walk, trot, canter, and gallop, as well as its position at the halt and rein-back and its movement during transitions between gaits--all have a bearing on the rider's form and control. Those elements lead to the various types of seats: the passive, active, resisting, and unilateral, and knowing when each one is appropriate. That in turn leads to the rider's leg and arm positions and the rein and auxiliary aids, all of which become optimally effective when the secure "seamless" seat has been achieved.
Whether your discipline is English or Western riding for pleasure or for competition, The Seamless Seat will make you a more educated and capable horseman.
- Print length217 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherLyons Pr
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 2006
- Dimensions6 x 1 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-101592286852
- ISBN-13978-1592286850
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Although many instruction manuals delve into the subject, until now there has not been a book entirely devoted to developing a seat that is applicable to all styles of riding. In The Seamless Seat, veteran instructor Kathleen Schmitt begins with a discussion of how we learn in terms of creating an environment in which we can understand and then build a good seat. She goes on to show how human and equine anatomy interact, creating the ?platform that is fundamental to a secure seat. Elements of such approaches as Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Alexander Technique are also discussed.
How the horse moves at the walk, trot, canter, and gallop, as well as its position at the halt and rein-back and its movement during transitions between gaits?all have a bearing on the rider s form and control. Those elements lead to the various types of seats: the passive, active, resisting, and unilateral, and when each one is appropriate. They in turn lead to the rider s leg and arm positions and the rein and auxiliary aids, all of which become optimally effective when the secure ?seamless seat has been achieved.
Whether your discipline is English or Western riding for pleasure or for competition,The Seamless Seat will make you a more educated and capable horseman.
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- Publisher : Lyons Pr (January 1, 2006)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 217 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1592286852
- ISBN-13 : 978-1592286850
- Item Weight : 1.23 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,388,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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