Dressage for the Not-So-Perfect Horse: Riding Through the Levels on the Peculiar, Opinionated, Complicated Mounts We All Love

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Dressage for the Not-So-Perfect Horse: Riding Through the Levels on the Peculiar, Opinionated, Complicated Mounts We All Love

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Janet Foy’s expertise, fundamental solutions, good stories, and good humor are destined to bring out the best in dressage riders and their "not-so-perfect" horses everywhere.

Thousands of riders pursue the sport of dressage across the globe, and the majority do so on a budget and with the horse they already have, or quite simply, the one they can afford. This means riders daily face the challenge of mastering one of the world's most esteemed equestrian pursuits on horses that may not be bred specifically for the task, or even if they have been, may not be top prospects for any number of reasons—behavior quirks, conformational impediments, age or soundness, you name it.

International dressage judge, clinician, and riding coach Janet Foy has ridden many different horses in the course of her riding and horse training career—different size, shapes, colors, and breeds—to the highest levels of dressage competition.

Now she has compiled her best tips for training and showing the horse you have (or the horse you love, despite his “faults”) through the levels. With lists of common “imperfections and evasions” experienced when riding movements—from simple transitions and leg-yield to zig-zags, tempi changes, and piaffe—followed by training tips and creative ways to “perfect” the “imperfections.” Riders are bound to discover countless ways to apply Janet’s advice to their dressage pursuits.

  • Print length: 192 pages
  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
  • Publication date: February 7, 2023
  • Dimensions: 8 x 0.75 x 9.75 inches
  • ISBN-10: 1646011554

Janet Foy is an FEI 5* Dressage Judge, Young Horse Judge, and a USEF “S” Dressage Judge. Janet has judged all the major shows in the United States and Canada, including the North American Young Rider Championships and the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. She judged the Paris World Cup Finals in 2018 and the 2019 European Championships in Rotterdam. Janet has been honored to judge many top CDI-W and CDI 5* in the world, including the famous Aachen 5*. She has also been to Australia and South America, judging in Brazil and also judging the Central American Games in Bogota, Colombia, and the Central American Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico. She judged the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 and was the FEI Technical Delegate for the World Dressage Championships in Herning, Denmark, and judged the World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Ermelo, The Netherlands, in 2022. Janet is a former member of the AHSA and USEF Board of Directors and well as a former Board Member for USDF. She currently serves on the Dressage Sport Committee and the International Disciplines Council. She also is a member of the USDF “L” Faculty.

Nancy J. Jones was a newspaper editor and reporter before beginning a communications and speechwriting career in Washington, D.C. A published novelist, she previously taught college courses in English literature, writing, journalism and women’s studies. She currently works in the banking industry. Nancy is a dressage rider with FEI-level riding experience and national level competition success. She also specializes in equestrian journalism and has published features in numerous publications. In addition, Nancy has earned competitive obedience and agility titles with her Cardigan Welsh  Corgis and has written for dog training and club publications. She lives in Fargo, North Dakota.

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