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Jessica Black. Cowboy Dressage
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
NOTE TO THE READER. AND PHOTO CREDITS
PREFACE
Eitan Beth-Halachmy
Debbie Beth-Halachmy
First Steps
Turning Points
CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCING COWBOY DRESSAGE
Accessibility
Focus on the Relationship
Soft Feel
Emphasis on Kindness
Cowboy Dressage or Western Dressage?
CHAPTER TWO. PHILOSOPHY
Zeitgeist
Partnership
The Importance of Words
Lifestyle
CHAPTER THREE. RIDER, EQUIPMENT AND HORSE
Cues and Aids
The Rider’s Seat
Equipment
The Bridle
Bits
Snaffle
Curb
The Hackamore
Other Artificial Aids
The Horse
ARABIAN
MORGAN
MULE
PONIES AND “MINIS”
QUARTER HORSE
SADDLEBRED
COLOR BREEDS
GAITED BREEDS
MUSTANG
A Horse for Cowboy Dressage
CHAPTER FOUR. EQUINE BEHAVIOR
Horse as Precocial Prey Animal
Imprinting
Pecking Order Is Very Important
Make the Horse’s Instincts Work for You
Use the Horse’s Instincts in the Round Pen
Body Language Is the Essence of Equine Communication
A Little Psychology
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Concluding Remarks
CHAPTER FIVE. THE FOUNDATION
Groundwork
Leading as a Starting Point
Using the Round Pen
Getting On
Classical Dressage Precepts
Going Forward, Turning, and Stopping
Going Forward
Turning
Stopping
Final Words about the Foundation
CHAPTER SIX. FORWARD MOTION AND ENGAGEMENT
Engagement
The Gaits
The Walk
The Jog
The Lope
Additional Maneuvers
Backing Up
Directives
Turn-on-the-Haunches
Directives
Turn-on-the-Forehand
Directives
Frame
Collection
Self-Carriage
Transitions
Transitions Between Gaits
Directives
From Walk to Jog. Directives
From Jog to Walk. Directives
Picking up the Lope. Directives
Transitioning from Lope to Jog. Directives
Stopping. Directives
Transitions Between Frames
The Short Frame
Directives
From Medium to Long Frame. Directives
From Long to Medium Frame. Directives
Evaluating the Changes of Frame
Straightness and Bending
Defining Straightness
Directives
Bending
Lateral Work. Directives
Circles. Directives
Riding the Bend. Directives
CHAPTER SEVEN. THE COWBOY DRESSAGE COURT
Origins of the Court: The Dressage Manège
Transitioning to the Cowboy Dressage Court
The Cowboy Dressage Challenge Court
CHAPTER EIGHT. COMPETITION
Purpose
The Cowboy Dressage Tests
Walk Jog
Criteria
Walk Jog Lope
Criteria
The Challenge Tests
Criteria
Freestyle
Criteria
Partnership on the Ground
Criteria
The Latest Additions
Vaquero Style
Criteria
Gaited Horses
The Welcome Arena
Organizing Cowboy Dressage Competitions
Judging Cowboy Dressage Competitions
CHAPTER NINE. THE HISTORY OF COWBOY DRESSAGE
Classical Dressage
American Cowboy
The Vaquero Tradition
La Jineta
La Doma Vaquera
La Garrocha
The Unique Combination That Is Cowboy Dressage
CHAPTER TEN. COLLABORATION
Light Hands Horsemanship
Cowboy Dressage World
The Expansion of Cowboy Dressage to Related Organizations
Bringing Cowboy Dressage to the Rest of the World
Where Do We Go from Here?
AFTERWORD
APPENDIX A. COWBOY DRESSAGE COMPETITION RULES
General Rules
Tack
Attire
Freestyle Division
Vaquero Division
Youth/Amateur Partnership on the Ground
APPENDIX B. EXECUTION AND JUDGING OF TESTS. Calling Tests
Judging Tests
Availability of the Judges
Sample Tests
Walk Jog Test 2
Walk Jog Lope Test 3
Challenge Walk Jog Test 4
APPENDIX C. PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS
REFERENCES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX
