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Foreword

Note to the Reader and Photo Credits

Preface

Eitan Beth-Halachmy

Debbie Beth-Halachmy

First Steps

Turning Points

The Trip of a Lifetime

One: Introducing Cowboy Dressage

Accessibility

Focus on the Relationship

Soft Feel

Emphasis on Kindness

Cowboy Dressage or Western Dressage?

Two: Philosophy

Zeitgeist

Partnership

The Importance of Words

Lifestyle

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

A Horse for Cowboy Dressage

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

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

Six: Forward Motion and Engagement

Engagement

The Gaits

The Walk

The Jog

The Lope

Additional Maneuvers

Backing Up

Turn-on-the-Haunches

Turn-on-the-Forehand

Frame

Collection

Self-Carriage

Transitions

Transitions Between Gaits

From Walk to Jog

From Jog to Walk

Picking up the Lope

Transitioning from Lope to Jog

Stopping

Transitions Between Frames

The Short Frame

From Medium to Long Frame

From Long to Medium Frame

Evaluating the Changes of Frame

Straightness and Bending

Defining Straightness

Bending

Lateral Work

Circles

Riding the Bend

Seven: The Cowboy Dressage Court

Origins of the Court: The Dressage Manège

Transitioning to the Cowboy Dressage Court

The Cowboy Dressage Challenge Court

Eight: Competition

Purpose

The Cowboy Dressage Tests

Walk Jog

Walk Jog Lope

The Challenge Tests

Freestyle

Partnership on the Ground

The Latest Additions

Vaquero Style

Gaited Horses

The Welcome Arena

Organizing Cowboy Dressage Competitions

Judging Cowboy Dressage Competitions

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

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

Appendix B: Execution and Judging of Tests

Appendix C: People and Organizations

References

About the Author

About the Photographer

Acknowledgments

Index