| List of Illustrations | p. xi |
| List of Photographs | p. xii |
| The Author | p. xiii |
| Introduction to the Second Edition | p. xv |
| A Brief History of Classical Equitation | p. xvii |
| The Rider's Seat and Posture | p. 1 |
| Exercises On Horseback | |
| Exercises for the legs | |
| Exercises for the arms | |
| Harmonization of the Aids | |
| Hands without legs--legs without hands | |
| Intensity and duration of the aid | |
| Weight | |
| Conformation and Choice of a Young Dressage Prospect | p. 9 |
| Movement | |
| Where to Buy | |
| Breeding and the Genetic Pool | |
| Frozen Semen | |
| Psychology of the Horse and Its Use in Training | p. 16 |
| The Sixth Sense | |
| Memory and Intelligence | |
| Reactions | |
| The Senses | |
| Applying Equine Psychology to Training | |
| Biomechanical Action of the Vertebral Column, Thorax and 'Power Curve' | p. 24 |
| The Vertebral Column | |
| The Thorax | |
| The 'Power Curve' | |
| Rectitude of the Horse | p. 31 |
| Lateral Flexibility | p. 33 |
| Riding Circles, Curves and Spirals | |
| Shoulder-In, Travers, Renvers, Half- and Full Passes | |
| Half- and Full Passes, Zigzags, Counter Changes of Hand | |
| Riding Conduction on a Straight Line | p. 37 |
| The Musculature of the Horse Related to Training | p. 39 |
| Impulsion | p. 42 |
| Instinctive | |
| Mechanical | |
| Transmitted | |
| Tempo, Cadence, Rhythm and Self-Carriage | p. 46 |
| The Walk | p. 47 |
| The Trot | p. 50 |
| Collected Trot | |
| Lengthening of the Stride | |
| The Medium and Extended Trots | |
| The Canter | p. 55 |
| The Collected Canter | |
| The Medium Canter | |
| The Extended Canter | |
| The Counter-Canter | |
| Faults in the Canter | |
| My Progression | p. 63 |
| Foundation of lateral and longitudinal flexibility | |
| Lungeing | |
| Ridden | |
| Check points | |
| Developing the strength to carry | |
| Work in hand | |
| Ridden | |
| Check points | |
| Collection, extension and self-carriage | |
| Exercises | |
| Check points | |
| Variations | |
| Lungeing | p. 68 |
| General Principles of Lungeing | |
| Benefits of working on a circle | |
| The trainer's posture | |
| Voice commands | |
| Initial resistances | |
| Early progression | |
| More advanced exercises | |
| Functional Aspects of Lungeing | |
| Introducing the young horse to the lunge | |
| Lungeing over ground poles and small jumps | |
| Use of side reins in more advanced work | |
| Retraining on the Lunge: A personal recollection | |
| Starting the Young Horse Under Saddle | p. 78 |
| Introduction On the Lunge | |
| Initial Work Under Saddle | |
| Progression | |
| A Cautionary Reminiscence | |
| The Full Halt | p. 84 |
| The Half-Halt | p. 87 |
| Leg-Yielding | p. 89 |
| Shoulder-Fore | p. 91 |
| Shoulder-In | p. 93 |
| Explanation and Uses | |
| Teaching the Horse | |
| Faults In Shoulder-In | |
| Bend and Tracking | |
| Travers and Renvers | p. 101 |
| Travers | |
| Renvers | |
| Exercises In Travers and Renvers | |
| Pirouettes in the Trot on Diminishing Circles | p. 105 |
| The Half-Pass in the Walk and Trot | p. 107 |
| Early Work | |
| More Advanced Work | |
| Half-Passes and Zigzags in the Canter | p. 112 |
| The Half-Pass | |
| The Full Pass | |
| The Counter Change of Hand | |
| The Canter Zigzag | |
| The Rein-Back | p. 120 |
| Teaching the Horse | |
| Overcoming Faults | |
| The 'Swing' | |
| Flying Changes | p. 123 |
| The Movement and the Aids | |
| Teaching the Horse | |
| Faults and Corrections | |
| Pirouette in the Walk | p. 133 |
| Pirouettes in the Canter | p. 135 |
| Sequence of Footfall | |
| The Rider's Aids | |
| Teaching the Horse | |
| Faults and Corrections | |
| Developing the Piaffe in Hand and Ridden | p. 144 |
| Teaching in Hand | |
| Preparation and equipment | |
| Preparing the horse | |
| Working the horse in hand | |
| Work in hand under saddle | |
| The Piaffe Ridden | |
| The aids | |
| Dealing with faults | |
| Perfecting training | |
| Passage | p. 154 |
| Teaching the Horse | |
| Faults and Corrections in Training | |
| Transition Faults in Competition | |
| Nervous and Headstrong Horses | p. 161 |
| Preparation Before Work | |
| Training | |
| Working Outdoors | |
| When Things Go Wrong | |
| Riding Cross-Country | p. 166 |
| Preparing for Competition | p. 169 |
| The Training Schedule | |
| Travel, Preparation and Teamwork | |
| Mental Preparation of the Rider | |
| Warming Up | p. 173 |
| Approaches for Different Horses | |
| Learning From Experience | |
| Competition | p. 177 |
| National Competitions | |
| International Competitions | |
| Finances of Dressage: Maintaining the Art | |
| Judging | p. 181 |
| Conclusion | p. 185 |
| Notes | p. 189 |
| Index | p. 200 |
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