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NOV/DEC 2008
 My Favorite School Exercise - Breath Life into TrainingJenny Rolfe 
 Favorite Exercise: Feel Sarah Martin 
 Riding the Circle: Extremely Dull or Full of Opportunity Lynne Sprinsky 
 Improving the Lateral Bend Dr. Thomas Ritter 
 Canter Work - Gymnastic Pattern to Strengthen the Canter Gael Bourquin 
 Exercises for Maintaining a Perfect Rhythm and for Seeing a Perfect Take Off Spot Ashley Duda Foster 
 Rickrack Exercise and Turning on the Outside Aids: Book Excerpt Holly Mason 
 Topline Ink Asks Two Riders: What is Your Favorite Dressage Seond Level Schooling Exercise 

Answered by

Vickie Sharp

& Philesha Chandler 

 SEPT/OCT 2008  
 Understanding Brain Function in Learning and Teaching Feel Lynne Sprinsky
 Series: The History of Dressage - Part Two Dr. Thomas Ritter 
 Developing Feel in Communication: Looking at the Rider Jenny Rolfe 
 Teaching and Learning Feel Dr. Thomas Ritter 
 Ride in Balance: The Element of Feel Beth Glosten, M.D. 
 Developing Feel in Dressage Sandra Hotz 
 How to Use Feel and Thought to Improve your Hunter Skills Ashley Duda Foster 
 JULY/AUG 2008History of Dressage: SeriesDr. Thomas Ritter 
 The Shoulder- InSimon Battam 
 Tug of War Clinic: Highlights of a Clinic with Dr. Gerd Heuschmann Dawn Fisher 
 The Correct Elevation of The Forehand Holly Mason 
 

Breath Life Into Training:

Learning the Power of Our Breathing 

Jenny Rolfe 
 Thoughts on the Classical Seat Gael Bourquin 
JUNE 2008

Our Sixth Sense of Balance 

Holly Mason 

 

Tools for Riding in Balance 

Beth Glosten, M.D. 

 

Balance Exercises #1 - 4 Series

Beth Glosten, M.D. 

 

Master the Balance and Master the Horse

Jenny Rolfe

 

Balance

Dr. Thomas Ritter

 

Trot Triangles

Ivetta Harte

 

Finding Balance

Ashley Duda Foster

May 2008

Breathing Life into Training:

Breathing the Key to the Half-halt

Jenny Rolfe

 

Creativity & Loving the Process

Holly Mason

 

Tips for Memorizing Dressage Tests

Ivetta Harte

 

Food for Thought

Dr. Thomas Ritter

 

Lameness: Prevention and Management

Paul Ryding,D .V.M.

 

How to Deal when the Road Get's Rough

Ashley Duda Foster

 

Four Tips to Improve the Leg Yield

Jane Savoie

April 2008

Correct Dressage Training & Solid Basics for the Show Ring

Ivetta Harte

 

Jump into Showing: How to Make Your First Show a Success

Ashley Duda Foster

 

Second Level: The Black Hole of Dressage

Sarah Martin

 

Showing Dressage: Building on the Levels

Christine Rivlin

 

Conquer Horse Show Nerves

Jane Savoie

 

Classical Dressage & Competitions

Dr. Thomas Ritter

March 2008

Encourage Harmony by Riding with Soft Hands

Jane Savoie

 

The Alexander Technique as a Path to Harmony Between Horse and Rider

Constance Clare-

Newman

 

Body Armor - Ground Work

Kelly Walker

 

The Importance of Riding in Groups

Dr. Thomas Ritter

 

Would You Like to Ride a Musical Freestyle?

Deborah Dougherty

 

Fine Tuning Your Freestyle

Angel Ozer

 

A Harmony of Minds

Elaine Cornell

February 2008

Goals

Dr. Thomas Ritter

 

The Aisle Way

 

 

Motivation & Maintaining Momentum

Maribeth Wells

 

Pursuing Your Dream (Interview with)

Philesha Chandler

 

Getting Past Discouragement

Dawn Fisher

 

Setting Goals for Success (Interview with)

Jana Wagner

 

Setting New Goals

Ashley Duda Foster

 

Collected Thoughts

Kindra Wilson

January 2008

The Andalusian

Patrick Brennan

 

The Lusitano

Jean-Phillippe

Giacomini

 

The Trakehner

Helen K. Gibble

 

The Arabian Horse

Arabian Hose

Association

 

The Cleveland Bay

Liia Becker

 

Background of the Connemara Pony

Catherine Mack


 

 


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Quotes: From Each Issue
 

"Precision in all school figures is critical to the progression of one's riding skills and to the training of the orse, a fact well attested to in all the texts on classical horsemanship."

 

Topline Ink Equestrian Journal

Nov/Dec 2008/ Giving

 Riding the Circle: 

Lynne Sprinsky

 

"Learning to develop ‘feel’, however, is something any rider can develop and improve in herself, even if it does not come naturally.  The result is a more conscious rider who applies more subtle, empathetic aids, creating increased harmony with the horse."

  

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Sept/Oct 2008/ Developing Feel in Dressage

Sandra Hotz

 

"If we believe in the Classical System of training , which puts the well-being of the horse first and foremost then we must make an effort to become better riders."

 

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July/Aug 2008/ Thoughts on the Classical Seat

Gael Bourquin 

 

"Balance is one of the most interesting subjects in riding, because it is relevant on so many different levels...

 

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June 2008/ Balance

Dr. Thomas Ritter

 

"The study of biomechanics is an excellent first step as this allows one to observe the way a horse moves..."

 

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May 2008/ Creativity & Loving the Process

Holly Mason

 

"When you're tense, your work can't be of as high a quality as when you are relaxed...

 

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April 2008/ Conquer Horse Show Nerves

Jane Savoie

 

"Many riders force themselves into a "correct position," which creates excessive tension..."

 

Topline Ink Equestrian Journal  March 2008 Issue/ The Alexander Technique

Constance Clare-Newman

 

"One of the major keys to perseverance is to know the steps, within the journey, that will take you to where you want to go...

 

Topline Ink Equestrian Journal

February 2008 Issue/ Conquer Horse Show Nerves

Philesha Chandler

 

"The character is best described as noble..."

 

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January 2008 Issue/ The Lusitano

Jean-Philippe

Giacomini

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