Cavalletti (Revised 4th Edition) by Ingrid Klimke

Every horse, regardless of riding discipline, can benefit from cavalletti training. Renowned dressage and eventing rider Ingrid Klimke shares how incorporating ground poles and cavalletti into her training regimen has contributed to her success. Cavalletti work enhances the gaits, improves rhythm, suppleness, and cadence, and boosts overall fitness and agility.

This comprehensive handbook provides step-by-step guidance on incorporating cavalletti into your training routine. It covers:

• Free-schooling techniques
• Cavalletti exercises on circles
• Jumping exercises on a circle
• Grid exercises for novice horses
• 4 to 6-week training plans for basic, dressage, and jumping horses
• Ideas for young riders

Since its first publication in 1969, Cavalletti has become a classic reference, essential for every rider's library.

About the Author

Ingrid Klimke is an internationally renowned trainer and competitor in dressage, show jumping, and eventing. Representing Germany, she has built an impressive career, drawing on the expertise of her father, Reiner Klimke, as well as the guidance of influential figures such as Fritz Ligges, Ian Miller, and Anne Kursinski. Klimke has competed in five Olympic Games from 2000 to 2016, securing two gold medals in team eventing (2008 and 2012) and a team silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She has earned top placements at numerous World Equestrian Games, European Championships, and German Championships. Based in Münster, Germany, she has been named "Sportswoman of the Year" eleven times. In 2020, she was honored with the Peden Bloodstock FEI Award for "Best Athlete of the Decade."

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