1st Edition
Unity between Horse and Rider Classical Training for the Benefit of Both
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Classical riding for everyone
Chapter 2 – What is going wrong today?
Chapter 3 – The classical seat
Chapter 4 – Contact with the horse’s mouth
Chapter 5 – The halt and half-halt
Chapter 6 – The walk and trot: including rising and sitting trot, walk on a long rein, and the nodding head syndrome
Chapter 7 – The canter
Chapter 8 – Turns and circles: including turn on the forehand, turn on the haunches (demi pirouette) and serpentines, as well as flexion and straightness in the school
Chapter 9 – Introducing lateral exercises: leg-yield, shulder-fore and shoulder-in
Chapter 10 – The travers or quarters-in
Chapter 11 – Half-pass
Chapter 12 – Renvers or haunches out
Chapter 13 – Rein-back: including position of the rider’s lower leg for different movements
Chapter 14 – Collection and the beginnings of self-carriage: including tracking-up
Chapter 15 – Lengthening and extension: including trotting poles and transitions building up to extension
Chapter 16 – Counter-canter and flying change
Chapter 17 – Intertwining the exercises: including voltes and demi-voltes
Biography
Anne Wilson has been involved with horses all her life and trained with Sylvia Loch. She joined the Classical Riding Club (run by Sylvia Loch) in 1995 and for many years was Regional Liaison Member on behalf of the Club. In 1998, she was awarded The CRC Gold Award Certificate. Anne began writing articles for the CRC Club magazine in 1995. Since then, she has been writing regularly for various equestrian magazines. From 2008 until 2020, she wrote articles every month in Equi-Ads magazine, which was a national publication with around 300,000 circulation. In 2004, her first book, Top Horse Training Methods Explored, was published; it became an equestrian best-seller and was pronounced 'Book of the Month' in that year by the British Horse Society. In 2009, her second book, Riding Revelations - Classical Training from the Beginning, was published. In 2008, Anne began publishing a quarterly equestrian subscription magazine, in partnership with Susan McBane and Lesley Skipper, titled Tracking-up. This is still active today, and she continues to write articles in this publication and is actively involved in its production. This magazine does not carry advertising and is run on a non-profit-making, voluntary basis, for the benefit of horses. To subscribe to Tracking-up, email Anne at [email protected]. Alongside her writing career, Anne has been teaching the art of classical riding to individual pupils since around 1995.
"I was excited when I heard about Anne Wilson’s new book as her previous book, Riding Revelations had really impressed me. I'm not disappointed, once again a brilliant book! I have had it for a while and keep re-reading parts of it, especially for solving problems riding my stallion. The book’s underlying grand theme is sensitivity in every move we ask our horses to do, including our own bodies. I can recommend it to any level of riders or teachers that are seeking a deep valiant relationship with their horses. Written in a way that's easy to understand, clear and to the point, with crucial details that many other authors miss or leave out. I wish it was translated in German or Italian. Definitely 5 stars!"
Rita Ling, horse owner and rider, Italy
"I have only owned this book for approximately 2/3 weeks. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It is written simply, but very thoroughly and there is much to be learned from it whether a beginner or more seasoned rider. The subjects are written without having to read pages and pages (which in a lot of books can get a bit too technical), but still come through with clear understanding of the subject matter. Highly recommended by myself as a very good read on Classical Training."
Amazon reviewer, Australia, 5 March 2025
