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Many riders find the entire reading list somewhat daunting. In response to this we have come up with the 'First Four'. These are the books that if you have not read yet, they should be on your list to read next. These 'Four' Books provide a great foundation for forming a common understanding and language to effectively benefit from riding lessons. Our 'First Four' (short and essential list of book) includes: 1. The Complete Training of Horse and Rider (Alois Podhajsky) 2. The Gymnasium of the Horse (Gustav Steinbrecht) 3. The School of Horsemanship Part II in English (Ecole de Cavalerie) (de la Gueriniere) 4. The Art of Horsemanship (Xenophon ) Click on the Colored links to be taken to the publisher's direct order site. The Complete Training of Horse and Rider' and 'The Art of Horsemanship' are easily available from many sites some very discounted. Check out this price comparison site for the best prices available at this link: GET TEXT BOOKS For a Comprehensive resource on French literature, click on this link: L'équitation de légèreté. It has a great bibliography of the major authors of 'Riding in Lightness' By using Internet Explorer, you can have the site 'Translated' to English just below the menu bar. Xenophon Press' new release THE METHODICAL DRESAGE OF THE RIDING HORSE and DRESSAGE OF THE OUTDOOR HORSE by Faverot de Kerbrech is featured on the French literature site. And available from the publisher at the blue link above. Antoine de Pluvinel's THE MANEIGE ROYAL, originally published in 1625 has just been re-published in English after being out of print and unavailable for years. Just in time for Holiday giving, this book is a treasure, and graced by Chrispin de Passe's amazing etchings carefully reproduced. Skilled translator, Hilda Nelson give a wonderful introduction to this 'must have' book. By clicking on the title of the books or on the link to Amazon, you are NOT obligated to purchase anything. We have found that Amazon simply has reviews of most of these books written by other readers and is a great place to shop for the best deals on these texts.	Watch J.P. Giacomini's amazing video introducing Endotapping on Youtube at the following link: What is Endotapping? Study the Portugese Masterwork by Manoel Carlos de Andrade (unfortunately in Portugese, also available in German) at the following link: Free online library Read the History of the placement of the Dressage Letters around the arena in this interesting article by Diether Polheim: Dressage Letters History
The complete book list from Xenophon Press is as follows: Click on the title of each book to see a detailed description. Another Horsemanship by Jean Claude Racinet Total Horsemanship by Jean Claude Racinet Racinet Explains Baucher by Jean Claude Racinet Methodical Dressage of the Riding Horse by Faverot de Kerbrech The School of Horsemanship Part II by de la Gueriniere The Maneige Royal by Antoine de Pluvinel Gymnasium of the Horse by Gustav Steinbrecht Healing Hands by Dominique Giniaux What the Horses have told me by Dominique Giniaux Great Horsewomen (Ecuyere) of the 19th Century in the Circus by Hilda Nelson The Handbook of Jumping Essentials by Francois Lamarie de Ruffieu The Ethics and Passions of Dressage by Charles de Kunffy