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Reading List

Written by Sue Morris

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This list is in no particular order. Some of these books are still in print, others have to be tracked down through second hand book dealers and  shops. Abebooks and the second hand section of Amazon are good  sources.

Book

Author

The Gymnasium of the Horse

Gustav Steinbrecht

Horsemanship

Waldemar Seunig

The Complete Training of the Horse & Rider

Alois  Podhajsky

The Riding Teacher

Alois  Podhajsky

Dressage Formula

Erik F.  Herbermann

Horses Are Made to be  Horses

Franz  Mairinger

The Way to Perfect Horsemanship

Udo  Bürger

Training Strategies for  Dressage Riders

Charles de Kunffy

A Dressage Judges  Handbook

Brig. Gen. Kurt  Albrecht

A Classical Riding Notebook

Michael J. Stevens

Practical  Schooling

Michael J. Stevens

Misconceptions and Simple  Truths in Dressage

Dr. HLM von  Schaik

The Undisciplined  Horse

Ulrik  Schramm

L’équitation un art, une passion (in French)

Michel Henriquet & A.  Prevost

Riding Towards the Light

Paul Belasik

Exploring Dressage Technique

Paul Belasik

The Songs of Horses

Paul Belasik

The Classical  Seat

Sylvia Loch

The Classical  Rider

Sylvia Loch

Riding in  Lightness

Sylvia Loch

Harmony in Horsemanship

Walter Zettl

Fundamentals of  Riding

Charles  Harris

Horses and Their Riders

Nuno Oliveira

From Old Master to Young Trainer...

Nuno Oliveira

Reflections on Equestrian  Art

Nuno Oliveira

Give Your Horse a  Chance

Col. A. L. d’Enrödy

Schooling Horses In  Hand

Richard  Hinrichs

Dressage For The 21st  Century

Paul Belasik

This is by no means a definitive list. There are many, many more worthy books not listed here. The  deeper you delve into classical riding, the greater will become your thirst for knowledge and then the deeper your understanding will be  of the older texts.

Not yet considered classics - but still very informative books on riding

Balance in Movement

Suzanne von  Dietze

Thinking Riding Book II

Molly  Sivewright

Balanced Riding

Pegotty  Henriques

Ride With your Mind

Mary Wanless

Ride With your Mind -  Masterclass

Mary Wanless

For the Good of the  Rider

Mary Wanless

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