Winter/Spring 2010

Date	City	Email
3/20-21/2010	Mendon, Ma	Michelle
4/2-4 /2010	Plymouth, Mi.	Kay
May 22-23	Cologne, MN	Peggy

The videos and discussion about Training Indeed

Articles and discussion about Dressage Training

Now in it’s second printing this book has helped thousands of readers all over the world correctly start their young dressage horses and fix problems in their older ones. Dressage Today said- "It brings the art of riding closer to the reader by demystifying traditional concepts through colorful language, humor, and clear illustrations." See the entire review. USDF Connection noted - "Right From the Start's simple, jargon free explanations are bound to appeal to dressage riders..." See the entire review. Horse and Rider reports - "The beauty of his program is that it can be used to start a youngster or to re-school an older horse.  ... Study the book more closely and you'll discover that Schaffer's training principles do indeed apply to all disciplines." See this review.

Browse through "Right from the Start" at Amazon.com.

"The bottom up process of training a dressage horse begins with what I call it’s first tier basics . They are: “go”, “stop”, “turn-in”, “move out”, and “soften”. Although hidden deep within the language, these concepts are at the core of everything in dressage. We use them to create all of the figures, movements, and qualities we want in our horses. When your horse understands the first tier basics and is responsive to your aids for them, you will be able to make progress, until then, you won’t. Either you’ll be stuck at the lowest levels trying to ride round circles forever, or, you’ll end up forcing horses to perform in a way that makes them stiff, sore, and ultimately lame. It is this black and white, this straight forward, this simple." (From Riding in the Moment - the hidden language of dressage")