Taking Up the Reins: A Year in Germany with a Dressage Master

by Priscilla Endicott, Denny Emerson (Foreword by)

Overview

This delightfully written book gives readers a first-hand, behind-the-scenes look at what dressage training abroad entails. In this personal memoir, the author chronicles the year she spent in Germany studying with the great dressage master Walter Christensen. A fascinating read for anyone familiar with the challenges often faced by those who choose to seriously pursue a riding sport.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570765766
Publisher:	Trafalgar Square
Publication date:	08/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	297
Sales rank:	795,089
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Priscilla Endicott lives on her farm, The Ark, in Harvard, Massachusettes. There she pursues her interest in horses, dressage, writing, music, conservation, and meditation. She was founder of the New England Dressage Association and president for its first twenty years. Denny Emerson is an eventer, a trainer, a coach, and an activist who has achieved the United States Eventing Association's Wofford Cup for lifetime service to eventing. A former member of the United States Equestrian Team, he is also a regular contributor to the Chronicle of the Horse, an equestrian magazine. He lives in Strafford, Vermont and Southern Pines, North Carolina.