2015–2016

216 pp • 6 ½ x 9 ½
256 color photos, 30 illustrations
978 1 57076 760 9 • $32.95 hc
#BATR3E • Recently Published
Basic Training of the Young Horse: Third Edition
Dressage • Jumping • Cross-Country
A new edition of the acclaimed international bestseller! This
popular classic illustrates the correct way to establish a sound,
versatile training foundation in a young horse. Six-time gold
medalist DR. REINER KLIMKE’S self-trained horses went on to
achieve success at the highest levels in several disciplines, many
of them becoming World Champions. Here, based on his extensive
experience, he advises the reader on the early education of the
foal, longeing and freework, progressive training under saddle,
and eventual preparation for competition.
This fabulous new edition is enhanced with all new color
photographs and helpful tips from Reiner’s daughter, German
Olympian INGRID KLIMKE, who had a hugely successfully
2015, including Team Gold at the European Championships
and becoming the first German rider to win the FEI Classics
Series. Includes a quick-reference 10-Month Training Plan that
summarizes main goals.
NEW BOOKS
CLASSICS
THAT YIELD RESULTS
DR. REINER KLIMKE appeared in six Olympics, winning
six gold medals and two bronze, as well as dominating at the
World and European Championships. INGRID KLIMKE has
won two Olympic gold medals in team eventing for Germany, in
2008 and 2012. In January 2012, she became the second woman
ever to be promoted to a “Reitmeister” (a special title of the
German Equestrian Federation). This year has been her most
successful year yet. She is also the coauthor of the bestselling
Cavalletti (see p. 24) with her father, as well as a number of horse
training DVDs (klimke.org).
Balance in Movement
How to Achieve the Perfect Seat
The art of successful riding is the development of harmony to
such a degree that, to the onlooker, horse and rider perform in
total unity. The rider’s key to this ideal is not a static seat but
one that is capable of making finely tuned movements with
which to both communicate and remain in perfect balance with
the horse.
Originally published in 1999, SUSANNE VON DIETZE’s Balance
in Movement broke new ground in helping readers understand
the anatomical requirements crucial for establishing the
“perfect” seat. Including discussion of common rider problems
and correct application of the aids, this classic and highly
acclaimed contribution to equestrian literature is an essential
addition to every rider’s library.
*On the USDF Instructor Certification Recommended Reading List.
224 pp • 7 ½ x 10
244 color photos, color illustrations
978 1 57076 744 9 • $29.95 pb
#BAMOPB • Recently Published
SUSANNE VON DIETZE is a physiotherapist and
riding instructor. Her background in physiotherapy enables her to
understand the complex physical relationship essential between
horse and rider. She frequently tours both the United States
and Europe giving lectures and holding clinics on the subject
of balance and movement. Von Dietze currently competes in
dressage at the Prix St. Georges level.
Photo by Horst Streitferdt/Kosmos from Basic Training of the Young Horse
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