Michael Schaffer: 2 books

**Originally published in 2001 as a hardcover, this book has become a modern day classic.** When you see a horse under saddle that looks light, elegant, and graceful—as though he’s having the best time of his life, that horse is moving in true balance. Going in true balance makes carrying a rider...

In this exciting book Mike Schaffer reduces everything in dressage to the five first tier basics: Go, Stop, Turn in, Move out, and Soften.  The author explains that we can use these “first tier basics” to develop all of the movements and qualities we seek in our horses. Training with these basics...