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><channel><title>Blog@X &#187; Book</title> <atom:link href="http://www.krowchukdressage.com/blog/tag/book/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.krowchukdressage.com/blog</link> <description>Classically Speaking</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:53:40 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Centered Riding by Sally Swift</title><link>http://www.krowchukdressage.com/blog/2009/05/centered-riding-by-sally-swift/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=centered-riding-by-sally-swift</link> <comments>http://www.krowchukdressage.com/blog/2009/05/centered-riding-by-sally-swift/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 17:21:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>blogmeister</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Recommended Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Centered]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Farm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Riding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Square]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trafalgar]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://krowchukdressage.com/blog/2009/05/06/centered-riding-a-trafalgar-square-farm-book-hardcover/</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you haven't read Sally Swift's Centered Riding yet, you owe it to your horse to grab a copy of this classic book! Just buy it!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Review:</p><p>&#8220;Even the best riders know what it&#8217;s like to hit a learning plateau&#8211; a time when, no matter how hard you work, you seem to get nowhere. Such interruptions in a rider&#8217;s progress often stem from a false or imprecise understanding of what he or she is trying to do, <span id="more-370"></span>or the lack of a key image that could put things together, working in synchrony. For the rider who needs either or both of these (and who does not, from time to time?), Sally Swift&#8217;s Centered Riding will prove indispensable. Wonderfully explicit in explaining and showing what should work how, Centered Riding is also wonderfully imaginative in finding just the right psychological images to help go beyond the mere mechanics. A work of truly remarkable originality and ingenuity, it cannot fail to help many riders attain their present goals, and then move ahead to set higher ones.&#8221;&#8211;William Steinkraus, Chairman, U.S. Equestrian Team, Inc., Olympic Gold Medalist, Show-jumping, 1968, Mexico City&#8221;.</p> <br /> <br /><table cellpadding="0"class="amazon-product-table"><tr><td valign="top"><div class="amazon-image-wrapper"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Centered-Riding-Trafalgar-Square-Farm/dp/0312127340%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIR3UXPU7Y7GQQPAQ%26tag%3Dkrowcdress-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0312127340"  target="amazonwin" ><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51y5Lc%2BXluL._SL160_.jpg" class="amazon-image amazon-image" /></a><br /> <a rel="appiplightbox" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51y5Lc%2BXluL.jpg"><span class="amazon-tiny">See larger image</span></a></div><div class="amazon-buying"><h2 class="amazon-asin-title"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Centered-Riding-Trafalgar-Square-Farm/dp/0312127340%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIR3UXPU7Y7GQQPAQ%26tag%3Dkrowcdress-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0312127340"  target="amazonwin" ><span class="asin-title">Centered Riding (A Trafalgar Square Farm Book) (Hardcover)</span></a></h2> <span class="amazon-author">By (author) Sally Swift</span><br /></div><hr noshade="noshade" size="1" /><div align="left"><table class="amazon-product-price" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="amazon-list-price-label">List Price:</td><td class="amazon-list-price">$25.95 USD</td></tr><tr><td class="amazon-new-label">New From:</td><td class="amazon-new">$15.98 <span class="instock">In Stock</span></td></tr><tr><td class="amazon-used-label">Used from:</td><td class="amazon-used">$7.75 <span class="instock">In Stock</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" colspan="2"><div class="amazon-dates"> <br /><div><a style="display:block;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:5px;width:165px;"  target="amazonwin"  href="http://www.amazon.com/Centered-Riding-Trafalgar-Square-Farm/dp/0312127340%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIR3UXPU7Y7GQQPAQ%26tag%3Dkrowcdress-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0312127340"><img src="http://www.krowchukdressage.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/amazon-product-in-a-post-plugin/images/buyamzon-button.png" border="0" style="border:0 none !important;margin:0px !important;background:transparent !important;"/></a></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="crp_related"><h3>Related Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.krowchukdressage.com/blog/2009/04/centered-riding-part-1-by-sally-swift/" rel="bookmark" class="crp_title">Centered Riding: Part 1 by Sally Swift</a></li><li><a href="http://www.krowchukdressage.com/blog/2010/01/alyssa-and-cf-sambucca-do-it-again/" rel="bookmark" class="crp_title">Alyssa and CF Sambucca do it again!</a></li><li><a href="http://www.krowchukdressage.com/blog/2010/07/klimke-on-cavalletti-schooling-of-horse-and-rider-over-ground-poles/" rel="bookmark" class="crp_title">Klimke on Cavalletti: Schooling of Horse and Rider over Ground Poles</a></li><li><a href="http://www.krowchukdressage.com/blog/2009/06/alyssa-and-sammi-go-to-their-first-dressage-show/" rel="bookmark" class="crp_title">Alyssa and Sammi go to their first dressage show</a></li><li><a href="http://www.krowchukdressage.com/blog/2009/05/101-dressage-exercises-for-horse-rider/" rel="bookmark" class="crp_title">101 Dressage Exercises for Horse &amp; 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