Book Reviews Archives - Dressage Today https://dressagetoday.com/category/lifestyle/book-reviews/ Dressage Today is the training and educational resource for dressage riders at every level. Videos and instructional articles offer tips. Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:39:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://s3.amazonaws.com/wp-s3-dressagetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/09180459/DT-Favicon-150x150.png Book Reviews Archives - Dressage Today https://dressagetoday.com/category/lifestyle/book-reviews/ 32 32 Chelsea Canedy: ‘Allowing Everything to Be, Even When It Feels Ugly’ https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/chelsea-canedy-allowing-everything-to-be-even-when-it-feels-ugly/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 22:57:10 +0000 https://dtmembership.wpenginepowered.com/news/chelsea-canedy-allowing-everything-to-be-even-when-it-feels-ugly/ In our second excerpt from Chelsea Canedy's debut memoir, the dressage rider and Mustang advocate talks more about the special relationships she developed with two Mustang mares and the resilience and self-discovery they taught her.

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]]> Chelsea Canedy: ‘Allowing Everything to Be, Even When It Feels Ugly’ https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/chelsea-canedy-allowing-everything-to-be-even-when-it-feels-ugly-2/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 22:57:10 +0000 https://dtmembership.wpenginepowered.com/news/chelsea-canedy-allowing-everything-to-be-even-when-it-feels-ugly-2/ In our second excerpt from Chelsea Canedy's debut memoir, the dressage rider and Mustang advocate talks more about the special relationships she developed with two Mustang mares and the resilience and self-discovery they taught her.

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]]> Chelsea Canedy Talks About How Horses Pulled Her Through Self-Doubt in Her Debut Memoir https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/chelsea-canedy-talks-about-how-horses-pulled-her-through-self-doubt-in-her-debut-memoir/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:07:39 +0000 https://dtmembership.wpenginepowered.com/news/chelsea-canedy-talks-about-how-horses-pulled-her-through-self-doubt-in-her-debut-memoir/ Dressage rider and mustang advocate Chelsea Canedy shares raw, personal stories and lessons learned in studying equine behavior that helped navigate her career, family and life. Read this first excerpt from her new memoir.

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]]> Author of Beloved Horse Series Debuts New Novel—The Star Horse https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/author-of-beloved-horse-series-debuts-new-novel-the-star-horse/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:18:44 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=17018 Sarah Maslin Nir, author of the Once Upon a Horse series, has a new novel—The Star Horse—a story inspired by a special therapy horse and the people who loved him.

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]]> Laura Graves: The Making of Diddy https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/laura-graves-the-making-of-diddy/ Mon, 29 Jun 2020 14:00:43 +0000 http://ci02687cf82001266c An excerpt from Riding for the Team: Inspirational Stories of the USA's Medal-Winning Equestrians and Their Horses

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]]> Understanding Dressage Saddle Fit: Asymmetry https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/understanding-dressage-saddle-fit-asymmetry-32031/ Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:22:00 +0000 http://ci0202779dc0042693 The horse’s asymmetry must be part of the equation.

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]]> Nature, Nurture and Horses https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/nature-nurture-and-horses-30478/ Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:00:00 +0000 http://ci0202779e60052586 A Journal of Four Dressage Horses from Birth through the First Year of Training

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]]> The Fundamentals of Rhythm in Dressage Work https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/the-fundamentals-of-rhythm-in-dressage-work/ Sun, 01 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0000 http://ci0202779cd00b2693 Eckart Meyners explains how to establish the young horse’s natural rhythm under the weight of the rider.

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]]> Hands-On TTouch Training for Kids and their Horses https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/experts-27294/ Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://ci0202779bf0022586 A review of My Horse, My Friend

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]]> Positive Retraining for the Poorly Ridden Horse https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/positive-retraining-poorly-ridden-horse-gerd-heuschmann/ Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://ci0202779cc00f2586 Dr. Gerd Heuschmann explores what it means to be a responsible rider in his book, Balancing Act: The Horse in Sport—An Irreconcilable Conflict?

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