This great book is the next in Xenophon Press' series by the students of Master Nuno Oliveira. Eleanor Russell studied with Oliveira for over ten years. For an entire year, she studied horsemanship with her stallion, Victorieux in Avessada, Portugal. During this time, she took dutiful notes of her master's teachings and faithfully recorded quotations of his lessons and discussions. Ms. Russell was permitted to photograph him in his daily work on average horses. This book is filled with candid, un-posed photographs seldom before seen. The lessons are practical and concrete. This volume illustrates daily life at the stables and reveals many secrets to understanding many classical dressage movements.This great book is the next in Xenophon Press' series by the students of Master Nuno Oliveira. Eleanor Russell studied with Oliveira for over ten years. For an entire year, she studied horsemanship with her stallion, Victorieux in Avessada, Portugal. During this time, she took dutiful notes of her master's teachings and faithfully recorded quotations of his lessons and discussions. Ms. Russell was permitted to photograph him in his daily work on average horses. This book is filled with candid, un-posed photographs seldom before seen. The lessons are practical and concrete. This volume illustrates daily life at the stables and reveals many secrets to understanding many classical dressage movements.

Contents Page Introduction 9 General Comments 11 The Rider 14 The Aids - Back, Seat, and Weight 17 The Aids - The Rider's Legs 21 The Aids - Spurs / Riders Hands 24 Horses' Movement 30 Work with the Lunge 38 Young Horses 43 Relaxation of the Horse 44 Halt and Rein Back 47 Circles 50 Circles/Serpentines 52 Beginning Shoulder-In 55 Shoulder-In 56 Half Pass 62 Eye, Mouth & Jaw 71 Cadence - Impulsion 76 Lightness - Collection 81 The Centre Line 83 Pirouettes 85 Piaffe 91 Passage 95 Pillars 97 Spanish Walk 99 End of Class 103 And, always, afterwards ... a caress with love