This series of Western Dressage exercises are designed to improve suppleness, balance in movement, and responsiveness. Each exercise has a specific goal in mind, and they are organized by different areas of focus: softness, looseness, rider development, engagement, adjustability, and ground work. With illustrated step-by-step instructions and full arena diagrams, you'll quickly be on your way to mastering this exciting discipline. The exciting new discipline of Western Dressage allows riders of Western pleasure, work, or competitive horses to take advantage of the benefits of traditional dressage using Western tack and attire. This book, the first on the topic, has step-by-step instructions for the 101 key exercises. Jec Ballou is the author of 101 Western Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider, 101 Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider, and Equine Fitness. She is a national advisor to the Western Dressage Association of America and contributed to the current rules for the sport. She teaches clinics across the United States. She lives in Santa Cruz, California. Stephanie Boyles is the co-author of 101 Western Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider, founder of Unbridled Rider, and the creator of the mobile applications 101 Dressage and 101 Western Dressage. Boyles lives in Boulder, CO. Al Dunning has been training award-winning Quarter Horses and outstanding riders for more than 40 years. He and his students have won numerous national titles in reining, cutting, working cow horse, and other disciplines. He owns Almosta Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona (www.aldunning.com). Contents Foreword by Al Dunning 1. What is Western Dressage? 2. Softness 1. Correct Flexion 2. Releasing Tension 3. Arena Diamond 4. Random Rails 5. Serpentine with Poles 6. Haunches-in Prep 7. Circle 8s 8. Circle Prep 9. Lope Chute 10. Box Turns 11. Testing Balance #1 12. Testing Balance #2 13. Leg-yield to Smaller Circle 14. Lope Lightness 15. Quarter Pirouette and Halt 16. Fine Tuning 17. Half-pass to Leg-yield 18. Shoulder-in to Haunches-in 19. Two Circles at Once 3. Looseness 20. Controlled Wandering 21. Snake over Poles 22. Circle Review 23. Free Wheelin' 24. Sit and Stretch 25. Warm-up Figure 8 26. Stretching and Rounding 27. Cavalletti Half-circles 28. Suspension Square 29. Testing the Walks 30. Adjust the Walk #1 31. Adjust the Walk #2 32. Raised Fan 33. Turn Both Ends 34. Jog Diagonals 35. Three Step, Three Step 36. Leg-yield to Lengthening 4. Rider Development 37. Getting Centered 38. Rider Posture 39. Rider Coordination 40. Independent Seat 41. Finding Feel 42. Developing Seat 43. The 4x4x4 44. No Hands 45. Pelvic Rock 46. Mindful Corners 47. Lope Transitions on Centerline 48. Box Transitions #1 49. Box Transitions #2 5. Engagement 50. Circle Up 51. Balance Pattern 52. Over and Forward 53. Working to Lengthened Jog 54. Two Poles plus a Stride 55. Step Under 56. Collected Walk 57. Collect - Extend 58. Schaukel #1 59. Schaukel #2 60. Collection Serpentines 61. Jog Half-pass 62. Lope Bowtie 63. Counter to True 64. Counter-lope Serpentine 65. Lope Half-pass #1 66. Lope Half-pass #2 67. Pirouette to Half-pass 68. Very Collecte

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