Masters of Equitation on the Trot-Martin Diggle

Brand new shop stock.  May be some slight shop wear around the edges from shelf life; see photos\nMasters of Equitation on Trot compiled by Martin Diggle\nThis book explores the enormous value of the trot in schooling and \nsuppling the horse, and explains how the natural trot of a recently \nbacked horse is developed into the working gait, which will later form \nthe basis for collection and extension.  Trot is the gait at which much \nof a horse\u2019s general schooling is carried out.  It is most suited to \nthis purpose since it is more impulsive than walk and less complex than \ncanter.  As a consequence of its diagonal nature, all four legs perform \nan equal amount of work, and the back muscles flex and extend \nalternately on each side of the spine, producing an overall suppling \neffect.\n\nIf the trot is to fulfil its role as the training gait, it must be of\n good quality, and should improve and develop as training progresses. Of\n course, this improvem.