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Straightening the Crooked Horse |  | Authors: Gabriele Rachen-Schoneich, Klaus Schoneich
Creator: Christina Belton
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 160
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Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 1570763763
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.108967
EAN: 9781570763762
ASIN: 1570763763
Publication Date: July 1, 2007
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Product Description
Teaching both ground and in-saddle schooling techniques, this guide explains a revolutionary holistic system for straightening horses' bodies. Poor performance, bad behavior, and a decline in physical well-being all result from ingrained crookedness, which accounts for 95 percent of all movement problems in both pleasure and sport horses. Exploring a variety of issuesâincluding where crookedness comes from; the basic anatomy and physiology of the moving horse; how incorrect training affects the health, strength, and temperament of the horseâthis guide's complete training program will help riders and their horses achieve true straightness.
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 Worth the time for riders who want to know more January 25, 2009
Adelle Schauer (Boyd, Texas)
This book is well worthwhile for riders or trainers who are already familiar with the concept of a horse being "straight" on curves and compound curves but want to know more about how it works, and the nuances of improvement. As an equine physical therapist, I'd like to add that the handler should also make sure that there are no muscular problems causing the horse to favor one muscle group over another, and remember that we humans have CAUSED a lot of left-sidedness by doing everything from the left.
 Fascinating but lacking in detail January 9, 2009
Elizabeth A. Jacob (Darwin Australia)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have a very crooked horse as a result of an accident and am always looking for exercises to help him improve. This book is fascinating in two ways: firstly it argues that many problems we experience with our horses are due to crookedness. Many examples they give apply to my horse - rushing, panic attacks, tripping. Secondly the book describes a somewhat unorthodox method of straightening. I had expected desciptions of fairly traditional schooling exercises, but instead it describes rehabilitative excercises with a focus on groundwork. The authors recognise that many riders will baulk at their recommendations for their style of lungeing and their use of rein aids, as they seem to contradict the classical riding principles. However when I re-read Colonel Podjaski's comments on straightening, I agree with the authors that everything they describe and recommend fits within the principles of classical riding.
The disappointment for me is that they don't detail the groundwork element of the program. This seems to be because they really believe a trained professional is needed to be effective and to avoid actually harming the horse. I can understand this and don't condemn them for hesitating to encourage the average horse owner to attempt the exercise. But unfortunately most of us won't have the opportunity to take our horse to a professional trained in the approach advocated in this book.
I see the book more as an awareness raising book than a 'how to' book. However, the ridden exercises are well described and I am sure everyone can benefit from reflecting on why we use aids in the way we do, and whether we need to be more conscious of the need to be flexible in how we apply the aids and to listen more to what our horse is doing and how he is responding to our aid.
A rare find November 23, 2008
free thinker
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Congratulations to Gabriele Rachen-Schöneich & Klaus Schöneich on the publication of their book.
The book despite its well laid out appearance and beautiful line illustrations is not a coffee table book, which simply exists to be dipped into for entertainment only but a book that needs to be read and considered.
Even the title belies its true depth; lameness costs the horse owning public a huge amount of money and anxiety, as well as suffering to the horse.
There are many books, which describe lameness and tell us how to provide treatment and there are many books that show riders how to get the best from their horse so that they can look pretty and win competitions but few tell us how to recognise an innate problem and then help provide the tools in order to manage that problem.
The asymmetric horse has always existed but detailing how to recognise its existence and explaining what to do to help avoid potential lameness has seldom if ever been tackled.
Of course the explanations could have been better and the illustrations could have been bettered but what book is complete?
If I were to recommend another rare find that would compliment this one perfectly, then it would be a book, which tackles the same subject only from a different perspective and that book would be Farriery: The Whole Horse Concept.
Good luck.
 It helped my horse August 4, 2008
MO'B (MI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book helped open my eyes to the effects of crookedness in horses. Their explanations of the causes and effects crookedness has on horses was very helpfull. Following their protocol has helped my horse recover from an injury that really made him one sided. I wish there were more specific instructions with the lunging exercises, but even with the information in the book I was able to get started and see results. I will never look at a horse the same again.
 crooked horse explanations June 13, 2008
Renee S. Rushing (Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Way too intense for me to read straight through. Reading the book only convinced me that IF I thought I had a crooked horse, I'd have to find local professional help that I could afford. A little intimidating if you don't have the funds to ship a horse around.
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