Centered Riding by Swift, Sally - 1985

North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Farm Book. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Twelfth Printing; Hardcover. 0312127340 . Cover is green with black spine; gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight. Lavishly illustrated with 140 b/w photos and drawings. Sally Swift started a revolution in riding technique: unlike the traditional riding instructor, who could seem more like a boot camp drill instructor, Ms. Swift uses vivid, unusual and highly creative images, plus a thorough knowledge of human and equine anatomy in order to ride in natural positions, and achieve ever rising goals with comfort, vitality and precision. Centered Riding is one of the main platforms for teaching instructors of therapeutic riding, a recognized physical therapy. The goal is for the rider and horse to be relaxed, correct, and as one, happy to work with each other, making riding the joy it should be. Shares many of the theories of Alexander Technique. An absolute classic for riding. My dressage teacher is a Level III Centered Riding instructor; I've been lucky enough to see how many of these theories work, and I have a much happier horse for it! ; B&W Illustrations; 8 1/4 x 9 1/2; 198 pages; Cover has light bumping. DJ has light rubbing/scuffing. .