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Dancing with Horses (2006)
For master trainer Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, work with horses is comparable to dancing. The primary obligation of riding, he explains, is to maintain the horse's powerful and elegant movement under saddle. Improper training compromises the horse's naturally joyful steps with confusing commands; a horse moves with extraordinary grace only if the request is effectively communicated. In this demonstration, Hempfling teaches us the language of horses. Advising that even the slightest movement conveys powerful information, Hempfling shoes how to use body language to communicate. In this 50 miute DVD he demonstrates his methods on wild Pyrenees stallions that are, within minutes, transformed into tame, willing partners - nevertheless retaining all their spirit. As Hempfling insists, when the tr...
Schooling Horses in Hand – A Means of Suppling and Collection with Richard Hinrichs (2006)
For centuries horses have been trained in-hand within the classical schools of riding, yet today work in-hand is often forgotten, set aside as unimportant, or thought to be too time-consuming by modern trainers. This is unfortunate because there is much to teach horses from the ground. German trainer Richard Hinrichs, an acknowledged expert on schooling inhand presents his training programme showing how schooling from the ground builds trust, obedience and balance in the horse. He clearly demonstrates that in-hand work is an excellent way of supporting and complementing work under saddle, and can be especially helpful for riders striving to achieve the higher-level movements for dressage competition. Richard Hinrichs demonstrates how the use of reins, whip, voice and body language can enco...
Pippa Funnell: Good Foundations, Flatwork and Jumping (2006)
Pippa Funnell's dedication has made her a champion and in this double DVD she explains and demonstrates many of her fundamental riding principles, plus exercises, that she believes are crucial to success. In Disc 1 Pippa works with 2 pupils as well as riding herself. The main chapters are; Working on the rider's balance. Moving forward from the leg. Improving upper body position. Exercises to help you ride more accurately. Putting it all together at the walk,trot and canter. Approx 95 mins In Disc 2 Jumping-Pippa again applies the same principles of balance ,straightness and rhythm and working with another pupil,jumps in the school. Main chapters are; Poles on a circle. Adding a cross pole to the circle. Poles in a straight line. Poles in a straight line every stride. Adding a jum...
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (2005)
Young, assertive Felicity Merriman (Shailene Woodley) lives with her mother (Marcia Gay Harden) and father (John Schneider) in colonial Virginia, where the movement toward breaking away from British rule is growing. Felicity is looking for her own kind of freedom and discovers it in the form a beautiful horse that she rescues from its cruel owner. As the American Revolution begins, Felicity finds comfort in her equine friend, but still has to contend with tumultuous changes in her life.
Flying Changes – Sara Gruen (2005)
There is a time to move on, a time to let go . . . and a time to fly. Anxiety rules Annemarie Zimmer’s days—the fear that her relationship with the man she loves is growing stagnant; the fear that equestrian daughter Eva’s dreams of Olympic glory will carry her far away from her mother . . . and into harm’s way. For five months, Annemarie has struggled to make peace with her past. But if she cannot let go, the personal battles she has won and the heights she has achieved will have all been for naught. It is a time of change at Maple Brook Horse Farm, when loves must be confronted head-on and fears must be saddled and broken. But it is an unanticipated tragedy that will most drastically alter the fragile world of one remarkable family—even as it flings open gates that have long confin...
Dreamer (2005)
Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) is a horse trainer who is struggling to connect with his precocious daughter, Cale (Dakota Fanning). But then a horse by the name of Soñador suffers a broken leg after its evil owner (David Morse) races her despite Ben's advice. Rather than put his client's injured horse down, Ben adopts her and welcomes Cale into the family business. They train Soñador to race again as grouchy but kind-hearted Grandpa (Kris Kristofferson) lends his encouragement.
