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Horse Training…from Both Sides, Now
Who didn’t learn it that way? One of the very first lesson we all absorb as tiny horse-crazy tots is to approach and handle the horse from the left side. I once went on a dude ride (no really, it’s true) and the four things that were explained to all the tourists in tennis shoes […]
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This Is What Top Equestrians Are Thankful For
In almost every book we publish, we invite our authors to include a page of acknowledgments; this is their chance to thank those who may have had a hand in their careers or the making of their books. While it isn’t every day that we look back through to see who they’ve thanked over the […]
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Thoughts on Horses, the Miraculous, and the Divine
From DRESSAGE WITH MIND, BODY & SOUL by Linda Tellington-Jones with Rebecca M. Didier Miracles surround us, on a large and small scale. It is on a personal level that we ascertain whether an occurrence qualifies as miraculous. My life has been full of what I consider miracles—from the simple unexpected to the extraordinary. […]
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Studies Show That How We Touch the Horse Matters in Training
“How the horse responds during training can be influenced not only by its affective state (mood) and arousal (alertness) level, but also by how attached it feels to the trainer,” says the August 2013 article from the International Society for Equitation Science (ISES) Arousal, Attachment, and Affective State. Is the Horse in a Learning […]
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TSB Author Linda Tellington-Jones Talks About Transforming a Defensive and Challenging Grand Prix Dressage Horse into a Trusting and Cooperative Competitor…and What She Hopes Her New Book Will Do for the Sport
At Trafalgar Square Books, we are incredibly excited to announce the release of a unique new work from rider, trainer, and innovator Linda Tellington-Jones. DRESSAGE WITH MIND, BODY & SOUL is an out-of-the-box introduction to Linda’s theories and how the Tellington Method—comprised of Ground Exercises, Ridden Work, and her specialized form of bodywork known as […]
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International Horse Training Phenoms Frederic Pignon and Magali Delgado Talk About Using Tellington TTouch in Dressage and Liberty Work
Liberty trainer Frederic Pignon and his wife, dressage rider Magali Delgado, authors of the bestselling book GALLOP TO FREEDOM, are sparkling examples of how, as human beings, we can still come to know and understand our horses in a way that allows us to “dance” together without one dance partner becoming diminished in any way. […]
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TSB Author Linda Tellington-Jones Announces Her New TTouch App for Your iPhone or iPad
Linda Tellington-Jones, author of the bestselling THE ULTIMATE HORSE BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING BOOK and the forthcoming DRESSAGE WITH MIND, BODY & SOUL has released a fabulous TTouch app that can be viewed on your iPhone or iPad! “I laughed when I realized that low-tech TTouch [Linda’s world-famous form of bodywork], based on simply using your […]
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A Look Back at the Best Horse Books and DVDs of 2011
Last year I drafted a similar retrospective of the year’s accomplishments in print, and I remember at that time feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of titles Trafalgar Square Books had managed to release in 2010. This year I’m similarly impressed (albeit admittedly biased, seeing as I’m heavily involved in the production of our list!), […]
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Don’t YOU Wish You Were Riding in Hawaii with TSB Author Linda Tellington-Jones?
It is really February here in the Northeast. Snow banks are piled high. Rivers are frozen. Horses are still woolly with thick winter coats, and even long underwear and double socks can’t keep you warm in the saddle. So, it is almost painful to imagine the perfect weather (around 80 degrees) and soft sunshine that […]