{"product_id":"the-training-spiral-168-pages","title":"The Training Spiral 168 Pages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngaging new ways to understand and implement time-proven systems of horse training.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Scales of Training, Training Scale, and Training Pyramid are familiar terms to riders. Around the globe and across disciplines, equestrians hear reference to them or study them as a part of their equestrian education. Dressage rider and trainer Sue Grice grew up with these concepts, too, and like many, found them to be not only fairly boring, but also confusing when it came to actually implementing them as part of daily training. In the course of her work with other riders, she came to realize that although many seemed to know about the Scales of Training \u003ci\u003ein theory\u003c\/i\u003e, few actually applied them \u003ci\u003ein practice\u003c\/i\u003e. Grice determined that this was because there was really no clear framework or methodology for implementing the system in a progressive manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo Grice conceived a new approach based on the standard but with a focus on a better rate of success. Success could be achieved when the rider was engaged with the system and understood how to continually adhere to it, even as advances (or falters) might occur. For over 30 years she has continued to develop and apply her ideas, and now she has finally brought them together to share with the world in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere readers find a detailed plan for applying what Grice calls the Training Spiral. She does not try to rewrite what history has shown to work in the development of the riding horse, but instead simply provides a fresh framework that enables riders and trainers to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eApply the classical elements of the Training Scale in a more progressive and logical manner, and,\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEmploy them systematically within daily training as well as over a longer period of time.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrice provides clear explanations of how to use each of the six elements (Rhythm, Suppleness, Contact, Impulsion, Straightness, and Collection), how the elements are to be used in order, and what can go wrong if they are applied in the \u003ci\u003ewrong\u003c\/i\u003e order. Clear examples are given at all levels of training, and detailed case studies demonstrate how the Training Spiral can succeed where traditional systems have failed. The spiral structure provides a means of applying the Scales of Training in practice that is not just logical but also extremely easy to follow. The clarity of Grice's approach also helps horses understand what is being asked of them, leading to a happier relationship between horses and riders, and training that progresses more quickly and easily overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Training Spiral\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable and immensely practical guide for trainers and riders at all levels, from novice to advanced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize:  168 Pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafalgar Square Books","offers":[{"title":"168 Pages","offer_id":43801085968521,"sku":"E058853","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/0506\/9193\/files\/TE058853_P.jpg?v=1776000667","url":"https:\/\/www.statelinetack.com\/products\/the-training-spiral-168-pages","provider":"StateLineTack","version":"1.0","type":"link"}