Table of Contents

Introduction; How I Got Started; Getting You Started; Perfecting the Basics; Moving On Up; Making Progress; Recipes for Dressage Basics; I'm Moving On Up; Showing; Riding a Lower-Level Dressage Test; The Work Pays Off; Higher Elevations: The Three P's; Recipes for the Three P's; Riding the Grand Prix Test; Questions & Answers; I Reach My Goal; Another Medal; Epilogue.

About the Author

Debbie McDonald is the first American dressage rider to earn the title of World Cup Champion. Nancy Jaffer is a writer and reporter.

Reviews

"McDonald has solid teaching chops, and her know-how stands out amid the anecdotes. Her admirers will enjoy her storytelling and the plentiful behind-the -scenes photographs, and aspiring riders will relish the peek at the world of top dressage competition." --"USDF Connection"

"The advice is thorough and organized in an easy-to-absorb way. Short 'check boxes' extract important information, and there's an abundance of big, beautiful photos and diagrams." --"Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar"

"McDonald has solid teaching chops, and her know-how stands out amid the anecdotes. Her admirers will enjoy her storytelling and the plentiful behind-the -scenes photographs, and aspiring riders will relish the peek at the world of top dressage competition." --"USDF Connection"

"The advice is thorough and organized in an easy-to-absorb way. Short 'check boxes' extract important information, and there's an abundance of big, beautiful photos and diagrams." --"Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar"

"The advice is thorough and organized in an easy-to-absorb way. Short 'check boxes' extract important information, and there's an abundance of big, beautiful photos and diagrams." -- "Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar"

"McDonald has solid teaching chops, and her know-how stands out amid the anecdotes. Her admirers will enjoy her storytelling and the plentiful behind-the -scenes photographs, and aspiring riders will relish the peek at the world of top dressage competition." -- "USDF Connection"