Zen & Horseback Riding, 4th Edition: Applying the Principles of Posture, Breath and Awareness to Riding Horses

Author:  Tom Nagel 

 
Zen & Horseback Riding is about more than improving your seat — it’s about transforming how you move, breathe, and live.
Tom Nagel shows how real stability begins with the deep psoas muscles, the true core that links the upper and lower body.
Through posture, breath, and awareness, you’ll learn to ride with balance, feel your horse’s movement more clearly, and experience riding as a path of self-development.
Simple, direct, and immediately usable, this book invites you to refine both your riding and your life — one breath, one step at a time.

"I liked this book so well after being given a copy that I couldn’t wait to purchase six more copies for my friends." Sally Swift, Author of Centered Riding

"You can't ride without a seat. You can't get a seat without working on your posture. People keep trying to ride without a seat and/or a position...but, well, it just doesn't work. Gimmicks and gadgets only go so far. There is only one thing that rides the horse and that is your body. Tom Nagel's concise little book tells you what you need to know to get your body organized so that you can really SIT. I use this book in all of my Dressage in the Fourth Dimension clinics. It's a really important book!" --- --Sherry L. Ackerman, Ph.D., author of Dressage in the Fourth Dimension

Softcover: ‎ 148 pages
Size: ‎ 5 x 8 inches