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Lessons in Lightness de Mark Russell

Lessons in Lightness

Autor Mark Russell
en Limba Engleză Paperback – dec 2016

Remarcăm în Lessons in Lightness o deschidere interdisciplinară rară în literatura ecvestră, unde tehnicile tradiționale de dresaj clasic se întâlnesc cu filozofia și controlul energiei specifice Tai Chi-ului și Chi Gung-ului. Autorul Mark Russell propune o paradigmă care transformă antrenamentul dintr-o impunere de forță într-un proces de educație bazat pe relaxare. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care autorul prioritizează starea mentală a calului, demonstrând că un animal tensionat nu poate procesa informații noi, indiferent de disciplina practicată. Structura cărții urmărește o progresie logică și accesibilă: începe cu relaxarea mandibulei și continuă pe întreaga linie a coloanei vertebrale, oferind cititorului instrumente practice pentru a genera energie fără a induce rigiditate. Această abordare biomecanică asigură dezvoltarea forței și flexibilității calului într-un mod sustenabil. Această lucrare acoperă aceeași arie tematică precum The Science and Art of Riding in Lightness de Robert Stodulka, dar cu o abordare mai practică și orientată spre experiența senzorială a călărețului, spre deosebire de rigoarea clinică a lui Stodulka. Deși autorul Mark Russell este cunoscut în alte sfere editoriale pentru lucrări diverse precum God Is Disappointed in You sau incursiuni în universul benzilor desenate ca Superman: Space Age, Lessons in Lightness reprezintă moștenirea sa fundamentală în arta ecvestră. Lucrarea reflectă decenii de studiu sub îndrumarea maestrului Nuno Oliveira, distilând o filozofie a blândeții care rămâne relevantă pentru orice călăreț, indiferent de nivelul de experiență, oferind o alternativă documentată la metodele coercitive.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781599210711
ISBN-10: 1599210711
Pagini: 200
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Xenophon Press LLC
Locul publicării:United States

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte oricărui proprietar de cal care dorește să înțeleagă biomecanica relaxării. Veți câștiga o metodă clară de a comunica cu animalul, trecând de la control prin forță la direcționarea energiei libere. Este o lectură esențială pentru a preveni uzura fizică și stresul calului, oferind exerciții practice ce pot fi aplicate imediat, de la lucrul la mână până la exercițiile sub șa în toate alurile.

Despre autor

Mark Russell (1951-2016) a fost un autor versatil și un clinician ecvestru respectat, a cărui carieră a împletit discipline aparent divergente. Deși a activat ca instructor de golf la Walt Disney World și a scris scenarii pentru serii celebre de benzi desenate, pasiunea sa fundamentală a fost dresajul academic. După studiile cu maestrul Nuno Oliveira, Russell și-a dedicat viața rafinării conceptului de „lightness” (ușurință), integrând principii de biomecanică și arte marțiale interne pentru a îmbunătăți relația dintre om și cal.

Notă biografică

I discovered my affinity for horses at the age of eight when my mother placed me on the back of a quiet draft horse and left us to graze for an entire afternoon. As soon as I was old enough I went to work at a sales barn and assisted in training and presenting horses. Noticing that my efforts were frequently hampered by poorly shod horses I enrolled in farrier school. For the next decade, my work consisted of a variety of endeavors: training Thoroughbred race horses, training western performance horses and Arabians, and continuing to shoe to improve my horses' movement and comfort. By the late 1970s my business was split equally between shoeing and training. The fact that I was shoeing most of the horses I trained gave me a personal perspective into the unique way each horse traveled. It allowed me to feel from the saddle the effects of any corrective measures I had made to the hoof. As my client list grew, I gained exposure to other riding disciplines outside the western sphere. An introduction to dressage inspired me to examine the origins of classical horsemanship and the writings of the "old masters." As a result, I came to view dressage as essential to all horse training and incorporated its fundamental exercises into my own program regardless of riding discipline. In the 1980s, while pleased with my success in horse training and the direction of my career overall, I wasn't content. There was an ever-present sense that something was absent from my work, some yet-to-be-discovered secret. When a client invited me to attend a clinic with the Portuguese trainer Nuno Oliveira (1925-1989),who was touring the United States at the time, I agreed to join her though I had no particular knowledge of Oliveira or his work. The moment I saw Master Oliveira ride, I knew the secret that had eluded me was right before my eyes. I saw not only lightness, balance, and harmony, but a horse that was happy and proud in his work. Oliveira's humanity spoke to me through the movement of his horse-this was my revelation. After attending that clinic for three days I decided to travel to Portugal to ride at Oliveira's school. While there, my perception of horse training changed dramatically: all of what I had known about the process collided with Oliveira's way of interpreting the horse. Through Master Oliveira's instruction, I learned the principles of riding in lightness, principles that had their roots in the teachings of the old masters, methods now referred to as classical dressage. In my lessons I learned to feel the horse as never before. That was Master Oliveira's gift to me. He taught me to learn from the horse every single day, to listen to the horse, and to feel from the horse, on the horse's terms, not mine. He taught me to focus on the nuances of communication, nuances that had eluded me in the past. I came away from that experience with a deep sense of understanding and purpose. Since then I've worked with students and horses of all abilities and every background. Training in lightness gives the rider insight into an educational process whose goal is to achieve optimal unity between horse and rider. No matter how well you ride or how talented your horse may be, he can only do what you prepare him for and then ask for correctly. That is why a successful training program must work the horse and rider together as a unit.

Descriere scurtă

Mark Russell (1951-2016) explains the theories and methods of the Old Masters in his easy-to-implement progression suitable for educating the riding horse in all disciplines. Lessons in Lightness offers the rider the concept of educating rather than training the horse using relaxation as the cornerstone. A tense horse has difficulty assimilating new information, yet relaxation often can be a difficult state to achieve. Mark Russell demonstrates not only how to attain relaxation but also how to maintain it throughout the horse's education. Following Mark's well-illustrated advice, energy is created in the horse without tension; the resultant free-flowing energy can be merely directed instead of forced. The progression of obtaining relaxation is fully explained by first accessing the horse's jaw, then working down the entire spine to the hind feet. The method incorporates all lateral movements, in-hand work and under-saddle work in all gaits. Educated using this progression, the horse will develop flexion and strength in a bio-mechanically beneficial way while avoiding emotional stress and physical strain. In this vein, Lessons in Lightness is written with the horse's perspective in mind. After working with horses in a variety of capacities, Mark studied with Master Nuno Oliveira and, according to Mark, this "changed everything." Mark enriched his horsemanship with his practice of Tai Chi, Chi Gung, and Natural Horsemanship. Mark was a popular clinician who was uniquely able to assist all horses and riders, regardless of their experience level in their chosen discipline. Mark Russell was tragically killed in a riding accident on June 12, 2016. Mark's wife, Hela is committed to preserving his life's work. For more information visit www.naturaldressage.com.