"Horsemanship to Haute Ecole" by Silke Vallentin

From one of the stars of the 2024 show, the long awaited English translation of this inspirational book is now available here exclusively in the UK. 

Silke Vallentin is an extraordinary and gifted equestrian who teaches "Horsemanship to Haute École" around the World and from her base in Germany  

Silke dedicated 3 years to putting a lifetime of learning into this manual for healthy  movement with your horse.

It's a practical guide for everyone who wants to exercise their horse in a happy and healthy way. There's 256 pages, more than 600 photos and graphics and over 450 exercises, all beautifully presented.  A gentle and effective approach to daily life and training with your horse, this is a pathway to the joy of true connection with your horses whatever your end goals may be. 

Silke's book can take you all the way from basic ground skills through to the lightest in hand work, and the advanced movements such as piaffe, passage, Spanish walk, levade and terre a terre, all from the ground.  Throughout her many years as a trainer, Silke has successfully bridged the gap between horsemanship and dressage and made it all accessible and easy to understand.  

The exercises require focus, feeling, heart and soul. Silke gives lots of step-by-step instructions, plus plenty of tips on what you can do if something doesn’t work quite as well as you had hoped.

Whether you're a dedicated amateur or a professional trainer, whether you hack, or compete, and whatever your style of riding, Horsemanship to Haute École will help you elevate your training and partnership through connection and communication rather than control.  

Silke also shares her training philosophy and how she communicates with horses using mental connection, body language and subtle gestures. This is horse training based on harmony and communication, intuition, and gut feeling, all aspects that will help everyone who loves horses to build an even better partnership. 

This is a book that will take you and your horse on an amazing journey and you will treasure it forever! Limited edition Festival art postcards sent with all orders whilst stocks last. A heavy book, they are sent at cost which is £4.95 first class, we usually post twice a week.

You can read an in depth interview with Silke HERE