Compassionate Training for Today’s Sport Horse – Karin Leibbrandt

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Compassionate Training for Today’s Sport Horse by veterinarian and trainer Karin Leibbrandt DVM introduces a thoughtful and science-based approach to horse training that focuses on the horse’s physical wellbeing and natural movement. Drawing on her experience in veterinary medicine and rehabilitation, Leibbrandt developed the 4DimensionDressage method to help riders understand how balance and posture influence a horse’s health, performance and long-term soundness.

In this book, the author explains how horses can learn to carry themselves correctly when their bodies are balanced in four directions: vertical, horizontal, lateral and diagonal. By recognising and improving these aspects of balance, riders can support the horse’s strength, coordination and freedom of movement while reducing unnecessary strain on the body.

Readers will learn how imbalance affects the horse’s way of going, how weight distribution influences movement, and how specific exercises can improve stability, flexibility and engagement. The book also explores how training methods can contribute to common physical problems and how thoughtful, biomechanically informed training can help prevent them.

Clear explanations and practical insights make the book useful for riders of all disciplines, from leisure riders to professionals. Its aim is to help horses develop healthy movement, better balance and confidence under the rider while building a more harmonious partnership between horse and human.