HOW TO TRAIN YOUR HORSE: A RIGOROUSLY CLASSICAL APPROACH
- Isaac Ares
This is the book I always searched for… and no one ever wrote. I read the classical masters, studied modern methods, dissected entire schools of thought. But what I needed simply didn’t exist. That is how this manual was born.
Isaac Ares
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR HORSE: A RIGOROUSLY CLASSICAL APPROACH
There are many dressage manuals. But none are born from the union of science, equestrian art, neurodivergent perception, and direct experience with horses living in freedom. This manual does not propose a single way of training: it redefines what classical dressage can become when the horse is understood from the inside out.
How to Train Your Horse, is the result of decades of obsessive study, living alongside wild horses, working with high level riders, and developing an analytical depth shaped by dual exceptionality. Its author, Isaac Ares a rider and trainer with level 1 autism dual exceptionality, offers a unique, precise, and deeply respectful perspective on equine training.
What Makes This Manual Different From Anything Else on the Market?
A method shaped through neurodivergence.
A hyper analytical mind and exceptional attention to detail allow each exercise to be broken down into its essential components:. what the horse feels,. what is happening inside its biomechanics,. how it interprets each request through its ethology,. what it truly receives from the rider.
This is not a “practical manual”: it is a complete cognitive map.
A true integration of science and art
While most guides repeat traditional formulas, here you learn why things work or why they don’t. Modern biomechanics, learning neuroscience, movement analysis, and classical principles merge into a coherent, updated, and comprehensible method.
A radically respectful approach
The aim is not to “dominate” or “force a frame,” but to develop healthy gymnastics that transform the horse through stability and trust. Each chapter explains how to train without hidden tension, without contradictory aids, and without creating patterns that lead to pain or resistance.
Translating the horse’s language into a training system
Based on years observing wild horses, the manual teaches how to interpret micro signals, emotional thresholds, stress patterns, and social dynamics, applying them with surgical precision in arena work.
A complete, structured, and progressive program
From foundational concepts to advanced exercises, each level follows a clear logic:. the philosophy behind each exercise,. technical execution,. biomechanical analysis,. ethological interpretation,. gymnastic patterns and training sequences.
A system nearly impossible to find in other manuals, due to its depth and clarity.
A course that doesn’t copy tradition it refines it
Instead of repeating inherited concepts, the manual questions, analyzes, and rebuilds dressage from its classical essence: harmony, lightness, symmetry, progressive preparation, and absolute respect for the horse.
An authentic and honest voice
The author’s personal journey from riding difficult horses as a child to studying ethology in the field turns this manual into more than a book: It becomes a human and equine perspective that invites the reader to rethink everything they know about riding and training.
In summary: this manual is for those who want to understand, not just imitate.
For those seeking a solid, profound, and ethical path. For those who want a horse that is healthy, balanced, strong, and mentally available. For those who feel horsemanship can and should be something more.
How to Train Your Horse: A Rigorously Classical Approach, is not just a manual. It is a quiet revolution in the way we teach and learn classical dressage.