By a quirk of fate, I am the author of Cowboy Dressage: Riding, training, and competing with kindness as the goal and guiding principle. Working with Eitan and Debbie Beth-Halachmy to tell the story of the wonderful new tradition they are creating was a privilege and an education. The book features the photography of Lesley Deutsch, and includes many diagrams prepared by Eitan himself that illustrate the gaits and movements of Cowboy Dressage.
The book was released in October, 2015.
See my recent interview with Eitan (August 2020): An interview with Cowboy Dressage founder Eitan Beth-Halachmy
and his wife, Debbie: What was I thinking? (An interview with Debbie Beth-Halachmy)
Places to buy the book:
Great news! My book is now available in digital eBook format directly from my publisher Trafalgar Square Books! Visit this link to order: https://trafalgarbooks.com/.
Buying publisher-direct is beneficial to authors and supports small, independent businesses.
You can also buy the digital book at:
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
The physical Cowboy Dressage book now out of print, but you can still find copies at:
Alibris
AbeBooks
I have a few copies left, so you can also leave me a message here if you are interested.
Some background:
A piece by my editor: What Exactly Is Cowboy Dressage All About?
Q & A interview on Horse and Rider website (December 15, 2015)
A new book about Cowboy Dressage: Dressage the Cowboy Way: The Complete Guide to Training and Riding with Soft Feel and Kindness
May 2017 review California Riding Magazine
Trafalgar Square blog post about transitions as covered in the book (October 2017)
Press coverage:
Great article about Cowboy Dressage in the July issue of California Horsetrader!
Review/summary in Mid-South Horse Review
EQUUS published an (adapted) excerpt in the January issue!
Western Horseman reviewed the book:
And yet another brief review in Ranch & Reata!
Places to learn more about Cowboy Dressage:
Cowboy Dressage World: where to go to find out about the people behind the scenes at Cowboy Dressage events, the nuts and bolts of organizing them, judging, and just about anything else you need to know.
Cowboy Dressage Facebook page: All the news, plus fascinating tidbits of information from history and other disciplines.
Jenni Grimmett’s blog about all things Cowboy Dressage
An old video of Eitan and Holiday Compadre:
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