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This is the DVD that not only shows Toms knowledge, but his personality and his humor. Tom would always try to encourage people not to just ride mechanically but as he would express it, "Feel the whole horse".    I think this new DVD captures this important element of his work and is a wonderful example of feeling the whole horse.                                                                -- Margaret Dorrance

 

The contents of this DVD present the work of Tom Dorrance, an extraordinary gifted horseman.

Disc 1 shows Tom teaching how to develop a better understanding of his three major principles of horsemanship, Feel Timing and Balance.

With his direction and support, it is easy to see how the horse and rider begin to make positive changes. There is a huge amount of information given from Tom as he explains different ways of approaching the horse to get the job done. Although we show the rider working on specifics, straightness, starting or stopping with good engagement, and much more; the important element to appreciate is what Tom says and how he teaches the rider to help direct and support the horse. Because this is the key to so much more.

Disc 2 starts with a little biography of Tom as he talks about his earlier days and his family. This transitions well into an in depth discussion of his bestselling
book 'True Unity', where Tom, for the first time on film, expands on some of the deeper and finer points he makes within the book.

Throughout there are wonderful examples of Tom's sense of humor as well as his remarkable wisdom.

Tom Dorrance found worldwide acclaim as a unique horseman in his lifetime. He showed riders of all disciplines what was possible if the human worked a little harder at understanding the horse.

Important Viewer Note:
There are a few places where the audio track may vary in volume.
Two disk set, total running time 135 minutes

When we began the filming of Tom and talked about how we might best present his work to people he said, ” I’m just living.  If anybody gets any good out of it, that’s great.  I don’t want to force it on others.  I don’t work with a horse that way and I don’t work with people that way.”  This quote speaks volumes about the manner in which Tom Dorrance lived his life. From a learning perspective, I think we all have a capacity and capability to do more, to understand on a more complex level. But it would depend on the subject, you have to have an interest in it. So when Tom is helping a person or a horse he’s not just instructing, he’s encouraging in a way that helps the person or the horse to try and find the answer themselves without demanding it.  It would seem that most horses will try harder than the person, sometimes.  This DVD is for those people with the tenacity and desire to improve their horsemanship.  Cheers John Saint Ryan

 

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