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Title: Nice video, but please don't try this at home folks!
Review: This whole series of videos is quite lovely visually, and Barbier deserves a lot of credit for standing up for the principles of the often-misunderstood Francois Baucher and getting out hte word about lightness and harmony in riding to many people who have seen only the abuses of competitive dressage. That said .... the actual riding on these tapes is hand riding of the most severe variety, and while there are some very good things here, there are also many many things in the riding that it would be very sad to see people emulating. Enjoy the footage, enjoy the philosophy of lightness, enjoy the beautiful Lusitano horses .... but please think long and hard -- and watch video of other classical riders for comparison -- before you actually do any of this stuff!
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