Dressage in the Fourth Dimension
“Enlightening, educational, and self-reflecting,Dressage in the Fourth Dimensionis a must-read.”— Pamela J.G. Au, author ofZen and the Horse“Ackerman’s prose is both graceful and dense, offering in each concentrated chapter not just one or two quotable gems but several dozen worthy of posting at the barn or recording in your journal, quotes that will inspire hours of contemplation and conversation.”— from the foreword by Linda Kohanov, author ofThe Tao of Equus“Dressage in the Fourth Dimensionoffers us an important piece for building a complete picture of the horse. Sherry Ackerman convincingly articulates the weighty main message of this book: horses have the ability to either liberate us or hurt us. Sherry offers the reader an abundance of valuable, coherent, and considered thinking, inspiring and encouraging us to follow the path of liberation with our horses. She also describes empathetically, on different levels, how we humans can approach the horse in a holistic way, mindful of the cultural, natural, and symbolic aspects the horse shows us.”— Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, author ofDancing with HorsesandWhat Horses Reveal“Sherry Ackerman sees the art of dressage as a means to directly experience oneness. The true language of oneness is poetry, yet Ackerman’s writing remains grounded in her experience with the horse. The time for this book is now!”— Tom Nagel, author ofZen and Horseback Riding“Dressage in the Fourth Dimensionis a groundbreaking publication. It’s the first book to address the spiritual side of riding, the Zen aspect of dressage as a path to self-realization....Sherry Ackerman’s book can help the rider find his or her way through the pitfalls of ego and frustration to become a more well-rounded, more balanced rider and a better human being, who gets more enjoyment out of riding and out of life.”— Dr. Thomas Ritter, Ritter Dressage