{"title":"Fall 2025 Releases","description":"\u003cp\u003eCheck out what's new at Trafalgar with our Fall 2025 collection!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-horse-is-always-first","title":"The Horse Is Always First","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eConcepts and skills from the French equitation system, joyfully distilled for modern equestrians and the horses they love to train.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor three decades French Riding Master Cyril Pittion-Rossillon has lived and worked alongside American equestrians and their horses. He has learned from what he calls a “beautiful cultural exchange,” where the riding and training styles from each place, rich in their own history and evolution, informs the other. In this, Pittion-Rossillon's first book, he illustrates what he has found in his years of education, experience, and this “cultural exchange” to be most helpful to the horse and most enlightening to the rider.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe French tradition of horsemanship is characterized by three principles: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarmony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLack of constraint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRespect for the horse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is what Pittion-Rossillon calls “a love letter from France to equestrians worldwide”—a way to approach connection and partnership with the horse that is both humane and successful. With simple, timeless explanations of these principles and practical exercises that encourage readers to explore them, \u003ci\u003eThe Horse Is Always First\u003c\/i\u003e brings ideas to light that Pittion-Rossillon believes will help horses and riders of all levels, disciplines, and performance goals. His years of experience teaching adult equestrians help him frame his knowledge in a way that is highly approachable, and his passion for horsemanship and creative expression ensure an immensely enjoyable journey, from the book's thoughtfully crafted words to its unique, hand-drawn illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned especially for browsing and beginning with the lesson or exercise you need most, \u003ci\u003eThe Horse Is Always First\u003c\/i\u003e seeks the well-being of your horse before any other goal. This is the heart and soul of the French tradition of riding. 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The couple bought an ancient and run-down farm in a remote area of the region's nature park and worked to transform it into a popular lifestyle hotel—a horseback rider's paradise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her debut memoir, Greenfield tells the story of their unique business's genesis and its heyday as it became a favored European travel destination, with repeat visitors returning every year. From high-speed gallops through the surf to free-spirited parties under starlit skies, readers will be entranced by the stunning natural world Greenfield's uniquely sensitive prose brings to life. With honesty and vivid reflection, she captures the unglamorous realities and daily challenges of life as a host, entertainer, employer, and caretaker. It is a story of endurance and discipline, but also of camaraderie and communion as guests had the chance to experience life-altering partnerships with Greenfield's herd of 35 exceptional pure or cross-bred Lusitano horses, the breed native to Portugal. Along the way, readers meet the horses and learn their backstories, benefitting from the remarkable lessons the animals with both their day-to-day caretakers, and the visiting riders who knew them only for short but intense periods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetermined to promote the most natural methods of horse care, Greenfield found conscientious tools and practices that promoted her horses' well-being while enhancing their natural versatility, endurance, courage, and generosity. The result was fit, happy, independently minded horses who gave their all to their riders. 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