Classical Dressage

Training according to the Dressage masters; for the health of the horse

“Descente de main et descente de jambe”: relaxing of the hands and relaxing of the legs. Part 2, the legs

Iris | April 23, 2010

Baucher said “make yourself understood and let it happen”. Ask and then let the horse do it without you interfering anymore. What we see a lot in ‘modern’ dressage is the legs, always the legs… “The horse needs to be forward, so give leg”… “On the circle the horse needs to bend, so give leg”… [...]

“Descente de main et descente de jambe”: relaxing of the hands and relaxing of the legs. Part 1: turning

Iris | March 8, 2010

Baucher said “make yourself understood and let it happen”. Ask and then let the horse do it without you interfering anymore. Turning (or steering) your horse. How we DON’T do it: If we want to go to the left, we do not pull the left rein! We do not put the left rein outside either. [...]

Forgotten aid: Telepathy

Iris | February 25, 2010

Now this is interesting: what makes Classical Dressage different from ‘modern’ Dressage? There are a few big differences, and I will discuss one big one first here… The mind and ‘feeling’, or in one word: telepathy. If you don’t believe horses communicate through this it is a shame because you miss out on a number [...]

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