30/04/2025
Toni Cherrett Classical Dressage approach for modern equestrians
I feel so grateful that we are living in a time where there is a renaissance in progress across the equestrian world energising a rediscovery of how to work with horses from, the various past Great Masters and apply it to all aspects of equestrianism.
How did the horse world move away from the ethos of allowing the horse the to have individually and the rider’s development of self-discipline (training the horse at the individual’s learning speed and physical development) and taking on the responsibility of riding mistakes?
Looking back over time it is possible that the industrial revolution had a great deal responsibility for this, as, machines sped up so many aspects of life and good horsemanship requires time. So, it is hardly surprising in our world of requiring and getting perceived instant success has placed the horse, rider and coach under such pressure. We are however, very fortunate that there are still in existence the Classical Schools in Vienna, Spain, Portugal and France to name a few. They have developed over the centuries by sharing knowledge and refusing to take up modern ideas of the time that might damage their horses or rider’s training.
Yes it is challenging, but it is also exciting to assist, along with others, to bringing the classical dressage approach in way a that can be taken up and absorbed by the modern equestrian from grass roots up to the elite in all equestrian sports. Tomorrow is already here.
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I feel so grateful that we are living in a time where there is a renaissance in progress across the equestrian world energising a rediscovery of how to work with horses from, the various past Great Masters and apply it to all aspects of equestrianism.
How did the horse world move away from the ethos of allowing the horse the to have individually and the rider’s development of self-discipline (training the horse at the individual’s learning speed and physical development) and taking on the responsibility of riding mistakes?
Looking back over time it is possible that the industrial revolution had a great deal responsibility for this, as, machines sped up so many aspects of life and good horsemanship requires time. So, it is hardly surprising in our world of requiring and getting perceived instant success has placed the horse, rider and coach under such pressure. We are however, very fortunate that there are still in existence the Classical Schools in Vienna, Spain, Portugal and France to name a few. They have developed over the centuries by sharing knowledge and refusing to take up modern ideas of the time that might damage their horses or rider’s training.
Yes it is challenging, but it is also exciting to assist, along with others, to bringing the classical dressage approach in way a that can be taken up and absorbed by the modern equestrian from grass roots up to the elite in all equestrian sports. Tomorrow is already here.
