tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116347719167321852.post1407709418843349261..comments2024-03-26T14:58:03.223-07:00Comments on EXPLORING DRESSAGE BIOMECHANICS : German Classical Equitation vs. French Classical EquitationExploring Dressage Biomechanicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14859580820686218207noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116347719167321852.post-4558972658886544352018-04-26T12:00:07.500-07:002018-04-26T12:00:07.500-07:00Thrilled to see you comment on my blog Heather and...Thrilled to see you comment on my blog Heather and so glad you liked my article! I follow you on FB and think your FB group and the OCRA are wonderful. Both are great educational tools shining light on French Classical riding done in an amateur friendly way. Looking forward to your further work!Exploring Dressage Biomechanicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859580820686218207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116347719167321852.post-60826470079097798022018-04-25T06:47:36.242-07:002018-04-25T06:47:36.242-07:00Have just come across this!! So pleased those com...Have just come across this!! So pleased those comments in my book made sense, and your further comments in this article, clarify still further. I'm saddened that the true concept if French Classical, certainly as I was taught it is largely being lost, even these days in Portugal, with the younger riders competing and therefore training far more in the competition style. I'm hoping to write another book as soon as I have time on training in the French schoo, but in the meantime am planning on a series on my Online Classical Riding Academy video site, discussing the French methods I was taught. I hope eventually to devise some online dressage tests for those who wish to compete in a different style of riding and training not based purely on power and pizzazz!! Heather Moffettenlightenedukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636556803060719624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116347719167321852.post-16412589090314592372018-03-06T06:59:21.795-08:002018-03-06T06:59:21.795-08:00You're welcome! That interplay between relaxa...You're welcome! That interplay between relaxation, energy, and balance is the key, I think, and it is easy to concentrate on one to the detriment of the others. Ultimately balance doesn't work without energy and energy doesn't work without balance as you move to more complex work. I have found the solution that works for me in the system of Dressage Naturally but I think there is more than one way to train a Dressage horse well and that different schools of training (French, German) can work better for different physical types of horses. Exploring Dressage Biomechanicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859580820686218207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116347719167321852.post-11740835038292120302018-03-04T15:25:29.131-08:002018-03-04T15:25:29.131-08:00I dug up this blog post of yours because I've ...I dug up this blog post of yours because I've thought about it off and on for a while. I think you've hit the nail on the head with the "balance through movement" and "balance before movement" line. My main trainer is a devoted Jean Luc Cornille fan, and while the "balance before movement" was essential to our development at intro/training and into First Levels, I'm starting to wonder if it's hindering us now. She still wants me to get his balance before I ask for forward in each ride, but I'm finding it easier and faster to get a good quality ride if I ask for forward first and then develop balance through lateral work. Just thinking out loud on an old post of yours that's stuck in my head for a long time now. :) Thanks for sharing this!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116347719167321852.post-26774540440678345812017-08-10T10:43:26.045-07:002017-08-10T10:43:26.045-07:00Glad you enjoyed the post! Understanding the orig...Glad you enjoyed the post! Understanding the origin of the training and also the "typical" type of horse trained under any given system sure sheds a lot of light into why things do and don't work.Exploring Dressage Biomechanicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859580820686218207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116347719167321852.post-49270555259788139152017-07-24T04:50:00.493-07:002017-07-24T04:50:00.493-07:00Excellent article! These differences are so import...Excellent article! These differences are so important to understand. All classical equitation comes from the cavalry. The German system was systematically revised and with the last edition of the Cavalry Guidelines - the original source of the 'Training Scale' (see here https://horsehaus.com/collections/books/products/hdv12-german-cavalry-manual-for-training-horse-rider), the goal of schooling became a 'modern' cavalry horse, with increased focus on 'forward'. Thank you for this article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com