The
Spanish
Riding
School
excels in two basic areas. One is their world famous airs above the ground. The majesty, the power, of the Capriole, the Courbette, and even the Levade are absolutely stunning and breathtaking. The other area that the Spanish riding school excels in is riding in synchrony with other horses. The eye is pleased when we see horses or dancers doing the same thing at the same time, each hand raise simultaneously, each leg lifted at the same time. What a wonderful display of control when we see eight white beautiful stallions cross the arena at the same time.
In our last issue we showed through film how the Portuguese riding school taught their version of the Croupade. The training being not quite what we would consider classical. The horse restrained in front while encouraged to kick out the back. And how do we get the horse restrained in front? Why we tie him with two ropes to two posts we have dug deep into the ground. That way he can’t get away. Without the restraint in front, almost impossible to get the horse to kick out behind
The main focus of the Spanish riding school are the airs above the ground. The airs above the ground require much of the same. They require the horse to kick out powerfully with his hind legs. And just as the Portuguese riding school has discovered, the Spanish riding school has also discovered or known through the centuries that the best way to get a horse to kick out behind is
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