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Klaus Balkenhol
with Olympic Medallist Goldstern
at home near Warendorf, Germany
Photo by Heike Wahl
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| Olympic
veteran and international dressage trainer Klaus Balkenhol says,
"Farbenfroh at Aachen and Bonfire at Sydney -- relaxed,
supple, moving effortlessly -- are classical dressage becoming art
that we see too seldom. Instead, wringing tails, horses
jammed into frames, short-necked, behind the vertical,
mechanically-performed movements are the norm. They are also
evidence of horses being pushed too fast." |
"Breeders, with the
availability of shipped semen, have created better horses --
horses that are more athletic and more sensitive due to the
Thoroughbred influence. These talented horses offer more at
an earlier age, creating a dangerous situation when inexperienced
trainers take what these horses offer before the horses are
physically or mentally capable. The education of trainers
hasn't kept up with the development in horses. |
| "Classical education of the dressage horse requires much
time and lasts for the horse's entire life. Laying a solid foundation of basics from the first moment the
horse is handled and continuing with strict adherence to the
consecutive elements of the training scale by an experienced,
educated trainer will produce a horse who is a joy to watch. If
something goes wrong with the basic training, so that it goes out
of the classical direction and fails to obey the systematic
gymastic training scale -- the horse can easily be permanently
damaged, either physically or mentally. Rest, medical
treatment, and a return to the basics can sometimes correct
physical damage. |
| Continued
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