Wed.
Nov. 28
1:45 - 3:00 p.m. |
U |
"Basic
Dressage Training" |
Thur.
Nov. 29
9:55 - 11:20 a.m. |
U |
"Education
of the Rider" |
Thur.
Nov. 29
4:05 - 5:30 p.m. |
U |
"Advanced
Dressage Training" |
| Biography |
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Conrad Schumacher of
Germany has trained European Championship, World Championship,
and Olympic riders including Ellen Bontje and Sven and Gonnelien
Rothenberger. At the 1996 Olympics, he coached Sven and
Gonnelien to their silver medal team finish for the Netherlands,
and Sven to his individual bronze medal. From 1979 to 1989 he
trained the European Young Rider Championship first-place team
and individual medal winners. He is the USDF Advanced Young
Rider clinician and the USDF Trainers Conference clinician. |
| Articles |
|
Conrad
Schumacher Young Rider Clinics 1998
Conformation of the Young Horse
Warm-Up
Contact, Bending and Stretching
Rider and Rider Position
Suppleness, Relaxation and Collection |
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Conrad
Schumacher Symposium 1999
Two day mounted seminar at Prince Georges Equestrian
Center
Series of videos available from USDF |
| Ouotes |
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The basic techniques, or
what they call basics, are more difficult than what comes later,
this is the Trap of Dressage. Correct basics are more difficult
than the piaffe and passage. |
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Always go back to the
basics and when you have that, you have everything |
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Sit quietly and let
things happen and then the horse becomes more calm and relaxed. |
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