Classical Riding and Dressage Australia

Here you will find a collection of resources and links relevant to riders, teachers and trainers who are interested in preserving and promoting Classical Dressage and Riding. My motivation to 'spread the word' on Classical Riding comes from a lifelong quest to know, respect and protect the nature of horses, and to realise the joy of riding in lightness with the willing consent of the horse.

Classical Riding is not new, nor is this site intended to be about anyone's particular system of training. "Classical Schooling" has too much history to be claimed by any one individual, though many worthy masters and scientists have added value to it, and still do. It is old, but it is not static. The art and science of classical riding remains dynamic to keep improving with all the current scientific, physiological, ethological and bio-mechanical developments that we now have access to.

Horse trainers (ie. anyone who rides or handles a horse) tend to travel a long and winding road that rarely leads to the harmony and lightness we may have hoped to find. My hope, is that the resources here will help to straighten or shorten the windy road a little, and lead you to play with a philosophy of positive lightness with your horses. Living with horses is indeed a humbling and highly rewarding journey of self-discovery, in more ways than one, and with respect for the horse, we invite you to come for the ride. http://www.classicalriding.com.au/