THE HORSE GAZETTE
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Training without force
THE MAGIC OF THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF EQUESTRIAN ART IN JEREZ
By Mary Rose, FBHS © 2009
Jerez de la Frontera
Since early childhood
is in the south of Spain, not
I have been fortunate enough to
far from Cadiz and south of
enjoy performances of the Vien-
Seville and to everyone not
na school and attended the 400
into horses it is Sherry country,
year anniversary celebrations in
where Sherry wine is made, but
1972 in Vienna. I have seen many
to horse people it is the home
performances by the French Na-
of the Spanish Royal School of
tional School of Saumur, and I
Equestrian Art.
have attended training sessions
We arrived with only including two very talented
minutes to spare and went inside horses performing Capriole and
to enjoy the spectacular perfor- some beautiful Levades and
mance. The emphasis was most Courbettes.
definitely on the dramatic! The The performance also
flair and passion of horses and featured carriage driving and a
riders is palpable. The school is “Cobra” of mares - a group of
teaching classical dressage but mares, in this case six, linked to
with a very Spanish accent. We each other with neck collars and
all perfectly under the control of
a single trainer. There was also
an exhibition of the work of the
Spanish Cowboy, reminiscent
of a reining pattern and showing
off the speed and agility of these
beautiful horses.
When we left the per- Boerne Trailer Sales
When people speak
a n d formance we went back with my
of the Spanish Riding School
perfor- friend to his farm and enjoyed
they are usually referring to
manc- an evening of watching and rid-
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the Spanish Riding School of
e s a t ing his talented Spanish horses
Vienna, founded in the 16
th
t h e with the pictures of the Royal
Delta 500 Series
Century with horses from Spain
Portu- School spectacular fresh in our
Horse Trailer - $4,560
and Portugal which were im-
g u e s e minds and a young lady who is
ported into Austria by Archduke
N a - a student full time at the school
Ferdinand and developed by
tional but works some horses for my
cross breeding with Arabian,
School friend in the evenings showing
in Lis- off his young prospects.
Prices
Kladruber, and other breeds into
Words really cannot
Reduced!
the breed known today as the
b o n .
Delta 500 Series, 2 Horse
Lipizzaner. This school trains
All the capture the breathtaking spec-
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riders, teachers and horses,
schools are centers of classical watched a beautifully executed tacles we enjoyed in Spain - not
gives performances in Vienna
dressage but the performances quadrille, in English style tack only at the Royal School but
Make
and travels in Europe and North
are very different in flavor due but the round, baroque move- each stud farm puts on its own
Delta 600
America giving performances
to the cultural differences of ment, beautiful collection and displays and we visited some
Boerne Trailer
Series,
most years.
the people training and per- floating half passes together other very famous venues. We
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The Royal School in
forming. with the effortless piaffers and were always welcomed with
Jerez is also the Spanish Rid-
I had not been to Spain passages of these romantic enthusiasm and friendliness and
for all your
Slant Load
ing School. Founded by Alvaro
and had not seen a performance horses took our breath away. the obvious love and passion all
trailer needs!
$5,990
Domecq and now government
by the Jerez school until this We saw work on long reins, those involved with the horses
owned and run this school trains
year. I contacted a friend in Jerez featuring beautiful pirouettes have for them. To experience
riders and teachers and horses
and he got tickets for us in the and flying changes every stride this for yourself you will just
and puts on performances three
front row center and was waiting in addition to piaffer and pas- have to join me on a future
times a week in full costume
outside the beautiful buildings sage and Spanish Walk. We saw trip to Spain and let’s make it
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