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an impressive dressage background but also has learned to love the jumping. He is a horse with a ton of personality. I love jumping Splash! Each spring there is a jumping clinic with local event trainer Tom Davis, which I participated in on Splash. He is a safe, eager jumper that allows students to work on techniques over higher fences. He is definitely loved by a lot of the students!” Donnerhaar is probably one of our nicest Warmbloods,”


Beth says fondly. “He’s from the Hanoverian ‘D’ line. ‘Donny’ is a superstar. He was up for sale for $75,000 when he came here. He’s by Davignon and out of a mare called Ballerina. He was previously Horse of the Year at First Level. He’s just a lovely horse. His owner also donated a Grand Prix Dutch Warmblood to us, but he’s since been retired.” “Both Donny and Dove are both very experienced


dressage horses,” Lindsey says. “I have ridden both a few times in my two years at Johnson and Wales. Taking lessons on them gives students a unique opportunity to explore new movements and find a correct feel with valuable schoolmasters.”


Commencement The Johnson and Wales program consistently turns


out top of the line riders, trainers and equine business managers. Their system has been working for more than three decades, and a lot comes down to the fact that each rider is progressed slowly and carefully to assure that they have each step of the ladder mastered before moving on to the next. “The students begin on the lower level horses and


gradually move up to more experienced horses,” Beth explains. “They still start with basic work on the upper level horses, so it’s not a huge leap for them. When they actually get a relationship with that horse, they’ll be able to do things like some half passes and some flying changes, but you don’t stick them up there and say, ‘Hey, let’s go do tricks!’. It’s a growing process. They’ll develop a rapport with the horse and then, and only then, will they be able to do some of the upper level movements.” Beth credits both the school’s emphasis on business


and the riding program’s emphasis on classical dressage for successfully producing top equine professionals. “Johnson and Wales is unique because of our strong business background and our basis on dressage. We strongly believe that every student, regardless of their background and regardless of their discipline of choice, be it jumping, eventing or dressage, should be properly trained in classical dressage. Some come in unsure of the dressage focus, but I don’t believe there’s been a single student who hasn’t enjoyed riding dressage by the end. They really learn how important it is to put a horse together and ride them properly.” WT


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