Schooling A Horse 2: Basic Training in the First Year Rudolf Zeilinger DVD
"To avoid any restriction on a horse's natural harmony and grace, but rather to encourage its suppleness and sheer pleasure in its own movements" is the ultimate aim of Rudolf Zeilinger, one of the most talented pupils of the late Willi Schultheis, and himself a trainer of Olympic and World Championship horses. Rudolf Zeilinger is well-known for the gentle and sensitive way he trains dressage horses, encouraging them to develop a relaxed, confident, and athletic way of going, combined with a happy, forward-thinking attitude in their work. In Part 2 of his Schooling a Horse series, Zeilinger demonstrates the continuation of early training introduced in Part 1, and he shows work to develop impulsion, straightness, and collection. The benefits of having established the principles of early training are evident in the way the horses on the DVD accept the demands of more difficult exercises, while maintaining their motivation and obvious enjoyment of the work. This DVD includes an introduction to work in the outdoor arena and with other horses, as well as a young horse's first showing experience.