Training with Kyra Kyrklund vol. 1 - Communication between Horse and Rider

Kyra Kyrklund is one of the more complete horsewomen of our time. Before concentrating on dressage, she was competing both eventing and showjumping in her native Finland. Kyra has to date competed at five Olympic Games. Partnered by unforgettable black stallion, Matador, she won a Silver medal at the 1990 World Equestrian Games in Stockholm and won the Volvo World Cup in Paris in 1991.

After seven years as chief dressage trainer at the Swedish National Stud at Flyinge Kyra is now based in England from where she travels to do clinics and seminars all over the world.

"Balance - the what, why and how" is the key to Kyra's logical training system. Her DVD series and her book "Dressage with Kyra" give you the opportunity to appreciate and benefit from the clear and consistent training techniques. Each programme gives comprehensive guidelines to the "building blocks" of her effective "start, stop, turn" formula from the basic stages through to the most advanced levels of dressage training.

The system and philosophy has not only enabled Kyra to produce 14 international Grand Prix horses but also to train many riders in Olympic dressage, showjumping and eventing, She believes that the influence of correct basic level training gives the horse the confidence to perform consistently and successful in any sphere "Communication Between Horse & Rider" the first volume in the series concentrates on Kyra's personal philosophy and communication between man and horse and how the art of dressage and the use of the horse has developed over the centuries.

She demonstrates how the rider can harness the natural reaction of the horse in a positive way by using a simple and logical signal system plus the judicious used o reward an correction. She emphasises the importance of mutual harmony and communication and what ti do if communications breaks down.

Kyra says "Communication is the feeling put into a technique - and the communication is horsemanship".