Conrad Schumacher's Dressage System: Prepare to Win

This first in a series of DVDs for the novice through Prix St. Georges competitor offers a unique approach to training rider confidence in combination with basic dressage principles. Based on Conrad Schumacher’s acclaimed clinics by the same name the program begins with his “Prerequisites for Winning.” Here the master coach illustrates the training and riding essentials—such as the horse’s correct neck position—that he insists must be in place before you can be assured success in the competitive arena. The DVD goes on to provide a number of Schumacher’s “Working Patterns”—intricate and challenging exercises intended to be repeated many times in succession without the rider “stopping to analyze or worry” about what went wrong and why. By consistently pushing herself outside her comfort zone in practice or warm-up the rider will discover difficult movements in her test will ride much easier. When Schumacher’s Prerequisites and Working Patterns are incorporated in a rider’s long-term mid-term and short-term show preparation the rider will find herself eagerly awaiting the ring of the bell confident focused relaxed and ready to win.