Klaus Balkenhol

A celebrity of the international dressage world, Klaus Balkenhol has an impressive record at the highest levels of competition. With two Olympic gold medals and an individual bronze, along with innumerable German, European, and World Cup wins to his name, he was a legend long before he assumed his present role as chef d'equipe of the US dressage team. So involved is he in the sport one cannot separate his personal story from this training philosophies which are grounded in the timeless are of classical riding. In this new book you learn about both the man and his mission as his biography is brilliantly intertwined with his views on training the dressage horse. From fascinating personal anecdotes to practical tips for choosing the right horse adjusting the training scale to accommodate different rides and even correcting specific upper level training problems this book delivers both engaging memoir and relevant education.