Training with Kyra Kyrklund, Vol 1: Communication between Horse and Rider, Dvd

Kyra Kyrklund is one of the most complete horsewomen of our time. Before concentrating on dressage, she was competingin in both eventing and showjumping in her native Finland. Kyra has to date competed at five Olympic Cames. Partnered by her unforgettable black stallion, Matador, she won a silver medal at the 1990 World Equestrial Games in Stokholm 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 in now based in England from where she travels to do clinics and seminars all over the world.

"Balance - the what, why and how" is yhe key to Kyra's logical training system. Her video series and her book "Dressage with Kyra" gives you the opportunity to appreciate and benefit from the clear and conssistent training tecniques. 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 the dressage training.
This 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 succesfully in any sphere.

Volume 1
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HORSE AND RIDER

The first volume in the series "Training with Kyra Kyrklund" concentrates on Kyra's personal philosophy no 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 reactions of the horse in a positive way by using a simple and logical signal system plus the judicious use of reward and correction. She emphasises the importance of mutual harmony and communication and what to do if communications breaks down.
Kyra says "Communication is the feeling put into a technique - and that communication is horsemanship".
Approx 25-30 mins.