Inside the Manège
Inside the Manège
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Discover Classical Riding with Inside the Manège, and dive into insights from classical riders, training concepts, and equestrian culture rooted in the art of dressage and classical riding. My name is Maria Cooke and I'm a Zurich‑based, Canadian classical dressage rider and equestrian writer, who began as a hunter/jumper and moved to Europe to learn and practice my passion, classical dressage.Join me as we explore:The details of classical dressage, from biomechanics to self-carriage and balanceBaroque influences such as from the Portuguese and French classical equitation traditionsTraining philosophies from classical masters (like Nuno Oliveira, François Baucher, and Gustav Steinbrecht)Interviews and training principles that explain classical riding for riding today
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The podcast delves into classical dressage, biomechanics, self-carriage, training philosophies from masters such as François Baucher and Nuno Oliveira, and elements of Baroque equitation traditions, with episodes covering influences from the Portuguese equestrian school and practical training applications for modern riders.
Discover Classical Riding with Inside the Manège, and dive into insights from classical riders, training concepts, and equestrian culture rooted in the art of dressage and classical riding. My name is Maria Cooke and I’m a Zurich‑based, Canadian classical dressage rider and equestrian writer, who began as a hunter/jumper and moved to Europe to learn and practice my passion, classical dressage.
Join me as we explore:
- The details of classical dressage, from biomechanics to self-carriage and balance
- Baroque influences such as from the Portuguese and French classical equitation traditions
- Training philosophies from classical masters (like Nuno Oliveira, François Baucher, and Gustav Steinbrecht)
- Interviews and training principles that explain classical riding for riding today
Hélène Arianoff, a Belgian classical rider with over 60 years experience and longtime student of Nuno Oliveira, shares how to use the classical riding aids, and how she thinks modern dressage could return to classical riding principles.
Having taught all over the world, Hélène Arianoff is dedicated to passing on the principles she learned with Nuno Oliveira, and helping riders achieve the same moments of unity with the horse that she experienced through his training. Having learned with Nuno Oliveira for over 20 years, she has an incredible amount and depth of knowledge in classical riding, and how to adapt the details of training to each horse and rider.
In this episode, she shares:
◼️ How to use the classical aids; the hands, legs, and seat
◼️ How judging and riding in dressage competition has changed
◼️ How to adjust the aids for different horses
◼️ How to use the seat and shoulder-in to collect the horse
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:30 Why Classical Riding?
05:20 What Do Riders Misunderstand?
08:41 The Right Position and Seat
17:47 How to use the Seat with Horses on the Forehand
23:12 What Do You See in Modern Dressage Competition?
31:21 How to Collect the Horse with Shoulder-in
38:27 How Do You Collect for the Piaffe?
47:19 How Do You Use the Legs?
53:14 How Do You Use the Hands?
1:04:15 Changing Competition & Justin Verboomen
1:10:07 How did Nuno Oliveira Change Your Riding?
1:13:17 Lessons from Nuno Oliveira
1:18:02 Returning to the Basics
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