Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere

male
François Robichon de la Gueriniere was a French riding master who had a profound effect on accepted method for correct training of the horse, and i...
Nuno Oliveira

Nuno Oliveira

male, deceased (1989)
Nuno Oliveira is widely acknowledged as a master of the art of dressage. Nuno was born in Lisbon on June 23, 1925. He studied riding under Joaquim...
Alois Podhajsky

Alois Podhajsky

male, deceased (1973)
Alois Podhajsky was entrusted as the director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria, in the year 1939. “I was fully conscious that I wa...
Francois Baucher

Francois Baucher

male
Francois Baucher (1796-1873) was a French riding master whose methods are still hotly debated by dressage enthusiasts today. His methods diverge...
Antoine de Pluvinel

Antoine de Pluvinel

male, deceased (1620)
Antoine de Pluvinel was the first of the French riding masters, and has had great influence on modern dressage. He not only wrote L’Instruction du...
Philip Astley

Philip Astley

male, deceased (1814)
Philip Astley (January 8, 1742-January 27, 1814) is regarded as the "father of the modern circus." He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme in England...

James Fillis

male
James Fillis (1834-1913) was a well-known French riding master. A student of Francois Baucher, he introduced his instructor's methods to his home...
Gustav Steinbrecht

Gustav Steinbrecht

male
Gustav Steinbrecht (1808-85) is considered one of the masters of dressage. His advice to ride the horse "forward and straight" is one of the...
Federico Caprilli

Federico Caprilli

male
Captain Federico Caprilli (Livorno apr 8, 1868- Pinerolo dec 6, 1907) was an Italian equestrian who revolutionized the jumping seat. His position,...

Louis Seeger

male
Loius Seeger (1798-1865) was a German equestrian who published several books and was very influential on the development of dressage. Trained under...