INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

Mauro Checcoli Olympic Eventing Gold individual and team medalist Tokyo 1964 Five years have passed since I started doing FISE Instructor Training Courses at Pratoni del Vivaro (taking into consideration the COVID gap). I have taught over a hundred riders. For the most part, at different competitive levels, coming from almost all Italian regions, with…

EQUESTRIAN CULTURE

Theory and practice Theory is knowledge, practice is knowing how to do, but it is always knowledge that precedes the action. Without equestrian culture and skill in training horses no teaching is possible. In horse riding, the trainer moulds his student, the horse.This is an extremely sensitive creature on which any intervention, positive or negative,…

INTERVIEW WITH JONELLE PRICE

THE PHYSICAL FITNESS OF THE RIDER Susanna Cottica/ Verdiana Diaris Nowadays equestrian disciplines require very thorough and targeted athletic preparation and training for both horses and riders. The modern training parameters require extreme fitness, which is essential to develop sporting and athletic qualities, including concentration, agility and reactiveness. This is essential not only to face…

HORSE & LAW

Purchase and change of ownership of a horse Avv. Michela Masoero – Horses and Law horsesandlaw@gmail.com www.horsesandlaw.it Horses are naturally muscular. Their extraordinary musculature is the result of centuries of selection. Often we hear people say, “the horse is mine because it is registered in my name”, or “the money isn’t into my account, I…

HORSES’ MUSCLES

There are approximately 700 muscles in a horse’s body… Prof.ssa Emanuela Valle Dip. Scienze Veterinarie – Università di Torino Horses’ bodies is naturally very muscular.Their extraordinary musculature is the result of centuries of genetic changes, which have refined characteristics such as speed, endurance and strength. Each equestrian discipline has led to the formation of breeds…

THE MORAL ISSUE

The moral issue: is it fair to use horses for sport? By Angelo Telatin Modern theories concerning how horses learn oblige us to make unavoidable changes to keep up with the times. Relationship between human beings and horses. These are important words that represent different schools of thought but all with the same fil rouge:…