内容简介
Thisneweditionofthehighlyregardedinternationalbestsellerillustratesthecorrectwaytoestablishasound,versatiletrainingfoundationinayounghorse.ReinerKlimke'sself-trainedhorseswentontoachievesuccessatthehighestlevelsinseveraldisciplines,manyofthembecomingWorldChampions.Here,basedonhisextensiveexperience,headvisesthereaderontheearlyeducationofthefoal,longeingandfreework,progressivetrainingundersaddle,andeventualpreparationforcompetition.Nowenhancedwithallnewcolorphotosandhelpfultipsfromhisdaughter,Ingrid—arespectedriderandcompetitorinherownright—ispoisedtoagainbecomethemodernstandardonhorsetraining.
作者简介
IngridKlimkeisaformerinternationaltrainerofdressage,showjumping,andeventhorses,andcurrentlycompetesforGermanyasaneventrider.Shehadalwaysbeenabletocallonherfather’sexperiencesbuthasalsobeengreatlyinfluencedbyFritzLigges,IanMiller,andAnneKursinski.SheappearedatfourOlympics,from2000to2012.WithherhorseAbraxxas,shehaswontwogoldmedalsinteameventing,atthe2008SummerOlympicsandthe2012SummerOlympics.
InJanuary2012,shewaspromotedtoa“Reitmeister”(RidingMaster,aspecialtitleoftheGermanEquestrianFederation).Klimkeisthesecondwomanevertobepromotedas“Reitmeister”.
ReinerKlimke(1936–1999),oneofthemostfamousandsuccessfuldressageridersofalltimewonOlympicDressageteamgoldmedalsin1964,1968,1976,1984,1988,andtheindividualgoldin1984onhismostfamoushorse,Ahlerich.EarlyinhisridingcareerhecompetedineventingandwasamemberofthewinningWestGermanthree-dayeventteamatthe1959EuropeanChampionships,andcompetedforWestGermanyinthe1960summerOlympics.
Klimkenotonlyrodeandtrained,butalsoranalawfirmandservedonseveralboards,includingtheFEIDressageCommittee.Withhiswife,Ruth(alsoatopshowjumpinganddressagerider),hehad3children:Ingrid,Rolf,andMichael.HisdaughterIngridKlimkecompetessuccessfullyattheinternationallevelineventinganddressageandwonaneventinggoldatthe2008summerOlympicstwentyyearsafterherfather'slastOlympicgoldmedal.HissonMichaelalsocompetesattheGrandPrixlevelindressage.Klimkediedatage63inMunster,Germany.
