The Spanish Horse in Training
Buying a spanish horse for training in dressage? Definite considerations are conformation, temperament, trainability and paces.
Training the spanish PRE for Dressage
The spanish and lusitano horses compete in the open horse world, against all other breeds, at all levels. There is a steadily growing number of PREs and Lusitanos presenting well in high level dressage where they are judged by International Rules, and at FEI levels.
Conformation of a Spanish Horse
- Good conformation definitely helps, though it does not guarantee soundness or movement.
- The conformation required in a PRE Breed class may not always co-incide with what works in dressage.
Perfect Conformation of a Spanish Horse
If we take a clinical look at some of the leading horses in dressage today we could probably spot conformation issues that the text books would frown on. Horses are living beings and, as with their human counterparts, ideal perfection is in short supply.
Conformation that shows deviations from the perfect breed norm though, does not necessarily lead to problems. Individual factors always come into play, including the overall conformation and the degree of the deviation.
Training is Key
Bloodlines and conformation are as they are.Training you can work on.
It comes back to- looking at each horse as an individual, and as a whole
- weighing up his particular pros and cons
- with his individual future in mind.
Good training produces competitive prospects and enjoyable schoolmasters, forward going andalusians, with soundly established basics.
The Horses Section in the main menu talks about our spanish horses in training and Spanish dressage horses at Novice, Intermediate, Prix St George and Grand Prix for sale from Spain.
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