photo credit: Linda I Hamid. Embajador XI in levade.

Bettina Drummond – professional trainer, Olympic Coach and performer will bring her stallion Que Macho to perform some exquisite maneuvers that we call dressage, but are actually moves that were used to train horses to sustain and prevail in the chaos of combat. Dressage may look like horse dancing but in truth, it is an equestrian art that was originally used to
train horses for war.

All of the maneuvers you may have seen set to music in the Olympics, are the product of rigorous training by both horses and riders who form the kind of perfect attunement required to ensure success and survival in the chaos of combat.

Each step, burst of speed, change in elevation or direction is communicated through imperceptible signals from the human to the horse with the kind of mutual trust that one only finds among fellow warriors on the battlefield.   

We are honored to have Ms. Drummond who has studied with world class masters of classical riding in France and Portugal.  She has coached Olympic equestrians and trained hundreds of men and women who recognize the value of discipline, time and endless practice to perfect the art of riding in complete harmony with and respect for one’s horse.