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American
Dressage News
American Dressage Symposium with Kyra Kyrklund April
11-13, 2003
January 14, 2002
 The
Kentucky Horse Park will present the 2003 Kentucky Horse
Park Dressage Symposium with famed Olympic rider and
coach Kyra Kyrklund April 11-13, 2003. The symposium
will feature a progressive seminar from training level
through Grand Prix.
For many years, Kyra Kyrklund was responsible for the
training of the Finnish junior and young-rider teams.
Since 1985, they have won medals both individually and
as a team at Scandinavian and European championships.
Kyrklund is particularly proud that all the riders in
the first ever Finnish Olympic dressage team, in Seoul
1988, were all her students. In 1991, Kyrklund moved
to Sweden, becoming the chief dressage trainer at Flyinge
Stud. While she was there, the traditional Swedish stallion
center was transformed into an international "Mecca"
for dressage.
She stayed in Sweden until 1998 when she and her partner,
Richard, returned to England.
There, Kyrklund developed a system of training
horses that combines core elements of the German and
Swedish systems with her own unique techniques. She
is a fundamentalist and believes strongly that the quality
of the paces reflect the basic training. Kyrklund uses
her well-known method of treating horses with kindness
but firmness, using a logical and consistent system
to obtain excellent results. This system has made her
not only one of the best dressage riders in the world,
winning a silver medal at the World Equestrian Games
in Stockholm in 1990, and first place at the World Cup
Final in Paris in 1991, but also one of the world's
most respected and admired trainers.
Fifteen riders will be chosen by a selection committee
to help demonstrate during the symposium with Kyrklund.
Those interested in riding during the symposium must
submit a biography and video by December 31, 2002, to
the attention of Rob Hinkle c/o The Kentucky Horse Park,
4089 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511.
Complete registration information for the 2003 Kentucky
Horse Park Dressage Symposium is available at Equisearch.com
or by contacting the Kentucky Horse Park Special Events
department at 859-259-4219, fax 859-253-3211 or email.
Image copyrighted: Arnd
Bronkhorst
Related Links
Rider in the
Spotlight: Kyra Kyrklund
Kentucky
Horse Park, Host of the Symposium
Horsemagazine:
A Dressage Clinic with Kyra Kyrklund
Horsesdaily:
Bookshop: Dressage with Kyra
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