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2007 Global Dressage
Forum
Jean Bemelmans Talks about flexible training at 2007
Global Dressage Forum
October 16, 2007
 Training
methods are a ‘hot item’ in international
dressage. During the 2007 Global Dressage Forum, which
is the annual discussion platform in the equestrian
world,
trainers and scientists are meeting to discuss recent
developments. One of the trainers, presented in this
year’s Forum, is Jean Bemelmans. He has been
a successful international rider, and is now national
trainer of the Spanish team.
Bemelmans says: ‘In
Germany we have the classical training scale, and we
always work on that scale, but in the end there are
many ways to Rome, and it doesn’t always go directly
to Rome. You can have problems, you can have a nervous
horse, there are many possible problems, then you have
to find out the right way to come to the end with that
horse. We should be flexible. I don’t think some
training methods are acceptable, and some are not,
we should be critical on welfare in any training method.
We have our rules where we go step by step, but on
the other side we cannot be like a policeman and say, ‘there
is only one way!’
Bemelmans will bring two riders
of the Spanish team, Jordi Domingo and Juan Manuel
Munoz Diaz. Both will ride their young and relatively
inexperienced Grand Prix horses: Prestige (by Ferro,
10 years old) and Fuergo XII (by Utrerano VII, 9 years
old) who have competed in the European Championships
in Turin. He will show what he means by ‘ flexibility’,
as the two horses are completely different. One is
a modern warm blood, bred in Holland. The second horse
is a Spanish bred horse, an Andalusian. Bemelmans will
present his clinic on the second day of the Global
Dressage Forum.
Global Dressage Forum 2007
On 29-30 October 2007 the Global Dressage Forum will
take place for the seventh time. Since 2001 the Global
Dressage Forum is the leading debating platform for
the international dressage world. Last years edition
turned out to be one of the highlights of the dressage
year and this year a lot of top trainers, riders, scientists,
officials and serious dressage enthusiasts from around
the globe will again meet in Hooge Mierde, the Netherlands.
For the 2007 edition, the program committee has reserved
a lot of time for discussions on actual developments
in the sport. A forum of top trainers, riders, judges
and journalists will evaluate every clinic. Constructive
criticism and open debate will again be encouraged.
Top trainers, judges and riders like Kyra Kyrklund,
Margit Otto Crepin, world champion in jumping Franke
Sloothaak, Monty Roberts, Richard Davison and trainers
President David Hunt will join the debate.
There will be a ‘full house of horses’ at
this years forum. During the practical session of Jean
Bemelmans, the German trainer of the Spanish team,
Andrew Mclean (equine behaviour), and trainer Johann
Hinnemann and Coby van Baalen there will be many horses
and pony’s presented in all different ages and
training levels. A special program, including the live
concert by famous concert pianist Wibi Soerjadi, will
be the highlight on Monday evening 29 October. International
and Olympic judge Stephan Clarke will lead the evaluation
of the European championships in Turin. The sports
director of CHIO Aachen, Frank Kemperman, will be involved
in a presentation with Joep Bartels on the marketing
of the sport.
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