Understanding Nuno Oliveira
San Diego Horse Trainer Will Faerber from Art2Ride discusses Nuno Oliveira.
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Cheri says: What would you say about Paul Belasik???
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Kali says:
Seems like a nice man who is working in the right direction. I have never seen him ride or attended any of this clinics but I did read one of his first books and thought it was an interesting read about his journey to find a better way forward with his horses.
Keith says: The book is a good book to have…as is “Reflections” by Nuno Oliveira Oliveira, and “Henriquet on Dressage” One of N.O’s best Students was Diogo de Braganca. He has written Dressage in the French Tradition. (Xenophone Press) Nuno Olivera used a lot of Francoice Baucher methods in his training of horses. A fact that is often overlooked and also often kept quiet as Baucher has a bad reputation in Equitation amongst certain quarters. There is no denying that we owe Baucher such procedures as The Effect d’Ensemble (second Manner), the lateral Flexions, and the Tempi Changes. Henriquet was also a big Fan of Baucher, although he (as well as N.Oliveira) incorporated many of the Germanic Classical methods into their riding. He is accredited with bringing together the best of the French AND Germanic Classical methods which itself stems from the Frenchman La Gueriniere!!! The 2 Classical Methods are VERY different, and often not recognized as such. Its small wonder with such cross overs of ideas together with Modern Competition Dressage that there is so much confusion amongst the Equestrian Public! My advise is to study ALL the old Masters, taking out the good and leaving out the bad. This is what Nuno Oliveira and his main pupils did, which is why he was such a great rider….even if…… as he could, train your horse to canter backwards! Such an ugly and unnatural air…. but goes to prove a good trainer can teach a horse most things…even bad things!!
Jayne Howley says: Hi, The translation of Michel Henriquet’s book to English is very disappointing. It says that Nuno said to do ‘extended trot across the diagonal’, he did not advocate that, what he did say was to ‘let the horse extend his neck across the diagonal’. These are very different things and unfortunately the translation lets us down.
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Unfortunately we have many bad translations to English of riding terms, the worst being the term, half-halt, which makes people think of putting the brakes on, the French term means to balance and is done by sending the hind quarters deeper under the body, so really it should be called a half-forward!
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What would you say about Paul Belasik???
Seems like a nice man who is working in the right direction. I have never seen him ride or attended any of this clinics but I did read one of his first books and thought it was an interesting read about his journey to find a better way forward with his horses.
The book is a good book to have…as is “Reflections” by Nuno Oliveira Oliveira, and “Henriquet on Dressage” One of N.O’s best Students was Diogo de Braganca. He has written Dressage in the French Tradition. (Xenophone Press) Nuno Olivera used a lot of Francoice Baucher methods in his training of horses. A fact that is often overlooked and also often kept quiet as Baucher has a bad reputation in Equitation amongst certain quarters. There is no denying that we owe Baucher such procedures as The Effect d’Ensemble (second Manner), the lateral Flexions, and the Tempi Changes. Henriquet was also a big Fan of Baucher, although he (as well as N.Oliveira) incorporated many of the Germanic Classical methods into their riding. He is accredited with bringing together the best of the French AND Germanic Classical methods which itself stems from the Frenchman La Gueriniere!!! The 2 Classical Methods are VERY different, and often not recognized as such. Its small wonder with such cross overs of ideas together with Modern Competition Dressage that there is so much confusion amongst the Equestrian Public! My advise is to study ALL the old Masters, taking out the good and leaving out the bad. This is what Nuno Oliveira and his main pupils did, which is why he was such a great rider….even if…… as he could, train your horse to canter backwards! Such an ugly and unnatural air…. but goes to prove a good trainer can teach a horse most things…even bad things!!
Hi, The translation of Michel Henriquet’s book to English is very disappointing. It says that Nuno said to do ‘extended trot across the diagonal’, he did not advocate that, what he did say was to ‘let the horse extend his neck across the diagonal’. These are very different things and unfortunately the translation lets us down.
Unfortunately we have many bad translations to English of riding terms, the worst being the term, half-halt, which makes people think of putting the brakes on, the French term means to balance and is done by sending the hind quarters deeper under the body, so really it should be called a half-forward!
Hi,I read your new stuff named “Understanding Nuno Oliveira | art2ride.com” daily.Your story-telling style is awesome, keep up the good work! And you can look our website about proxy list.