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Premier online equestrian education and riding lessons, led by legendary horseman Bernie Traurig. Clinic bookings for 2025 available now! Equestriancoach.com

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23/09/2025

My signature system for winning turns involves 6 key elements: eyes, smooth turn, parallel line, shape and bend, rhythm, and accuracy. This system begins with the principle of riding a parallel line that approximates 3 strides from the jump. As you ride the parallel line, you will be presented with 3 types of approaches to the fence: early approach, normal approach, and the waiting approach. The key elements stated above will play a huge role in the approach you choose when turning. Learn my signature system for winning turns to jumps that I have taught for decades on EquestrianCoach.com. Link to lesson - https://equestriancoach.com/courses/winning-turns/

22/09/2025

A big thank you to Ava Chase and Jordon Chase for a wonderful job organizing a 3-day clinic at the spectacular Mullet Hall Equestrian last weekend. And thanks to Tati Parker Equestrian & Charles Hairfield for their support. Fun weekend! Thank you, Ava and Jordon, for your hard work and great hosting.

20/09/2025

Weekend exercise inspiration:💡The Pinwheel Exercise with Stacia Madden. Equitation championships call for precision. One necessary ability the rider must possess is the ability to “lock-in” bending lines. Stacia Madden’s brilliant, yet simple, 4-stride to 4-stride Pinwheel Exercise is designed to hone these crucial skills for both horse and rider. Learn how Stacia implements this exercise in her lesson on EquestrianCoach.com 🔗 https://equestriancoach.com/courses/pinwheel-exercise/

17/09/2025

I took a sabbatical leave from Grand Prix Show Jumping from 1985 to 1988 to become a serious student of Dressage. Riding the stallion "Azurit," I was short listed for both the 1986 World Championships and 1988 Olympic Games.

Studying the Dressage sport at the Grand Prix Level with masters, the likes of Johann Hinnemann and Christilot Boylen, was an enormous and extremely important addition of knowledge to my equestrian career. I particularly appreciate this valuable insight now, as my focus so solidly lies in education.

Really learning the philosophy, methodology, and nuances of the Dressage system of training has truly enhanced my teaching skills. Understanding the differences and similarities of the Forward Riding System of Hunters and Jumpers versus the Dressage based system was a gift in life that I will never regret! - Bernie Traurig

To book a clinic with Bernie in 2026, visit https://equestriancoach.com/ride-bernie/ or email [email protected] for more info.

15/09/2025

Unless you have several horses to ride and jump often, don't underestimate the value of practice over poles on the ground. You can incorporate them daily with your flatwork with little or no impact on your horse in comparison to jumping.

If you have access to cavaletti, practice over them will give you a little more feel of a jump and emphasize a distance mistake more clearly than a pole. Even a low cavaletti will be sufficient, and have minimal stress on the horse compared to jumping higher fences.

Imagine if you practiced 25 poles daily, 4 days a week. That's 400 times in a month you have practiced seeing and executing a distance in addition to your schooling days over fences. Now that's progress!

Improve your eye for a distance with the following lessons on EquestrianCoach.com or head over to the link in bio! 👇

Exercises to Develop a Better Eye: https://equestriancoach.com/courses/exercises-to-develop-a-better-eye-part-1-a/

Eye Exercise Tips: https://equestriancoach.com/courses/eye-exercise-tips/

Winning Eye Exercises with John French: https://equestriancoach.com/courses/winning-eye-exercises/

Looking for the Distance: https://equestriancoach.com/courses/looking-distance/

To book a clinic with Bernie go to: https://equestriancoach.com/ride-bernie/

12/09/2025

One of my interns, , schooling 16-year-old Caracas today through a gymnastic. Caracas was sent to us on a care lease from . Thank you, Archie!

This is a particularly interesting short gymnastic that teaches horses to regulate their stride in tight combinations and encourages them to jump rounder. I call it “The Kusner” gymnastic as I learned it from Olympian Kathy Kusner, who used it often when she was with Benny O’Meara. You can learn how to set and implement this gymnastic in my topic on equestriancoach.com by clicking the link or searching “The Kusner Gymnastic”. https://equestriancoach.com/courses/kusner-gymnastic/

11/09/2025

This is me competing on Corsair in the World Cup Finals in Tampa, FL in 1989. Corsair, one of my all-time favorite horses, was imported from Holland as a 6-year-old by Leslie Burr-Howard.

During his early years, he was very sucessful with both his riders, Leslie and Norman Dello Joio. Later in life, he developed a ligament injury and was turned out for about 1 - 2 years on the East Coast. I was training in Southern California at the time when Norman phoned and asked me if I would be interested to take Corsair, who was now 15 years old and sound, and if I could potentially sell him in California as a Junior Jumper.

After several weeks of training and regaining his fitness, I entered him in a 1.50 class at Showpark, which Corsair easily won. Two weeks later, I won the Grand Prix at Santa Barbara. Right then and there, I decided he had to be part of my string. My sponsor at the time, Fahad Zahid, the owner of Albert Court Limited Training Facility, purchased him. Over the next three years, between 15-18 years old, we had great success, winning a total of 13 Grand Prix classes.

Corsair eventually injured a ligament again and it was time to retire him. He had a very special and well deserved retirement ceremony at Albert Court Limited during the World Cup Finals in 1992 in Del Mar, CA, and spent the rest of his life at pasture at Albert Court.

08/09/2025

Bernie Traurig - International Clinician 🐴🌎 Now booking clinics for 2026! 🗓️📌

Bernie, a master clinician, has reached the top of the sport in all three of the International Equestrian Olympic disciplines - Show Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing. Additionally, Bernie won the ASPCA Maclay and AHSA/USEF Equitation Medal Finals and was inducted into the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame. Bernie is renowned for his riding talents and his teaching and coaching gifts, which he shares worldwide through his clinics.

“Traurig is an attentive and enthusiastic educator, passionate about communicating with all present the fundamental basics which underlay any successful equestrian performance. Blending a commitment to correct basics with his precise ability to customize exercises and tools to suit each unique pair, Traurig is a master at giving riders the information they need to know, right when they need to hear it.” - Christina Keim, excerpt from “Bernie Traurig: A Solution to Every Problem” featured on HorseNetwork.com

For more information, to view available dates, and to book a clinic, head over to EquestrianCoach.com or visit his clinic and calendar page here: https://equestriancoach.com/ride-bernie/

03/09/2025

What a great labor day weekend it was for a private stable workshop at our Equestrian Coach Training Center in West Point, VA with West Neck Creek Equestrian Center from Virginia Beach. Mederise Carter (owner and trainer) and Mallory Vargas (trainer) brought in 11 horses and wonderful clients to ride with me. Over the three days, we had training sessions in the sand arena and enjoyed productive schooling over the derby course in the grass field. For some it was a first time riding and jumping outside the arena, and everyone had fun! BBQ dinners along with video and Q&A on the patio and lodging right on the farm really complemented the experience!

To book a private workshop for you or your stable here at the Equestrian Coach Training Center, or to book a clinic at your farm, visit EquestrianCoach.com.

31/08/2025

Fun day on the lake with the Equestrian Coach team after a summer of successful workshops! 🎉

26/08/2025

Excerpt from Chapter 6: Riding Hunter Courses, from Practical Horseman’s Book of Riding, Training and Showing Hunters & Jumpers. - Bernie Traurig

Join us at the Equestrian Coach Training Center in West Point, VA., for unparalleled training opportunities with renowned equestrian Bernie Traurig. Select from private trailer-in lessons, comprehensive extended-stay training, or custom workshops for your stable. To schedule, email [email protected]. Learn more about our premier facility and training opportunities at https://equestriancoach.com/equestrian-coach-training-center/.

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