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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

www.EquestrianCoach.com is online equestrian education by the industry's top professionals and superstars all on one website. We feature the most talented equestrians on the planet, capture their expertise on video and deliver it to the viewer.

05/01/2026

July 2026 Workshop Dates are open 🐴🗓️ But filling FAST! 👀 June is sold out/waitlist only, so secure your spot with Bernie Traurig this summer in beautiful West Point, VA.

⭐️5-day: July 14–19 (ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT!)
⭐️5-day: July 21–26
⭐️10-day: July 14–26

Bernie’s Workshops are perfect for sharpening your skills, training your horse, or learning to overcome challenges. These workshops are designed for riders of all jumping disciplines, ages, and skill levels.

Enjoy an immersive experience with the option of lodging on the farm, daily meals included, and video debriefing over patio barbecues. Each session is limited to six riders for personalized attention, with a select number of lease horses available.

Additionally, participants receive a FULL YEAR of video analysis support and coaching from Bernie.

🐴 Apply now on EquestrianCoach.com or visit https://equestriancoach.com/equestrian-coach-riding-workshops/

03/01/2026

We are so excited to offer NO CLASS FEES for OTTBS during SET 1, 2 & 3 🏇 We strongly believe in creating opportunities within our jumping community to help OTTBs develop successful second careers 💪

Each OTTB is eligible for a total of 5 complimentary classes per week 💫 Thoroughbreds must be tattooed and USEF age verified.

31/12/2025

Great photo of Kathy Kusner and Untouchable. (Study that following arm into an opening rein in the air.) Kathy introduced me to a gymnastic many years ago that teaches horses to regulate their stride in tight combinations to encourage their best jumping effort. It’s a very useful exercise, for young jumpers to Grand Prix horses, and one of my favorites. Learn the gymnastic 🔗 https://equestriancoach.com/courses/kusner-gymnastic/

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This photo is from a wonderful article The Chronicle did on Kathy and her famous mounts — all thoroughbreds — published in 2015. Read the write up: https://www.chronofhorse.com/article/tbt-kusner-three-thoroughbreds/

30/12/2025

Following my last post, I thought I’d share a memory with an amazing Thoroughbred that I had the pleasure to ride.

The Cardinal - The little TB with a big heart.

This was my first horse show with the Cardinal, catch riding him for Don Snellings. A few months later when he came up for sale, Teddi Ismond's father bought him, and I continued to ride him to many victories in Grand Prix classes.

When this horse developed confidence, he thought he could jump anything. In 1976, I was Leading Rider at the New York National in Madison Square Garden. This little horse won 7 out of 9 classes entered and was second in the other two at both Washington and New York. One of the most fulfilling horses I have ever trained.

Photos:
Puissance 6'9".
Leading Rider Victory Gallop at the National Horse Show
Madison Square Garden 1976.

22/12/2025

Wishing a big happy birthday to our Coach, Bernie Traurig! 🥳🎉🤗🎂🎁

20/12/2025

An unstable or unintentionally displaced lower leg during downward transitions can send mixed signals to a horse. I call these “clashing aids.” If, for instance, a rider squeezes with the lower leg behind the girth (or even brushes that area on a sensitive horse) while asking with the rein aids for the horse to come back, the horse will be confused and the transition will be anything but smooth. In this lesson, I demonstrate this common mistake and show how to achieve prompt downward transitions by avoiding what I call the “tickle spot” — that area on a sensitive thoroughbred or warmblood horse that can cause an unwanted reaction with even the slightest touch. Watch the full lesson — ☝️⬇️👀🗯️ [read below] https://equestriancoach.com/courses/proper-leg-placement-encourage-prompt-downward-transitions-your-horse/

**I would like to be clear that this is not a halt or downward transition based on the dressage system of highly sophisticated, coordinated combination of riding a horse forward from the legs and the seat to a gathering hand in the downward transitions. This is based on the Forward Riding System that applies to the hunter/jumper discipline. The rider’s leg still supports a downward transition but without a forward-driving effect. It is a different system! I elaborate more on this in a recent blog post on clashing aids — https://equestriancoach.com/non-clashing-aids/

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