Paul Cronin Testimonial
Bernie Traurig is an exceptionally talented and successful National/International rider and trainer who shares with us his system of riding and schooling horses. These high quality video presentations are brimming with straightforward instruction, excellent demonstrations, and insightful comments. They are a valuable resource for teachers, serious riders, and for a range of Educational Equestrian Programs. Based on the American Forward Riding System, EquestrianCoach.com is currently the most important contribution to college equine-education curricula in this 21st century. With his focus being toward a quality performance over jumps as the main objective in his flatwork schooling, Traurig shows us, step by step, the modern schooling of the horse to improve movement, balance, and agility. His riders illustrate correct position, based upon the stirrup, and effective aids on the flat, as well as over fences.
Throughout, we see the rider’s controls applied and demonstrated in a technique appropriate to the level of schooling being demonstrated.
Riders from Novice to Advanced will find this complete system of Riding and Schooling invaluable.
To learn more about Paul Cronin, click here to view his bio.
Jessica Holloway
Thank you so much to Bernie – I used his suggestions yesterday on BOTH my horses (I have another TB that gets hot over fences but not nearly as complicated as the one I asked about) and Bernie’s suggestions are helping level him out too!!! I am so grateful for this amazing site, and highly recommend it to anyone who wants to be a better rider, horse person; can’t wait to one day ride with Bernie in person!!
Gwen Goodwin
I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you for such a wonderful experience in New Jersey [at the East Coast Workshop] in December. I have found that I always take so much away from the lessons with you; I learn so much while I am there but you explain it in a way that I am always able to continue to improve upon the things we work on once I get home. I have had that big bay horse for a while. I have struggled so much with that one over the past few years since his surgery. I have just constantly felt like something was missing. Something clicked after you rode him and i was able to see the indirect rein aid and it has been such a positive curve every day since I have gotten home. I have made more progress in the last month than I have in the past two years, but most of all I feel like I have a partner again as he is happy and working with me instead of against me. I am so grateful to have had this opportunity. I was telling some of the people at the barn about the clinic and I was only half-joking when I said, “Bernie is like a wizard!” Thank you so much for all you do.
Mary Davis
I have benefited from so much from Equestraincoach.com. My barn goes to WEF for the winter and I stay at the home base because of my kids and work. The video’s have kept me motivated during a New England winter. I am bringing along a 7-year old mare from Germany and I have had her for 2 years… I have learned a ton. Thank you!
Claire
I love your website, as a rider who can’t afford the traditional form of coaching, EquestrianCoach allows me access to top coaches without breaking my bank account. A bonus to watching videos and “doing it yourself” is that is encourages critical thinking.
Nancy Banfield
Every year I search for a new source to keep my teaching fresh and correct. I am using your site as my inspiration this summer, it gives me access to top horse people when I only have 15 minutes to spare. It is a huge help and asset! Thank you!
Natalie Mitchell
Just purchased an Equestrian Coach online membership. After seeing Bernie at Equidays 2014, New Zealand, I was very impressed with his methods and training approach and techniques. I can happily say that this is one of the best training tools money can buy – having my dad and his trusty video to help improve, I now have a variety of olympic and top coaches to guide me on my journey! Thank you for providing such an awesome service!!! 🙂
Anonymous
I cannot tell you how much I learned from and enjoyed the videos on TMJ. They were so thorough, so informative..I can’t wait to check my horse’s sensitivity. So well done!
Anonymous
I absolutely love this site for so many reasons, and as an instructor living in an extremely rural area of the Pacific Northwest, it is my lifeline to the outside world! I have a group of riders of varying levels that take dressage lessons from me each week, and it’s great to get a fresh perspective on the exercises we work on.
Anonymous
Thank you EquestrianCoach for your video segment on “How to land on the correct lead”. We did this yesterday with my daughters pony and they nailed it 100% of the time. I never learned it this way and was so excited to continue my education. Your video segments are the best. Thanks again.
Juelanne Dalzell
I just watched two videos and feel like I have already gotten much more than my monies’ worth. The Denny Emerson video about jumping ahead of the horse was the most useful instruction I have heard in a long time. Bernie’s video on hands was great as well. I am very pleased to have purchased a membership. Thanks for creating this educational tool. For those of us with a limited income and/or in an isolated rural community it is a life line!