Monday Video from Tredstep Ireland: Dressage Training with Ingrid Klimke

As the daughter of Reiner Klimke, a six-time Olympic gold medalist in dressage, it’s no surprise that Ingrid is almost always at or near the top of the leaderboard after eventing’s first phase.

This new video from Pferdia TV shows Ingrid Klimke schooling at home, overseen by her mentor Paul Stecken. To me, even more interesting than the segments on lateral movements, lead changes and pirouettes, are the demonstrations of work in-hand and on the double lunge, for which she is joined by Wilfried Gehrmann.

Work in-hand is a fascinating technique, but significantly less common in North American training programs than it is in Europe. Considering the current German domination of our sport, perhaps we all ought to be taking notes!