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The Training of the Eleves (Cadets
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Requirements:
Minimum age: 17 years
Nationality of an EU member state
Athletic and creative abilities
Body height should not exceed 170cm; in relation to the upper body, the legs should appear longA slim physique is required
Fluent German and a good command of English
A strong affinity to horses and basic riding skills
If these requirements are met in a written application, the candidate is invited to an interview and where appropriate asked to give a short riding demonstration. Subsequently the School Management and the Head of the Riding School will discuss their first impressions. Should their verdict be positive, the candidate will be given the possibility of beginning the approx. 10-year long, very demanding training to eventually become a Rider.
Training Programme Eleves (Cadets)
The Eleves’ training programme, which takes at least 4 years, includes not only theoretical and practical equestrian training but also the employment in all areas of horse care (stable duty, grooming, caring and maintaining equipment, etc.). For the duration of his/her training, the Eleve reports to the Stable Master.
An Eleves’ Duties:
Working in the stables and helping out where necessary
Riding instruction on fully trained School stallions
Theoretical education in equestrian science, veterinary science, etc.
Participation in “Morning Exercise” and in “Young Stallions” in the performances
Breaking in young stallions and presenting them in the performances in the “Young Stallions”
Is the Eleve able to present a fully trained School stallion in the School Quadrille, he/she will be promoted to the position of “Assistant Rider”.
The Training of the Student Riders
A Student Rider is assigned a young stallion for training in all of the manoeuvres of the haute école and he must be able to participate in the Spanish Riding School's performances.
Horse and rider complete their training after five years at the earliest, qualifying the Student Rider as a fully-fledged Rider at the Spanish Riding School.
It takes about 10 years for an Élève to fully complete training and become a Rider.
The Riders
A Rider at the Spanish Riding School is assigned four to six stallions which he trains and perfects in the manoeuvres of the haute école. The rider and the horse remain together, forming a "life-long team". Riders are also involved in training of both the Élèves and the Student Riders, instructing them in the art of classical equitation.
The Senior Riders
A Senior Riders possesses an extraordinary high level of expertise and skill in instruction, training and horse presentation during performances. He is a recognized authority inside and outside the Riding School and in addition performs organizational duties as well.
Renowned Senior Riders of the Spanish Riding School
see table
Training the Lipizzans
The stallions, which come to the Spanish Riding School at the age of four from the Piber Stud, are gently trained in accordance with the teachings of classical dressage and are not subjected to undue pressure. The fundamentals of the art of classical riding can be read in the directives penned by His Excellency Holbein and Senior Rider Franz Meixner:
Riding in as natural a position as possible in non-collected gaits in straight lines, so-called straight riding.
Campagne, or elementary dressage consists of riding the collected horse through all of the gaits, turns and manoeuvres while maintaining perfect balance.
The haute école - riding in an upright position with a strong curvature of the haunches (angling of the hindquarters), regularity, skill and finesse in all of the natural gaits, dressage manoeuvres and leaps as adapted from nature. All of the above is to be executed in a methodical manner to the highest degree of perfection.
It takes six years on average for a horse to complete its training and become a school stallion. Mastery of the School Quadrille is the final hurdle for allowing the horse to take part in a performance at the Spanish Riding School.