BAN CHE

French
Equitation, dressage and Haute-Ecole
Christine KrantzTranslated by Christine KRANTZ
A lifetime of riding and training experience

Attracted by the French tradition of Classical Dressage, Bernard Chiris became a student of Nuno Oliveira in 1975 and followed his teachings by attending classes with Mr. Oliveira (more than 21 months in total) until 1989 when the Master passed away.

Then Bernard diversified his experience. He competed in show jumping and three-day eventing, he organized clinics for amateurs and professionals, and choreographed exhibition shows. He also trained many horses of different breeds from start to "haute-ecole", and is now devoted to Dressage training of five Lusitanian horses and to Teaching.

Piaffe
Héraclès : The piaffe 
A technique allowing Dressage to remain an Art.
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Notes
Themes
Taken during my training, or written day after day in my arena. New texts will appear regularly. To see more... Help and practical explanations. Advice based on experience.
When should one ask for a specific exercise ? How should it be asked for ? How should it be taught to the horse ? How can one resolve the many problems encountered ?
FAQ
A Word
Questions and answers about frequently encountered problems, this section will grow with your questions.
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The Doubt, the Rider and the Teacher
Bernard Chiris
Riding a horse is expressing the numerous traits of someone's personality...
Artists
Definitions
An updated calendar of the main events and big european shows about the horse-artist. Articles about equestrian exhibitions - Articles on the horse-artist - The Equestrian Art and its artists.  You want to understand an equestrian term, sharpen a definition.... You can also access directly to a Definition of an underligned word with a simple clic.
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© Translated by Christine Quart
© Chiris 2005