François Robichon de la Guérinière

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François Robichon de la Guérinière

François Robichon de la Guérinière (* May 8, 1688 - July 2, 1751 ) found the correct seat of the rider , which is still valid today .

In his book École de Cavalerie , published in 1733 , Guérinière was the first to describe a systematic training for the horse , which leads from easy to difficult, and which is still considered the basis for classical riding . Guérinière rejected any use of force in the training of the horse and demanded that each horse must be trained individually, as its abilities require.

After Guérinière had to set up his own riding school due to financial problems, he was in the stables of Louis XV from 1730 until his death . ( Grande Écurie ) employed. He also directed the Tuileries riding school and was allowed to use the title Ecuyer du Roy ("King's Riding Master ").

In contrast to Antoine de Pluvinel , his predecessor in the nonviolent school, Guérinière saw the training of the horse as a perfecting of nature and wanted to go beyond the natural movements of horses in some areas, such as the gallop .

In addition to the seat that is still common today, Guérinière also invented the shoulder-in ( French: épaule en dedans ) and the flatbed saddle to make the new shape of the seat easier for the rider, which was hardly possible in the saddles that were common up to that time.

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SURNAME Guérinière, François Robichon de la
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French rider and author
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1688
DATE OF DEATH July 2, 1751