Pilare
Pilars are an aid in the dressage of the horse in high school .
The pilars are two posts about 2–2.5 m high (plus 1 m in the ground for fastening) arranged in the middle of the riding arena or in a circle, which are attached at a distance of about 1.5 - 1.6 m from each other, and on which rings (starting, for example, 1.25 m above the ground), 5–6 rings are attached at a distance of 10 cm above each other for the attachment of pillars. It is advisable to pad the pillars on the inside. The horse is tied between the pillars with a pillars halter, which lies over the cavesson and the bridle and is very solidly executed, or is positioned between the pillars by handlers with lead reins (lateral limitation) and for piaffing or using tuning aids and whip aids to carry out other lessons, mostly of high school. The pilars should only be used with care by very sensitive riders, as too harsh treatment can easily panic the horse. The pilars offer an opportunity to teach horses lessons in which constant support, not disturbed by movements of the rider's hand, can be helpful. The use of the Pilare is therefore always an individual decision that depends on the horse. Pilars are rarely used today. Most of the riding arenas do not have pillars, and because of the level of training most riders are trained, these would be a dangerous obstacle. At the Spanish Riding School , horses are no longer trained in the pillars, but a stallion who can piaffe is shown between the pillars.
The pilare may have been in use since ancient times. In the early modern period their use was reintroduced by the French cavalry master Antoine de Pluvinel , who is therefore considered to be their inventor.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung (Ed.): Guidelines for Riding and Driving, Volume II; Training for advanced riders, fn-Verlag der Deutschen Reiterliche Vereinigung, 7th edition, 1976, p. 53