Riding regulations H.Dv.12

Regulation H.Dv. 12 - Riding Regulations - 1937

The riding regulation H.Dv.12 is the last updated in 1937 "Riding regulation of August 18, 1937 Army printing regulation 12" of the German Wehrmacht . The H.Dv.12 deals with the training of horses and riders for use in cavalry units . After the Second World War, many of the training rules were incorporated into modern horse training according to the guidelines of the German Equestrian Association (FN).

History of origin

The H.Dv.12 is based on a new version of riding instructions in 1882. This summarized knowledge gained in cavalry training since the 18th century. These riding instructions were revised in 1912 and 1926 and revised again as Army Service Regulation 12 in 1937. The riding regulation introduced in 1912 was essentially based on the basic work by Gustav Steinbrecht "The Gymnasium of the Horse" for the training of horses.

In its updated form, the Army Service Regulations were put into effect on August 18, 1937 by the Commander-in-Chief of the Army , Colonel General Werner Freiherr von Fritsch .

Content and structure

In addition to general regulations for performing military service, H.Dv.12 focuses on the training of rider and horse. The aim of the H.Dv.12 is to equip the horse and the mounted soldiers with the skills necessary for a war mission. The introduction states:

“The war demands from the rider the safe control of the horse in the field, from the horse obedience, agility and perseverance. Fulfilling this goal is the goal of training rider and horse. It will only have lasting success if all superiors and subordinates are inspired by the joy of riding and the love of the horse. "

The H.Dv.12 is structured as follows:

Part A

1. General

Part B riding instruction

2. Seat and aids
3. Tackling and bridling
4. Development of gaits
5. Exercises on level hooves
6. Ground work, jumping and cross country riding
7. Behavior on disobedient horses
8. Working on the horse without a rider
9. Editing horses with building defects
10. Special exercises

Part C Training the horses

11. Dressage of horses in the 1st and 2nd year

Part D Training the rider

12. Recruits
13. Teams in the 2nd year of service and NCOs
14. Officers

Part E special provisions

15. Classification of riding departments
16. Visits

Subject index

Parts C and D contain precise plans for specific training units with target definitions and a schedule.

Today's meaning

Soldier of the Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm I." (2nd East Prussian) No. 3 in Königsberg during riding training

The H.Dv.12 was used in the post-war period as the basis for the development of the guidelines for riding and driving of the German Equestrian Association. In addition, due to its practice-oriented and effectiveness-oriented concept, it is particularly interesting for today's civil mass sport.

The guidelines of the FN do not deal with the further development with regard to the question of removal in HDV 12/37. Modern sports training is based on HDV 12/12, which is heavily influenced by Plinzner fans. Co-authors of HDV 12/12, von Heydebreck and Lauffer, felt compelled to provide additional explanations, especially with regard to the issue of tackling, as they considered HDV 12/12 to be at least misleading. The orientation of HDV 12/12 on Plinzner's "principle of absolute tackling the reins" is also very nicely reflected in the picture of the soldier of the grenadier regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm I." (2nd East Prussian) No. 3 in Königsberg of riding training. Von Heydebreck expressly points out in “The utility horse and its training” pp. 26, 27 that natural self-retention and natural balance are the basis of horse training. It is therefore not possible, as indicated in HDV 12/12, that one can get to a horse that walks (self-sustaining) in the use position via the dressage position (walking on the reins, bridled). In the training plan for young remonts in the HDV12 / 37, the so-called leaning and thus also the clearing brought about by the rider with rein aids was forbidden for the first two months. The start of the alignment was planned for the following quarter.

Comparable works

Based on the riding regulations, the German Wehrmacht had special regulations for the use of horses.

H.Dv. 465/1 - Fahrvorschrift (Fahrv.) Heft 1 General principles of driver training - 1941, ISBN 978-3734782022
H.Dv. 465/2 - Fahrvorschrift (Fahrv.) Booklet 2 Training of the draft horse - 1943, ISBN 978-3732290956
H.Dv. 465/3 - Driving regulations (Fahrv.) Booklet 3 Driving from the Bock - 1943, ISBN 978-3741265938
H.Dv. 465/4 - Driving regulations (Fahrv.) Booklet 4 Driving from the saddle - 1942, ISBN 978-3738607093
H.Dv. 465/5 - Driving regulations (Fahrv.) Booklet 5 Driving and driving instructor device - 1935 - 1941
H.Dv. 465/6 - Driving Instructions (Fahrv.) Booklet 6 Driving and Driving Instructor - 1935

In all modern European states, cavalry units were used until World War II. In the 19th century, training guidelines for cavalry were created in various countries. Comparable to the H.Dv.12 are z. B. the following works of Imperial and Royal Austria :

Training regulations for the imperial-royal cavalry, Vienna 1806
Exercier regulations for the imperial-royal cavalry, Vienna 1806
Exercise regulations for the kuk cavalry, I Theil, fourth edition, Vienna 1898,

France

Manual of Equitation 1912

literature

Riding regulations (RV) from August 18, 1937. H. Dv. 12. Mittler & Sohn, Herford 1983, ISBN 3-8132-0171-6 .
Hans von Heydebreck : The utility horse and its training. Contribution to the correct understanding of the riding regulations. Reprint of the 1935 edition. FN-Verlag der Deutschen Reiterlichen Vereinigung, Warendorf 1987, ISBN 3-88542-181-X .
Kurt von Heydebreck, Fritz Lauffer: What's new in the riding regulations of June 29, 1912? Mittler, Berlin 1912.
Fritz Lauffer: The training of the rider in the rural riding and driving clubs. 2nd Edition. Self-published, Stuttgart 1928; New edition in Latin letters (2016), Renovamen-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-95621-117-1
Max von Redwitz : The German riding regulations 1912 in the light of the art of riding. 5 booklets. Mittler, Berlin 1914–1920;
- Issue 1: The side aisles. 1914;
- Book 2: Jumping and Cross Country Riding. 1914;
- Book 3: The principles of dressage. 1914;
- Book 4: The Obedience of the Riding Horse. 1920;
- Book 5: The riding training of officers. 1917.
Gert Schwabl von Gordon, Bianca Rieskamp: The classic riding theory in practice according to the H.Dv.12. Olms, Hildesheim et al. 2011, ISBN 978-3-487-08495-4 .
Gustav Steinbrecht : The horse high school. Gustav Steinbrecht. Edited, completed and edited for the first time by Paul Plinzner. Based on new scientific knowledge and practical experience, continued by Hans von Heydebreck. Reprographic reprint of the 1886 edition. FN-Verlag der Deutschen Reiterlichen Vereinigung, Warendorf 2004, ISBN 3-88542-501-7 .

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