Training horses the Ingrid Klimke way: an Olympic medalist's winning methods for a joyful riding partnership

Olympic gold-medal-winner Ingrid Klimke was born under a bright star when it came to fulfilling dreams of equestrian greatness.

Her father, the renowned Dr. Reiner Klimke, was an Olympic rider himself, and he instilled his principles of training and riding with the good of the horse in mind in his daughter at a young age.

Here, Ingrid details her personal system of bringing a horse along through the stages of progressive development, and providing readers guidelines and exercises to ensure success without stress at each milestone.

The result is surely a joyful partnership between rider and horse that will go the distance.