Classical Horsemanship in the French Tradition
Carrington Classical Equitation provides horses and riders with sensitive and effective training based upon timeless principles of French classical dressage.
Trainer Lisa Bradley Carrington combines the conventional language of academic equitation with empathic appeals to the horse’s instinctive nature. The resulting dialogue encourages a spirit of cooperation and true partnership.
Through the use of progressive, gymnastic exercises that develop agility, strength and suppleness, horse and rider can discover new ways of moving in harmony and balance. No matter your age, background or level of ability, Carrington Classical Equitation can help you reach your goals with your equine partner.
Trainer Lisa Bradley Carrington combines the conventional language of academic equitation with empathic appeals to the horse’s instinctive nature. The resulting dialogue encourages a spirit of cooperation and true partnership.
Through the use of progressive, gymnastic exercises that develop agility, strength and suppleness, horse and rider can discover new ways of moving in harmony and balance. No matter your age, background or level of ability, Carrington Classical Equitation can help you reach your goals with your equine partner.
SERVICES OFFERED
Riding in harmony and lightness, for the benefit of the horse, is the vision of the classical French style.
Training is offered in dressage, jumping, riding in the open, Western dressage, reining, and groundwork.
Training is offered in dressage, jumping, riding in the open, Western dressage, reining, and groundwork.
The CCEQ approach to equine sports massage incorporates traditional and specialized techniques, dynamic stretching, and Pilates exercises that enable your horse to maintain optimum athletic performance.
Lisa Carrington is a fully certified Equine Massage Therapist, uniquely qualified to help your horse work through biomechanical issues that may keep them from reaching their full potential.
The main principle is that you have to search for the balance and the lightness of the horse in impulsion.
Balance with the height of the neck, impulsion by the hind legs under the mass, and lightness by the yielding of the jaw.
That is my riding.
Balance with the height of the neck, impulsion by the hind legs under the mass, and lightness by the yielding of the jaw.
That is my riding.
— Jean-Claude Barry