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According to Michael Jung, it all starts with the education of his
horses. “First dressage, then jumping”. And according to his dad, that
is also the order in which Michael himself was educated. “He needed to
have the basics down first. Only after he could ride most dressage
exercises satisfactory, he was allowed to start jumping regular
obstacles. After he was accomplished at jumping that, he began jumping
cross country obstacles. This is the same way we train our horses. Until
a horse is absolutely confident jumping a regular jumping course, we
will not start with the solid obstacles. Since it is not without risk
and we have a responsibility towards the horse”. (x)

German eventer Michael Jung is considered by many of his peers as one of the greatest overall rider ever.

I remember Kevin Staut saying that if he ever was to really get into show jumping, he would only need a few months before beating 5* Grand Prix riders.

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