German Riding Method for Training Horses

Master equerry to Prince Elector William I, then Grand Equerry to Frederick of Württemberg, military riding instructor then court equerry, faithful to the old school and influenced by 18th century French culture, Hünersdorf (1748-1813) proposed a prudent and wise method based on the principles of the great classical masters.

This method is aimed at training both school horses and outdoor horses and shows that it is possible to train without requiring strength; enough to overturn many preconceived ideas about German horse riding.


The most natural and easiest method for training horses (1791) translated under the title German Riding by Armand de Brochowski in 1843.


Expressing himself with great accuracy and clarity, Hünersdorf addresses all those who want to train a horse, but he specifies: "what good are high-school horses, if they cannot be used in all circumstances".
His training method aims to make the horse generally more flexible and balanced, with the aim of obtaining an obedient horse that is light in the hand.