Klaus Balkenhol was an Olympic-level, award winning rider long before he trained the likes of international dressage star Nadine Cappellman and assumed the role of Chef d’Equipe of the United States Dressage Team. Have you ever wondered about the secrets behind the man? Have you perhaps dreamed of the chance to not only ride with him but, but discover how his horse training theories and equestrian-centered life developed over time?

Britta Schöffman , a Grand Prix rider and student of Balkenhol, has provided readers a biography of her trainer’s personal life and meteoric rise to the top of the equestrian world, as well as a practical training manual for riders of all levels. All this alongside anecdotes of his childhood, his riding education and some of his most famous horses.