Q&A | Steffen Peters | Colorado Clinic
Steffen Peters
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8m 50s
Steffen Peters answers questions at a clinic. He discusses getting a horse balanced on both sides, riding horses who pull or are crooked and the qualities that he looks for in a dressage horse. Steffen touches on the importance of the basics, suppleness, rhythm, rideability and letting horses be horses.
Steffen is a six-time Olympian who earned team silver (2020) and team bronze (1996, 2016) medals. He collected team silver (2018) and individual bronze (2010) at the FEI World Equestrian Games™, team and individual gold at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2009 FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final title.
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