Potomac Valley Dressage Association

Riding with Charles DeKunnfy is like traveling to Mecca.  It is a unique and fulfilling opportunity that makes one feel that have come to the true origins of dressage.  Charles is one of the true Masters and has never deviated from his program and beliefs in how the horse and rider must work together to achieve a positive result.  In one of his beginning statements in his book,  The Ethics and Passions of Dressage, Charles states rather simply, “Regardless of their level of training and athletic development, all horses should be relaxed.”  Riding in or auditing a Charles DeKunnfy clinic emphasizes again and again this basic premise.  Regardless of level of rider or horse, this is the formulation for each ride. 

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