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The Best Dressage Riders Ever!

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The Best Dressage Riders are truly inspirational!

They are absolutely amazing to watch. The riders profiled on this page have inspired us all with their talent as trainers, coaches, competitors or keepers of the classical art.

So far I have included a few of my favourites, and will be adding more when time permits. If your favourite is not included here, then let us know about them on the guest book below! There are plenty of inspiring videos here to keep you entertained, so get watching!

Skip straight to your favourite dressage rider here!

  1. Reiner Klimke
  2. Nuno Oliveira
  3. Nicole Uphoff
  4. Klaus Goldstern Video - Riding Goldstern at the Barcelona Olympics
  5. Isabell Werth Video - Riding Gigolo at the Sydney Olympics
  6. Isabell Werth Video - Riding Satchmo at the WEG Aachen 2006
  7. Anky Van Grunsven Video - Bonfire's Test at the Sydney Olympics
  8. Anky Van Grunsven Video - Riding Salinero at WEG 2006 Aachen
  9. Kyra Kyrklund Video - Riding Max at the 2006 WEG in Aachen
  10. Steffen Peters Video - Riding Floriano at the 2006 WEG
  11. Nadine Capellman Video - Riding Elvis VA at the 2006 Aachen WEG
  12. Andreas Helgstrand Video - The most watched dressage video on YouTube!
  13. Get Inspired!
  14. Top Dressage Riders of Today
  15. Vote for your favourite books by or about one of the best dressage riders ever!
  16. Places to find out more about the Best Dressage Riders Ever!
  17. This lens donates to Longhopes Donkey Rescue!
  18. Your turn!

Reiner Klimke

Reiner Klimke is well known as one of the greatest competition riders of all time, winning two individual and four team gold medals, plus two more individual bronze medals at five Olympic Games from 1964 to 1988. He also won another fourteen gold medals at the European and World Championships.

He was also author of numerous world renowned books on dressage that are must-reads for all serious dressage fans!

Video of Reiner Klimke and Ahlerich in New York

This was filmed in 1987, and although international standards have changed over the last 20 years, this display still stands out as a superb example of the principles of classical dressage being put into place. You can see why this pair won six Olympic Gold Medals!
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Reiner Klimke Books

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Nuno Oliveira

Known as one of the masters of classical dressage, his skills as a rider and teacher were widely regarded in his time, and his legacy lives on today.

Quote - "A horse will never tire of a rider who possesses both tact and sensitivity because he will never be pushed beyond his possibilities."

Excerpts from Nuno Oliveira's Home Videos from 1950 to 1988

This video shows Nuno riding, and also performing in hand work, including airs above the ground.
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Nuno Oliveira Books

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Nicole Uphoff

A dual gold medalist at the age of 21, no-one can deny that Nicole Uphoff is an extraordinarily talented rider!

She won individual and team gold at both the Seoul and Barcelona Olympics, for a total of four Olympic gold medals. Teamed up with her amazing horse Rembrandt, they were a sight to behold!

Video of Nicole Uphoff and Rembrandt

The quality of this video isn't great, but this pair still shine through as two of the all time greats of international dressage! And she was only 23 years old at the time!!
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Nicole Uphoff Links

Nicole Uphoff's Official Website
Nicole Uphoff's home on the internet.

Klaus Goldstern Video - Riding Goldstern at the Barcelona Olympics

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Isabell Werth Video - Riding Gigolo at the Sydney Olympics

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Isabell Werth Video - Riding Satchmo at the WEG Aachen 2006

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Anky Van Grunsven Video - Bonfire's Test at the Sydney Olympics

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Anky Van Grunsven Video - Riding Salinero at WEG 2006 Aachen

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Kyra Kyrklund Video - Riding Max at the 2006 WEG in Aachen

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Steffen Peters Video - Riding Floriano at the 2006 WEG

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Nadine Capellman Video - Riding Elvis VA at the 2006 Aachen WEG

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Andreas Helgstrand Video - The most watched dressage video on YouTube!

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Get Inspired!

More videos of some of the Best Dressage Riders Ever

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Top Dressage Riders of Today

Who inspires you the most? There are more riders than time, but I hope to add at least some of the following riders listed to this page. Feel free to add any of your favourites that you feel I may have missed!

Click on the rider's name to go to their official website!

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Vote for your favourite books by or about one of the best dressage riders ever!

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Dressage with Kyra: The Kyra Kyrklund Training Method by Kyra Kyrklund, Jytte Lemkow

Dressage with Kyra: The Kyra Kyrklund Training Method by Kyra Kyrklund, Jytte Lemkow

Kyra Kyrklund, one of the world's most talented dr more...2 points

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Klaus Balkenhol: The Man and His Training Methods by Britta Schoffmann

Klaus Balkenhol: The Man and His Training Methods by Britta Schoffmann

This beautifully illustrated new biography of dres more...2 points

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The Art of Horsemanship by Xenophon

The Art of Horsemanship by Xenophon

Among the earliest known works on choosing, caring more...1 point

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Debbie McDonald Riding Through: An Olympic Medalist's Lessons on Life and Dressage by Debbie McDonald, Nancy Jaffer

Debbie McDonald Riding Through: An Olympic Medalist's Lessons on Life and Dressage by Debbie McDonald, Nancy Jaffer

Olympic medallist Debbie McDonald and her fabulous more...0 points

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The Simplicity of Dressage by Johann Hinnemann, Coby van Baalen, Claartje van Andel

The Simplicity of Dressage by Johann Hinnemann, Coby van Baalen, Claartje van Andel

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Places to find out more about the Best Dressage Riders Ever!

Although I'll be adding riders to this site periodically, there will never be room for every great dressage rider. If you want to find out more about some great riders, the following sources should prove useful.
Websites of the World's Top Dressage Riders
Links to websites of some of the World's Top Dressage Riders.
Wikipedia Category: Riding Masters
Links to Wikipedia pages on some of the world's great riding masters, dating right back to Xenophon.

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