Nevzorov Haute Ecole

Since the late Renaissance the highest level of horse and man relationship was called Haute Ecole.

The man and horse relationship was different in different periods. At the dawn of its creation, in the 16^th century Hаute Ecole was unbelievably cruel to horses, but in the 17^th century some masters began to apply methods that were quite gentle for that time. In their time Pluvinel and De Nestier carried out a revolution in man and horse relationship, they were against cruelty and punishment. They understood that it was impossible to achieve graceful performance and to gain horse’s trust with cruelty.

In the 19^th century Hаute Ecole practically disappeared. However the knowledge of Hаute Ecole had been preserved and was passed on from generation to generation as a special value for the chosen ones, for people who demonstrated a particular talent in working with horses. Nowadays in the beginning of the 21^st century Hаute Ecole underwent a very thorough change. The New Hаute Ecole was created and only great for their beauty and complexity elements remained for the old school.

Alexander Nevzorov brought Hаute Ecole to the new, humane level. He managed to do what was considered impossible several years ago. He teaches horses to perform the most difficult elements of Hаute Ecole, not only without any constraint, punishment, bridles and bits, that is looked upon as a norm in modern Haute Ecole, but he makes all this on a horse that is in a perfect collection. In other words he managed to unravel the secret of horse’s natural collection and balance. Nevzorov teaches horses to collect (without it all elements are senseless and harmful for a horse) on the ground, at liberty without any artificial aids like bits and even a halter.

It’s an interesting fact that we all, being scattered around all over the world: Americans, Frenchmen, Russians, Czechs, Poles, Germans, by our own, without anyone’s help, through our own ways arrived at the same conclusion! The horse must not suffer! The collection is not a goal itself, it is necessary for balanced, strong, clear and graceful performance of Haute Ecole elements. And Haute Ecole elements, in its turn, are necessary for understanding of a horse’s soul. 

Day after day New Haute Ecole gathers more and more followers all over the world. We are perfectly sure: Nevzorov Haute Ecole is a future of horsemanship.

See also: The difference of Nevzorov Haute Ecole from other schools and ways of horsemanship >>

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