The Best Dressage Riders are truly inspirational!
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!
- Reiner Klimke
- Nuno Oliveira
- Nicole Uphoff
- Klaus Goldstern Video - Riding Goldstern at the Barcelona Olympics
- Isabell Werth Video - Riding Gigolo at the Sydney Olympics
- Isabell Werth Video - Riding Satchmo at the WEG Aachen 2006
- Anky Van Grunsven Video - Bonfire's Test at the Sydney Olympics
- Anky Van Grunsven Video - Riding Salinero at WEG 2006 Aachen
- Kyra Kyrklund Video - Riding Max at the 2006 WEG in Aachen
- Steffen Peters Video - Riding Floriano at the 2006 WEG
- Nadine Capellman Video - Riding Elvis VA at the 2006 Aachen WEG
- Andreas Helgstrand Video - The most watched dressage video on YouTube!
- Get Inspired!
- Top Dressage Riders of Today
- Vote for your favourite books by or about one of the best dressage riders ever!
- Places to find out more about the Best Dressage Riders Ever!
- This lens donates to Longhopes Donkey Rescue!
- 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
Reiner Klimke Books
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
Nuno Oliveira Books
Reflections on Equestrian Art
Amazon Price: $25.55 (as of 11/07/2009) 
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
Rembrandt and Nicole Uphoff
A stunning ride by Nicole Uphoff on the incredible dressage icon, Rembrandt. The film quality is quite poor. Let's just say this was a very much loved and often watched tape and it's just about worn out. Still, it's worth watching in my opinion. This is for my dear friend, Frieda. Love ya, girl!
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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
Isabell Werth Video - Riding Gigolo at the Sydney Olympics
Isabell Werth Video - Riding Satchmo at the WEG Aachen 2006
Anky Van Grunsven Video - Bonfire's Test at the Sydney Olympics
Anky Van Grunsven Video - Riding Salinero at WEG 2006 Aachen
Kyra Kyrklund Video - Riding Max at the 2006 WEG in Aachen
Steffen Peters Video - Riding Floriano at the 2006 WEG
Steffen Peters on Floriano
Steffen Peters from USA riding Floriano in WEG finals. 6th place. 78.600%
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Nadine Capellman Video - Riding Elvis VA at the 2006 Aachen WEG
Andreas Helgstrand Video - The most watched dressage video on YouTube!
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!
Monica Theodorescu
2 points
Isabell Werth
2 points
Klaus Balkenhol
1 point
Kyra Kyrklund
1 point
Hubertus Schmidt
Hubertus Schmidt1 point
Nadine Capellmann
1 point
Anky van Grunsven
0 points
Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff
0 points
Debbie McDonald
0 points
Vote for your favourite books by or about one of the best dressage riders ever!
Vote for your favorite. Or, add what's missing!
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
Klaus Balkenhol: The Man and His Training Methods by Britta Schoffmann
This beautifully illustrated new biography of dres more...2 points
The Art of Horsemanship by Xenophon
Among the earliest known works on choosing, caring more...1 point
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
The Simplicity of Dressage by Johann Hinnemann, Coby van Baalen, Claartje van Andel
An elegantly illustrated book that offers training more...0 points
Places to find out more about the Best Dressage Riders Ever!
- 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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Your turn!
Which dressage riders have I missed? Who is your favourite?
DeDee wrote
In my opinion, Andreas Helgstrand is THE rider to watch out for. Too bad Matine didn't (hasn't)recover well enough for the 2008 Games. This team would have most certainly won a medal.
Posted August 16, 2008
Kanga wrote...
I'm glad to have this lens donating to Longhopes, I love donkeys! Now I have to get this lens going well enough to really help them out!
Posted July 11, 2008
gregnelisa wrote...
The competitive spirit, dedication, athleticism, and grace of these riders is so inspiring. And so are YOU! Thank you for donating to Longhopes! The donkeys say thanks too.
Posted July 11, 2008
by Kanga
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