Uta Gräf twice won the coveted Stensbeck Award
from the German National Federation for showing great promise as a
rider, teacher, and trainer, completing her early training with
renowned Dutch Olympic medalist Ellen Bontje and German coach
Conrad Schumacher. She and her partner Stefan Schneider then
established their training facility Gut Rothenkircherhof in
Kirchheimbolanden, Germany, in 1999 and have trained horses from
youngsters to Grand Prix ever since. In 2004, Gräf competed at the
German Championships and won the bronze medal behind well-known
German team riders Hubertus Schmidt and Rudolf Zeilinger. For
several years she has coached the German Paralympic Dressage Team,
including Paralympic champion Britta Näpel and World Champion Dr.
Angelika Trabert. Gräf's Holsteiner stallion, Le Noir, propelled
her into the limelight with tremendous success at Grand Prix and
high scores at the most prestigious international dressage
competitions, including Wiesbaden and Aachen. With her cheerful
nature and wild hair, Gräf's signature at competitions, clinics,
and demonstrations is her beautifully ridden, content, and
satisfied horses, gaining respect worldwide. The dressage
scene―often perceived as strict and very serious―seems to find her,
and her horses, refreshingly different!
Friederike Heidenhof has been training with Uta
Gräf since 2002 and has been following her competitive career since
Uta's first success at regional S-Level. Having been trained in her
youth following the "old school" method, she is particularly keen
to show that classical training methods are not obsolete, but are
more relevant now than ever.
Effortless Dressage Program will take a lot of dressage riders out of their comfort zones.... But if you introduce Graf's methods into your regimen in baby steps, over time you and your horse will feel more relaxed, confident, and dare I say, playful in your dressage work. --US Dressage Federation Connection
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