Beginning in 1971, Colonel Kurd Albrecht von Ziegner (1918-2016) operated an internationally renowned riding school in Mechtersen, Germany, south of Hamburg. Trained as an officer in the cavalry school in Hannover, he became a leading NATO officer in the 1950s and took over the construction of the Turkish cavalry school in Ankara. He was also one of the most prominent and successful dressage trainers in theUnited States, where he developed a new dressage test, the Prix St. James. Winner of the German Rider Cross in Gold, the author shares insights from more than fifty years of training. He is also the author of many articles and books including The Basics: A Guideline for Successful Training [Xenophon Press].
