Bernie Traurig added new segments and previews to his high-impact educational site, EquestrianCoach.com. This month, the topics of reining and dressage are expanded with two interesting and informative segments.

Guest Coaches Tom McCutcheon and Tim McQuay, world-class reining competitors, discuss patterns, scoring, penalties and the nuances of elite western showmanship. McQuay and McCutcheon critique the top three performances at the 2011 FEI Reining World Finals in Malmo, Sweden. Click here for a preview: http://www.equestriancoach.com/content/western-showmanship 

Guest coach, Silver and Bronze Olympic Dressage Medalist, Debbie McDonald and her student, Christina Clemens, put a young Andalusian through exercises appropriate for a horse at Third Level. They demonstrate the movements Third level are designed to exemplify- increased engagement, straightness, bending, suppleness, throughness, balance and self-carriage. Click here for a preview:

http://www.equestriancoach.com/content/third-level-dressage  

Later this month look for these new segments:

• Bernie Traurig on how to keep a dull horse in front of your leg.
• Walking the Grand Prix course with guest coach, course designer, Olaf Petersen.
• Guest coach Val Renihan demonstrates the many benefits of a lunge lesson.
• Guest coach, John Anderson on the gymnastics phase of the 2011 CET Medal Finals.
• Alita Hendricks on the proper way to bandage the horse for shipping.

EquestrianCoach.com is an online education service that provides systematic, online “lessons” presented by Bernie Traurig and a host of world-class trainers and competitors, including Rodrigo Pessoa, Eric Lamaze, Laura Kraut, Ian Millar, Missy Clark, Peter Pletcher, Louise Serio, Julie Winkel and many more. High quality, dynamic content is constantly added, providing the ideal learning portal for novice through advanced riders. It is a comprehensive resource for amateurs to augment their lessons, for trainers and professionals looking for lesson support materials and for riders with no access to qualified training.

For more information on Bernie Traurig go to: www.BernieTraurig.com

To book a clinic with Bernie Traurig go to: www.EquestrianCoach.com/Bernie-clinic