A Dressage Clinic with Juan Matute at Woodspring Farm

“We are the luckiest people in the world to being doing what we do.” Juan Matute commented during a four day clinic at Kathy and Gary Priest’s Woodspring Farm, in Versailles, Kentucky. “To be doing what you love, is not hard work.”

Starting at 8 AM with about 15 horses a day, Matute watched, encouraged, explained, and inspired 15 horses and riders, all at different levels and abilities.

Matute quickly saw the good in each horse and the rider, yet was tough when he felt they could give more. The Olympian has been a longtime member of the Spanish Dressage Team, which has won multiple team medals in international competition Olympic and World Equestrian Games competition.

See some of the horses Juan worked with, the excersises they did, and finally read some of the "Juanisms" frequest comments and training tips.