On the 4th of July 1946 performed the Spanish Ridingschool especially in honor of the U.S. Army.
Place of action: the ridinghall of the Dragoons in Wels (Upper-Austria). This was the residence in exile of the Spanish Ridingschool from 1945 until their return to Vienna in 1955. Wels was located in the American zone within Austria, after WW II.
Since the famous performance of the Spanish Ridingschool for General Patton in St.Martin, May 1945, the U.S. Army took over the patronage of this ancient institution for the classical art of riding.
Please find a copy of the original program and enjoy ancient names of riders and Lipizzaner stallions!
The original document is owned by my dear friend, Mr. Jacques Pieterse, former trainee with the SRS in Wels and personal friend to Col. Alois Podhajsky.
Atjan
Thank you Atjan for posting this! It's nice to see such interesting documents!
AntwortenLöschenInteresting! I noticed that Podhajsky had 2 horses in the Work in Hand section and Rochowansky had 2 horses in the airs above the ground (under saddle) - I wonder how they managed that - the only way I could think of is that the second horse would have to be ready and waiting outside the arena so Podhajsky/Rochowansky could exit and switch horses quickly...
AntwortenLöschenRight John, if a rider has two stallions for "Work in Hand" he changes in the arena, if he has two stallions for "Airs above the Ground" one of the stallions is waiting outside the arena.
AntwortenLöschenWenn die Liebe für die Klassische Reiterei nicht in den Herzen gewohnt hätte, die auch schwere Zeiten ertrug, gäbe es keine SHR mehr. Sie ist die Grundlage für das Schöne, das wir noch sehen und erleben dürfen.
AntwortenLöschenA treasure, to be sure! Thank you for sharing this!
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