Therese Nilshagen: dressage with harmony

Swedish rider Therese Nilshagen is one of those lovely riders who just makes dressage look easy. At the time of making this podcast, Therese is ranked 12th in the world and is one of the key riders on the Swedish team with the stallionIn Dante Weltino. She stands out with her soft, harmonious riding whether she’s riding Grand Prix or in the young horse classes at the Bundeschampionate where she won the five year old final on Dominy in 2017. In a very animated Aachen atmosphere last year, Therese talks about her journey from being a kid in a stable to being one of the best riders in the world; how she got to train with Klaus Balkenhol and what makes him so great. She talks about her training routine and making the horses feel confident and good in themselves along with fitness and sports psychology work before running is through what a competition day looks like. Enjoy! For the fully transcribed interview with photos go to: https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2018/09/meet-therese-nilshagen-and-dante-weltino/