Leading Equestrian Trainer To Instruct

Press, Volume C, Issue 29672, 16 November 1961, Page 9

Leading Equestrian Trainer To Instruct

(New Zealand Preu Association)

AUCKLAND, Nov. 15. The arrival of Mr F. Mairinger, one of the world's leading equestrian trainers, has proved the big event of the year for the New Zealand Horse • Society. Mr Mairinger has come to New Zealand to conduct a series of dressage courses. He is now chief coach and trainer with the Australian Equestrian Federation, which has agreed to his working with the New Zealand Horse Society for a mb.nth. A very big crowd was expected at Papatoetoe on the week-end to watch Mr Mairinger . applying his methods in the Auckland course, said Mrs N. Ryder, secretary of the dressage group of the Auckland area of the New Zealand Horse Society, today. “He is not just a teacher,” said Mrs Ryder, “he is a wonderful rider.” Mr Mai-

ringer was undoubtedly the ■ best coach in the Southern ' Hemisphere, she said. 5 The idea of the dressage courses is to give New Zeaf land horses and riders a basic plan of instruction on which ' to begin work for the next r Olympic Games. x In the Auckland course, Mr s Mairinger will instruct seven horses and their riders in the , morning, and another seven 1 in the afternoon. Lectures 1 will also be held. The horses 1 and riders are drawn from g Waikato and Auckland. B Mr Mairinger will complete the dressage course at Auckland on Monday. He will - leave for Hastings to conduct e another course on Tuesday. r