Cesar Parra - Emphasizing the Fundamentals

Cesar Parra understands the importance of the fundamentals when it comes to Dressage

training and instruction.

A seasoned rider, instructor and trainer, as well as the founder of Piaffe Performance Farms,

Parra knows that without a good understanding of the riding basics, no rider can or will go very

far, making it crucial to ensure every student knows and masters each stage of learning before

moving on to the next.

Cesar Parra and the Piaffe Performance team adhere to the principles of the Classical German

Training, whose methods are based on the idea that each fundamental phase should be

sufficiently mastered in a logical and proven order.

The Classical German Training Scale, which follows the phases of Relaxation, Rhythm,

Suppleness, Contact, Impulsion, Straightness, and Collection in consecutive order, is the heart

and soul of all instruction provided by Piaffe Performance professionals, and has been the core

of many Dressage riders’ successes for many years.

Cesar Parra has developed an environment that is composed of every component needed to

ensure both instruction and training success. By keeping the rider, horse, trainer, facility and

professional support team together on one single location, Piaffe Performance Farmsis able to

maintain an educational environment able to coordinate and ensure the optimal health of

every horse on site.

Parra and his team make sure every rider develops a high level of comfort and mastery which

each level of training before building on their skillset. They want every rider to have the

foundation they can depend on for many years into the future.