Coaches & Trainers
 

ACTC has two CEF Level 2 Coaches.
Dagmar Fortmuller and Marita Hoppe, both went in Germany through a strong education in the basics. Their solid understanding of the scale of Training - has afforded Dagmar with  wins on FEI Level Base in the dressage ring and both of them with quite a few champions on recognized shows in different disciplines over the past year.

 

Philosophy to train a horse is the scale of Training which consists out of the following 6 elements:

  1. Rhythm -

  2. Looseness - (some say suppleness)

  3. Contact -

  4. Impulsion -

  5. Straightness -

  6. Collection -

There philosophy of training students is:

To correctly train a horse  the rider first must start with the most important basics, those being an independent balanced seat,  that's why most of there lessons are starting off at the longe.


Dagmar Fortmuller, CEF Coach Level 2 and NCCP Level 3 Dressage Coach

* Provincial & National Champion

* Prix St. George & Intermediare

* Wins on self-bred & self trained horses.

* Coaches and trains horses and riders all ages, all levels,  teaches "Classical Dressage"

* Dagmar studied 3 years of Vet- Medicine in Germany and has an  AHT degree (Animal Health Technologist).

                              

 

              Marita Hoppe

Bereiter-FN (professional trainer), Certified International Trainer Passport/Coach Level 2 
Marita started in 1980 an apprenticeship in 'Muenster' at "Gut Berl" a well known jumping stable. In 1983 she passed the "Bereiter FN" exam and received her diploma (professional trainer) from the German Riding school in Warendorf.  She got her dressage education with instructors  'Dr. Uwe Schulten Baumer, and Erich Philipp from Warendorf. Marita continuously participated in dressage and jumping clinics with excellent German instructors. At the same time she trained horses for her own customers, and showed them successfully on dressage and jumping tournaments. She also managed different barns and riding clubs, including their jumping teams, vaulting groups and Quadrille programs. This is where she gained a lot of experience in teaching groups and riders of all ages. In 1997 she received a Bachelor Degree in Social Pedagogy (science of teaching). 1998 she moved with her family to Calgary.