Some more background on Bill:

Offers an experience gained through over forty years of working with horses, having ridden literally thousands of them and having taught thousands of riders at all levels.
   

Has an eclectic riding background that began with Eventing, foxhunting, and polo.

A USEF judge (now "R") for more than 25 years, he brings a special perspective to his teaching, which is especially helpful for riders who want to compete.

Was mentored by Swedish Olympian Maj. Anders Lindgren for more than twenty years. Rode extensively with Tom and Michael Poulin, Louise Nathhorst (SWE), and M. Lockie Richards (NZ). Also Col. Aage Sommer (DEN), Col. Bengt Ljungquist (SWE), and Kathy Connelly.

Graduate of Yale and a recipient of American Dressage Institute scholarships in 1972 and 1976.

A former three-time participant at the storied Violet Hopkins/USDF National Instructors’ Seminars. Then joined its staff in 1985, serving with Col. Sommer, Maj. Lindgren, Eric Lette (SWE), Karin Schlüter (GER), Gerd Politz (GER), Gunnar Ostergaard (DEN), Robert Dover, and Sally Swift through 1991.

The first American designated by the USDF to conduct official Regional Dressage Instructors’ Workshops. Presented over 30 of them in such diverse locales as California, New York, Arizona, Minnesota, Louisiana, and Alaska.

Chaired the USDF Council of Instructors and Trainers for seven years and was largely responsible for pushing to fruition the USDF’s program for instructor certification and the beginning of the USDF's program of annual National Symposiums.

The writer, associate producer, and narrator of the Farnam Company’s video “The Official USDF Introduction to Dressage.”
Produced two popular instructional videos for Learning Partners: “Putting Your Horse on the Bit” and “Leg Yielding” in the 1980s.
The “voice” of the annual USDF National Symposium and editor of the symposium tapes each year from 1992 to 2002. Many of these two dozen programs are still occasionally shown on RFD-TV.
Scripted, edited, and narrated the first “On the Levels” video set for  AHSA/USDF in 1995.

His articles on dressage have appeared in the USDF magazine Connections and in Dressage Today.

Member of the Dressage Foundation's screening committee for Hopkins Grant applicants.

Named in 2003 at its Thirtieth Annual Convention, as one of the USDF's 20 most influential members in the organization's history.

Author of the new book Dressage Unscrambled, just released by Half Halt Press in October of 2009.

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Bill suggests that certain books, movies, and websites
will round out your dressage education. 
Click here to see them.
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Video for your perusal:

Bill riding and training....

Here are links to segments of interesting work under the         instruction of Herwig Radnutter, Bereiter at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna.
         Pirouettes. 
         Tempis. 
         Half steps to improve the trot.
Bill in the show ring....
A short video of movements from Prix St. Georges and                     Intermediaire 1 recorded in competition at Conyers, GA.

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Click here to see photos of Bill's riding adventures over the years.