Horst Becker's love for horses started when his parents gave him his first pony when he was 11 years old.

His seminars about Classical Dressage, Double-Lungeing and Liberty-Dressage take place throughout Europe. But his specialism is 'Modern Horse-training'.

Both Jumping-and Dressage riders, as well as Gaited Horse- and Westernriders ask him for his advice. In his clinics it's all about the biomechanics of the horse, to find new ways to succes, and to ride new exercises, but most of all: To be friends with the horse.

Horst Becker was born in Walldorf. He spent 2 years in France where he worked with horses a lot. When he came back to Germany he built his own studfarm 'Spiekerhaus', where he worked for almost 15 years. There he developed his outstanding system for training. In this time he met Fredy Knie sr. in Reken, and in the following years he spent a lot of time in Swiss, to learn from Fredy Knie.

Another teacher that was very important for Horst, was the at that time director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Professor Doctor Kurt Albrecht. Horst trained with him for several years.

In 2002 Horst becker founded "Forum Pferdegerecht"(Forum Horsemanship"), that opens during a horsefair called "Pferd und Jagt" ("Horse and Hound") in the exhibitionhalls in Hannover.

This "Horse-friendly info-forum with an eye for all the aspects" offers different experts like saddle-fitters, veterinarians, blacksmiths, dentists, therapists and trainers. They work together to offer the rider a total package of horse-experts.

Forum Pferdegerecht

Horst Becker is the author of several books and films around horse-training. He also worked together with a firm called Waldhausen to develop an auxiliary rein for lunging: The Gymnastic Rein.

Together with the firm P.A. Spirig he developed an anatomic built Gaited-horses saddle and he develops handmade dressage-and jumpingsaddles.