Louis Seeger was a German equestrian who published several books and was influential in the development of dressage

Dressage

Dressage is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as "the highest expression of horse training." Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games...

. Trained under Maximilian Weyrother

Maximilian Weyrother

Max Ritter von Weyrother was Chief Rider of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna from 1813, and Director from 1814 to 1833.His grandfather, Adam Weyrother, a previous Chief Rider at the school, may have known de la Guérinière in Paris. Adam Weyrother traveled to Paris frequently...

, his methods were highly influenced by the great François Robichon de la Guérinière

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere

François Robichon de La Guérinière was a French riding master who had a profound effect on accepted method for correct training of the horse, and is one of the most influential riders on the art of dressage.-History:...

. Seeger passed on this knowledge through his riding school in Berlin, the first private school in Germany, where his students included Gustav Steinbrecht

Gustav Steinbrecht

Gustav Steinbrecht is considered one of the masters of dressage. His advice to ride the horse "forward and straight" is one of the foundation principles of German dressage training.- Biography :...

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His book System der Reitkunst, "System of the Art of Riding", published in 1844, received the gold medal. In 1852 he published Herr Baucher und seine Künste - Ein ernstes Wort an Deutschlands Reiter, "Monsieur Baucher and his Methods", in which he criticized the training techniques of Francois Baucher

Francois Baucher

A "baucher" is also a type of bit, named after the man.François Baucher was a French riding master whose methods are still hotly debated by dressage enthusiasts today. His methods diverge from those of many earlier masters, but he still has a strong following of riders and trainers today...

, after he had watched the French rider and been given the chance to ride several horses produced by the man.

Published works

• System der Reitkunst Berlin: Herbig 1844 Full text ("System of the Art of Riding")
• Züchtung, Erziehung, Ausbildung des Pferdes im systematischen Zusammenhange Berlin: Herbig 1850. Full text ("Breeding, training and schooling of the horse in a coherent system")
• Herr Baucher und seine Künste - Ein ernstes Wort an Deutschlands Reiter Berlin: Herbig 1852 Full text ("Monsieur Baucher and his Methods")