{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Live Free Ride Free with Rupert Isaacson","title":"The Living Master of Equestrian Art: Love, Joy & Dressing a Horse Like Chopin | Luis & Sofia Valença | LFRF 65","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/58834e6f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6126,"description":"✨  “The principal thing is love, passion, love, passion and passion and love.” – Luis Valença\n✨ “The first thing is to communicate with the horse, and for the horse to accept you.” – Luis Valença \n✨ “It’s not gymnastics.” / “Our work is like music. It’s the same as listening to Chopin or Beethoven.” – Luis Valença\n✨ “I have the same enthusiasm because I love life, I love the horses, I love the family.” – Luis Valença \n✨ “Never take the personality from the horse.” – Luis Valença\n\n\nRupert Isaacson welcomes Mestre Luis Valença of Lisbon, whom he calls a living legend, a national treasure and the greatest living exponent of equestrian art, together with his daughter Sofia. Luis describes his method as a connection between human and horse built on love, comparable to the way we communicate with our children, and traces it back through his three masters: his godfather Fernando Ralão, Cunha Menezes (a Baucherist), and Nuno Oliveira.\n\nThe conversation explores what the word dressage truly means (to dress the horse so he feels soft and good in his own body), the comparison of the work to music like Chopin and Beethoven, and how older, arthritic or traumatized horses are given back their trust and often rejuvenated. Sofia and Rupert also discuss the simplicity and flexibility of the method, learning to read the student in front of you, the contrast with competition dressage, and why the Valença family's inclusive, tribal approach sends people home with real tools.\nA rich, story-filled conversation with a family at the heart of classical equestrian tradition.\nFREE Helios Harmony Intro Course: https://longridehome.com/onoutpout\n\nWhat You'll Learn in This Episode\n00:02:37 – Luis describes his method as a connection between human and horse, built on love and the same communication we use with children.\n00:07:47 – How the method works for young horses and old ones alike, clearing negative memories and rebuilding trust before any work begins.\n00:11:08 – Luis introduces his...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/edefuo9BicUw7iv3tBYu0A0WPDz35rwksjCWzqzh4lQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQwOTg5LzE2ODIz/MzM0MzYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}