Manolo Mendez Photo Gallery
A Lifetime of Horse Experience
From his early life working with horses, mules and donkeys on his family’s farm in Andalucía, Spain, to being appointed as the first Head Rider at the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art, Manolo’s steadfast mission has been to learn from horses in order to help them attain their full potential.
Learn more about Manolo’s History, Training Philosophy, and Methodology.
Manolo working with Spanish Walk.
Manolo in arena training for soft body posture with the young horse.
Assisting a young Friesian in obtaining straightness without over flexing. Note evenness of diagonals.
Half Pass during a training session with Dinamico – Andalusian Stallion
Clint Eastwood during a training session working on straightness during a little extension.
Austria, assisting a medium level horse in assisting him with his trademark tool – the bamboo cane to keep him straight and even in lateral movement.
Helping Dinamico to be comfortable using a Pole – ‘Garrocha’ for one of many Equitana evening performances.
Manolo working with a young Jumping Stallion that is tired and sore in his body. He cannot ask for the perfect working posture all at once. Little by little you ask and change over time.
German riding Pony – Dynamik Stallions Perth. Bodywork never goes astray. Endeavour to learn it and make it part of your training regime from a reputable professional.
The ever-gentle Stallion Clint Eastwood and Manolo exhibiting during an Equitana Expo.
Rehearsing with Stallion Dinamico for an Equitana evening performance.
The painted horse demonstration given at home. Created by none other than the knowledgeable founder of Equinology – Debranne Patillo to illustrate the internal movement of the horse.
Beginning of Canter Pirouette for Demo
Manolo using two canes to assist a horse in executing evenness during a Piaffe lesson. Timing is everything!
