Alexander Nevzorov, Horse Revolutionary

Here's some awe-inspiring video of an astonishing and emerging  horse guru.  Russian  Alexander Nevzorov,  is a former movie stuntman, TV broadcaster and politician whose popular and controversial 1990s news program "600 minutes" catapulted him to fame and eventual public office  .  He eschews all cruelty, punishment and forceful means of controlling the horse, and himself works without bits, bridles, spurs or violence of any kind.  The whip is used only as a communication tool, not a punishment, and the only equiment in place of a bridle is the cordeo, a light cord around the horse's shoulders.

I think the videos are shot by his wife, Lidia Nevzorova, a photographer and horse biomechanics and health specialist.




Here's another one, with a Russian techno-rap soundtrack  (I'm not sure if that's the right name for the music - but there you go:



Here's the English Wikipedia page on Nevzorov.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Nevzorov

And this is his own website, dedicated to the school of horsemanship he founded, rapidly gaining adherents worldwide:

http://www.hauteecole.ru/en/

A man with a complex, compelling (maybe chilling?) history of fame and power,  who now would rather spend his time playing with horses.   And what they do for him is mind-blowing.  Enjoy! 

Vicki