With flowing dresses and dazzling routines, the former stunt artist is helping breathe new life into the ancient art of horse training.
Today, dressage is familiar to most as an Olympic sport, but its origins lie on the battlefield as a discipline developed to improve the obedience and maneuverability of cavalry horses.
The French horsewoman has taken the advanced elements of classical dressage — known as “Haute Ecole” or “High School” — to create a series of shows that mix both style and substance.
You could say it’s her dream role.
“I’d always loved horses but had never thought about working with them,” Faivre told CNN.
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Faivre has since traveled to Africa, performing at the Salon du Cheval d’El Jadida in Morocco and is next scheduled to appear at Madrid Horse Week at the end of November.
If dressage really is the ballet of the horse world then Faivre may well be its principal dancer.
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