Discipline and manners. Discipline comes in training, and they get rewarded for doing good.
They appear to be dancing to the music, and we choreograph the shows like that.
They are professional entertainers, they love the music, they love the applause, they love the spotlight. They are big hams - and we have a few that are bigger hams than others, they really play to the audience.
They like to hear 'Good boy!' all the time.
You don't have to be a horse lover to enjoy it.
The first thing we teach is manners, how to stand side by side in the wash rack or wherever.
The difference between our show and the Spanish Riding School of Vienna is that ours is more entertainment-oriented. We have wardrobe changes, music changes and choreography changes over the years.