Dr. Cesar Parra is a highly professional and utterly devoted rider, trainer, and coach of the equestrian sport of dressage riding. He has an immense amount of experience within the sport and was one of Colombia’s top international riders for most of his career.

Dr. Cesar Parra understands what it takes to achieve excellence in the sport for both horse and rider, and he has dedicated his time to helping young riders get to that level. He founded Piaffe Performance in 1999 and developed a training program for both horses and riders. The program, although intense at times, is based on the classic German training methods developed by the Old Masters of the sport.

Dr. Cesar Parra has competed at the Olympic level for his native Colombia during the 2004 Olympic games in Athens, Greece. He also helped the United States of America team win the gold in 2011 during the Pan American games located in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Dr. Cesar Parra has enjoyed a very high level of success in the professional world of dressage style riding. He founded Piaffe Performance in 1999 and has devoted his knowledge in the field to dealing in only the best of the best in riders and horses. He has sold a number of high-level horses in the sport including those who have appeared in past Olympic games. Dr. Cesar Parra strives to operate his training program, compete, and coach with integrity, perseverance, sharing, courtesy, strength of character, and self control.

Dr. Cesar Parra based his training program on what is considered the classical German training methods of relaxation, rhythm, contact, impulsion, straightness, and collection. The Old Masters of the sport developed this specific scale to help the dressage rider in training hone one skill at a time before moving on to the other. For instance, one cannot master straightness, without first mastering impulsion.

The connection between human and horse can be intoxicating at times. Dressage tends to bring that connection to its maximum potential as both horse and rider strive to achieve excellence. The rider, not just the horse, must train rigorously in order to compete at such high levels like Dr. Cesar Parra.