While great horsemen like Dr. Reiner Klimke, Willi Schultheis, and Fritz Tempelman are considered the foundation dressage riders, a younger pack of talented riders are now on their way to establishing themselves in dressage history. Acclaimed dressage rider Isabell Werth is one of those persons who is heading for a gold remembrance plate in the Hall of Fame of equestrians. Instructed, trained, assisted and mentored by one of the beacon trainers in dressage history, Dr. Uwe Schulten Baumer, Werth has completed her achievements' list with every single title there is to be won: German, European, World, World Cup and Olympic Champion.

The two most important mounts who provided her this hail and praise were Nissan Gigolo, a 16 year old Hanoverian by Graditz, and Fabienne, a Westphalian mare by Fruhlingshaft. On her way to success, Werth regularly was submerged with setbacks. This past July 1999, on the beautiful island Graf Inselwerth in Bad Honnef, Germany, she talked to the DressageDaily Team about her vision on dressage and success in past, present, and future.