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Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling (born 1957) is a specialist in communication and human movement best known for his unorthodox approach to training and working with horses. Hempfling first rose to prominence when he released the book ''Dancing with Horses'' in the early 1990s. In it he advocated horsemanship based on precise communication with the horse through body language rather than through more coercive methods. He currently lives and operates in Denmark. ==Early life== Hempfling was born in Westphalia in Germany in 1957.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling )〕 He has stated that he spent much of his childhood living alone "in the woods", apparently estranged from his family. As a young adult, Hempfling completed studies in telecommunications technology in 1978. He then spent time variously as a teacher, freelance artist and theatrical director. He travelled extensively, and spent several years in Spain. While Eastern philosophies were fashionable in Europe at the time and drew many travellers to regions such as India, Hempfling was drawn more to the traditions of ancient and medieval Europe. Hempfling has occasionally referred to these old European traditions, particularly the concept of the knight as one who acts in harmony with, and achieves "complete being" or "oneness" with, their horse.〔 Ebook available through (horseconscious.com )〕 At age 26 Hempfling became a lecturer at the School of Art and Design in Dortmund. While at this stage he had not yet had any direct contact with horses, Hempfling became captivated by the prominent role of the horse in mythology. At age 29 he decided to seek out contact with real horses. To better understand horses Hempfling went through an intense period of "study, experimentation, learning and feeling" and began to develop his own training methods. He returned to Spain to observe feral horses in the Pyrenees Mountains and to study, if not employ, traditional training methods. His effectiveness as a horseman was noted by others and he soon began taking his own clinics and lessons. Within two years of his first contact with horses, Hempfling wrote ''Mit Pferden tanzen'' ("Dancing with Horses"), which described his approach to horse training and communication. Written in his native German, ''Dancing with Horses'' has been translated into several languages, including English, and became an international bestseller. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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