Charles de Kunffy

CHARLES DE KUNFFY was a U.S. Equestrian Federation "S" dressage judge for more than 42 years and the author of seven books, including The Ethics and Passion of Dressage, The Athletic Development of the Dressage Horse: Manege Patterns and Training Strategies for Dressage Riders.

De Kunffy was inducted into the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame in 2013. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, he also taught philosophy and psychology before devoting himself fully to the equestrian arts.

When not writing, de Kunffy conducted courses for judges and instructors on multiple continents as a sought-after international clinician. Born in Hungary in 1936, he was admitted to the Budapest Riding Academy in 1952, becoming its youngest student, before escaping to the United States following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

Charles de Kunffy’s books are published by Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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