Capt. Vladimir Littauer was an influence on George Morris, and hence on US olympic equestrian teams. Littauer was trained in the imperial russian cavalry, where the staff sergeants instructing the young officers would often whip them for correction, excusing themselves by saying "sorry Sir, of course that was meant for the horse." He notes dryly that when he was earning his biscuit in exile by teaching rich New Yorkers to ride, he'd had to slightly modify his pedagogical methods...

(the soviet equivalent is from a movie in which the scout camp director reminds the scouts: "Remember, young people, this camp belongs to you! You are the owners, therefore, you must have Di. Sci. Pline.")