For a long time, the American equestrian school was considered the best in the world. Its riders repeatedly won at international competitions, contests, and the Olympics. The founder and head coach of this school for almost fifty years was Captain Vladimir Stanislavovich Littauer of the Sumy Hussar Regiment. He emigrated to the USA in 1921 and initially worked at a factory that made saddles and harnesses for horses. In 1927, in New York, Littauer unexpectedly met two of his former comrades who suggested he open his own equestrian school. Vladimir Stanislavovich became its head.

As an experienced cavalryman, he believed that the horse and rider should be one, and the horse should intuitively understand the rider's wishes. Littauer divided training into stages: preparing the horse, teaching the rider on the ground, and practical riding elements from trot to canter. He also developed a method of controlling the horse using voice commands. About his new technique, he wrote: “Stabilization will give the horse ease of movement, and when, for example, it is necessary to stop or change the pace of the canter, this can be done with just the voice.”

However, Littauer's main calling became training athletes for show jumping competitions. Such an athlete must possess composure, determination, and the ability to accurately predict each maneuver. A show jumping horse, like an athlete in the world of equestrianism, must perfect its actions. Not every horse is destined to become a world-class athlete, but Littauer knew how to achieve success.

His horse-rider pairs not only quickly developed speed and cleared obstacles flawlessly, but they did so gracefully and beautifully, delighting the spectators. Littauer always said: “We must teach the horse to calculate the approach to the jump independently, including the calculation of the canter and take-off, considering the line of ascent.” This is why Vladimir Stanislavovich became a world-class equestrian coach.