From the Archives: Tad Coffin

September 28th, 2016
When he arrived in Australia in the mid-80’s, Eventing gold medallist, Tad Coffin was a revelation, his American style of instruction was very different to the laid back Aussie style: riders had to concentrate 110%, lessons were exhausting and oh so stimulating… It is sometimes said that those who cannot do – educate. There can […] Read Article Comments Off on From the Archives: Tad Coffin
 

From the Archives: An Eye for a Horse


Here we have three Arab bred horses, all looking to a career in dressage. We asked Malcolm Barns who has had enormous success in the dressage area with Arabian bred horses - first with Rami - then on Christopher - to give his expert opinion. Read Article Comments Off on From the Archives: An Eye for a Horse
 

Developing a Super Seat: LEGS


Now that we have brought awareness to our torso, this month we are going to look at leg stability. The torso has a big influence on the legs and how we control them, that is why it was addressed first… Guérinière recommends lunging novice riders without stirrups so that they focus more on the seat […] Read Article Comments Off on Developing a Super Seat: LEGS
 

How do you develop a super seat…


Rebecca Ashton continues on her journey to teach us how to develop the super seat... Read Article Comments Off on How do you develop a super seat…
 

Feeding challenges of the geriatric equine athlete…


There are lots and lots of older horses out there, still competing in their prime. Equine nutrition expert, Liz Owens looks at how you can prolong the competitive career of your favourite equine… Like humans, horses are remaining sounder and more active later in life due to a variety of factors including genetics, more targeted […] Read Article Comments Off on Feeding challenges of the geriatric equine athlete…
 

Chris Burton at Home…


When Chris gets on one of his brother’s horses he has no idea what to do. As kids growing up in Toowoomba he and older brother Karl regularly rode at Brymaroo Pony Club. As they matured their equestrian interests went in two very different directions... Read Article Comments Off on Chris Burton at Home…
 

Developing a Super Seat: continued with Rebecca Ashton


The last two months we looked at the front and the back of the torso. To complete the “circle”, this month we’ll be looking at the sides. When we ride, we need good stability in our waist. If good control of this area of your body is lacking, it is hard to provide a framework […] Read Article Comments Off on Developing a Super Seat: continued with Rebecca Ashton
 

Breeding insights with Arnaud Evain


It is a stimulating experience every time I catch up with the French breeding expert, Arnaud Evain. Each time he seems to have a new project and a head full of new insights into the business of breeding jumping horses. I’m lucky, Arnaud’s daughter and grand-children live in my home city of Melbourne, and that makes him a regular visit.. Read Article 1 Comment »
 

THM Exclusive: German Eventing at Rio


Before Rio, the Germans were unbackable favorites for the eventing gold medal, so what went wrong? I thought I’d ask German journalist and eventing expert, Thomas Borgmann... Read Article Comments Off on THM Exclusive: German Eventing at Rio
 

Schooling the Young Horse with Michelle Strapp

September 27th, 2016
Michelle Strapp is just a joy to work with. Why? Because she has that rare ability to express the Eternal Truths of the Equestrian Art, minted new each time! It’s doubly a joy when her pupil is Caroline Price, since Caroline is the ideal student, focussed, intelligent and a very fine rider - even if it is difficult, she will try to do what Michelle asks, and 99 times out of a 100, she gets it right. Triple treat it is when the horse is the magnificent four-year-old Holsteiner, Calavino... Read Article Comments Off on Schooling the Young Horse with Michelle Strapp