George Morris – 2018, a good vintage…

February 9th, 2018
George Morris is back in Australia to start 2018, and the wisdom keeps flowing... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

New Director – North Rhine Westphalian state stud in Warendorf

February 5th, 2018
Thomas Hartwig reports: Warendorf/Germany. On February 1st, Kristina Ankerhold, the new director of the North Rhine Westphalian state stud in Warendorf made her first visit to her future work place. The 41-year-old lawyer from Nottuln in Westphalia met with Peter Hettlich from the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of the Environment and Agriculture, who has provisionally headed […] Read Article 1 Comment »
 

The Basics of Dressage with Christian Thiess: Exercises to straighten the Horse


The straightening of the horse is one of the most important goals to be achieved in horse training, if not the most important. In the six element scale of preparation, straightening takes fifth place. Just as a reminder, the scale of the preparation is: Rhythm Relaxation Acceptance of the bit Impulsion Straightening Collection This means […] Read Article 2 Comments »
 

George Morris and the next generation of horses

February 2nd, 2018
Back in 2014 George Morris spotted the future superstar, Cristalline - in this fascinating article, George talks specifically about training young horses... Read Article Comments Off on George Morris and the next generation of horses
 

Finding the light – with Stefan Wolff


Dressage trainer, Stefan Wolff was a long time student with Klaus Balkenhol and he carries on Klaus' tradition of respect for the classical principles - he is also a very gifted teacher and communicator... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Jean Bemelmans Modern Master Part 2

February 1st, 2018
Jean Bemelmans is one of the world's leading dressage trainers. He is a great advocate of a style of dressage training that is both horse friendly and successful in the competition arena Read Article 1 Comment »