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By Shannan Makauskas If you were to dream up a recipe for the perfect dressage horse, it may go something like this: combine the #1 ranked Stallion on the WBFSH standings, Jazz, with the most famous World Young Horse Champion, Poetin, and then put this baby in foal to the world record smashing Dressage superstar,…[More]

International news site Dressage Direct reported on Totilas’s first ride under saddle at his new home in in Mühlen, Germany. It stated: “Paul Schockemöhle said that he has not been riding for 20 years, but that a horse with the extreme qualities of Totilas would be a dream to feel under the saddle.” Rather than…[More]

A series of unfortunate events led Chantal Wigan to withdraw Ferero (Ferro/Wellington) from the Bates Australian Dressage Championships on the weekend. Shannan Makauskas caught-up with Chantal and Gary Fairman, the co-owner of the horse, to find out what went wrong in Sydney.

This is the bit that caused Mary Hanna’s Umbro to be eliminated from the Inter 11 at the Australian Champs. As you can see, it is specially designed so that the hook does not move and pinch the horse. This bit has been banned, un-banned, banned, and is going to be un-banned soon. Does someone…[More]

Isn’t that nice! Paul Schockemöhle and his new acquisition… apparently Totilas and Mr Schockemöhle are to appear on German television, with the stallion ridden by PSI stable rider, Anja Engelbart. German trainer Johann Hinnemann’s comment on the affair says it all: A work of art has fallen apart. We have never had this and you can…[More]

From November 22nd to November 29th, the Olympic medalist and World Cup winner – Clayton Fredericks – will conduct two ‘Eventing Skills Clinics’ in Melbourne and Perth. Clayton said on his facebook page: “We will be focusing on improving the horse’s way of going…Rather than just jumping big fences, so the clinic is suitable for…[More]

It was an unfortunate start for Mary Hanna and the nine-year-old Dutch gelding, Umbro, in the Inter II yesterday. She was leading the class but it was later discovered to have a curb bit with a fixed chain hook instead of a loose chain hook, which is illegal, and they were eliminated. She didn’t make…[More]

Sonja and Jaguar at the Water in Kentucky – is this where he was injured? According to Sonja Johnson ‘Jag’s in a hole again!’ Amy Mc Gregor, Stuart Tinney’s groom is over with Jaguar and her report to Sonja is worrying: “She rang me Monday morning their time, and she had gone down to feed…[More]

The event itself is a rarity, being the only one in the Southern Hemisphere and only one of six in the world. To add to this allure, Adelaide will showcase the best talent in Australia. Including two of our Australian WEG representatives – Olympic Gold Medalist Stuart Tinney and Christopher Burton, both previous winners of…[More]

It’s been a week since the Equestrian world heard the shocking rumors were true – Totilas was sold. Reports of the sale were circulating during the World Equestrian Games but were denied to be true by Edward and Totilas’s owner, Cees Visser of Moorland Stables. Fans watching Totilas and Edward Gal perform in Lexington readily…[More]