Dressage is like the Tango

January 4th, 2023
Richard Weis is acknowledged the world over as an expert in how dressage riders could, and should, sit. Here he looks at the way in which the Tango is mirrored in the partnership of rider and horse... Read Article Comments Off on Dressage is like the Tango
 

A Conversation with Dorothee Schneider

January 3rd, 2023
Christopher Hector catches up with Dorothee Schneider at Frankfurt Horse Show, to talk about how she trains from young horse to Grand Prix.... Read Article Comments Off on A Conversation with Dorothee Schneider
 

The Coach’s Perspective with Gareth Hughes

December 31st, 2022
Gareth Hughes, recent runner-up to Charlotte Fry and Everdale at the London Horse of the Year show, and prolific medal winner for Great Britain, working with the coaches... Read Article Comments Off on The Coach’s Perspective with Gareth Hughes
 

Dressage Breeding – the cutting edge…

December 28th, 2022
It's the most prestigious Prix St Georges competition in the world, the brainchild of Reiner Klimke, Germany's introduction to the big tour, the Burg-Pokal. Christopher Hector analyses the breeding of this year's finalists... Read Article Comments Off on Dressage Breeding – the cutting edge…
 

Rafael Soto – there are only two types of dressage, good and bad!

December 2nd, 2022
Rafael Soto was an Olympic dressage star, now he is a thoughtful trainer in demand all over the world. Christopher Hector talks with Rafael about the exercises he uses... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

The B team becomes the A Team


The Hanoverian B line marked the beginning of a new era in dressage breeding, it is a line whose influence has exploded in the past couple of years... Read Article Comments Off on The B team becomes the A Team
 

Gribaldi – super sire, and sire of sires…

November 29th, 2022
Christopher Hector argues that Gribaldi was one of the truly great Sporthorse sires... read about the black stallions amazing career - and the wonderful horses he sired. Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Licensing and stallion sales of the jumping stallions


There's another exciting collection of young Hanoverian stallions up for licensing - and for the jumping stallion auction in Verden.... Read Article Comments Off on Licensing and stallion sales of the jumping stallions
 

The Sandro Hit Legacy

November 25th, 2022
Sandro Hit, more than any other stallion changed the face of sporthorse breeding... Christopher Hector considers the legacy of the black stallion. Read Article Comments Off on The Sandro Hit Legacy