Dutch dressage stars, Edward Gal and Hans Peter Minderhoud take a masterclass
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Hans Peter Minderhoud and Edward Gal: Masterclass
January 3rd, 2012 at 12:33 amBundeschampionate 2011 – the greatest young horse show of them all!
November 11th, 2011 at 6:59 am
All the great shows have their own special quality, an atmosphere that hits you anew each time you walk through the gate. I guess the special quality at the Bundeschampionate is that it is so completely unpretentious: a series of arenas set up in the woods and open spaces that surround the German Olympic Training…[More]
Read ArticleAustralian Team Named for Olympic Qualifiers – Read on for a profile of Chantal Wigan.
October 27th, 2011 at 5:02 am
The journey to London 2012 Olympics has begun for Australia’s top dressage riders. The Bates Australian Dressage Championships is the first of two Olympic Regional Team Qualifiers with the second to be held in Ermelo, Netherlands in November. The two best-placed teams from the Olympic Group F/G qualify to send a team of three horses…[More]
Read ArticleCarl Hester – Back in the limelight
October 21st, 2011 at 3:48 am
It was a sensational Europeans for Carl Hester. Coming out on a relatively unknown young horse, he has firmly established himself as a potential individual gold medal winner at next year’s London Games. As usual, Carl is the journalists’ dream – witty, insightful and oh so quotable. I caught up with him minutes after his…[More]
Read ArticleCharlotte Dujardin – the breath of fresh air…
at 2:44 am
26-year-old Charlotte is not just a joy to watch in the competition arena, she is a delight to interview. Charlotte has been working with Carl Hester for four years.
Was international success always the aim?
“Absolutely. I always wanted to do Grand Prix, the Olympics was always my goal. I was very lucky to have worked with…[More]
Euro Champs 2011 – The Most Exciting Championships Ever!
October 20th, 2011 at 5:31 am
It’s three years since I was last at Rotterdam showgrounds. Back then my morning got off to a very ordinary start as I was sitting in the drizzling rain and watching Anky ‘schooling’ Salinero did nothing to lift the spirits. This time the weather is better, and the warm-ups are less ‘dramatic’ and a whole…[More]
Read ArticleSarah Honeywell – Riding Around the World
October 12th, 2011 at 10:41 pm
Story by Shannan Makauskas, Photos by Alex Makauskas.
Growing up in New Zealand, Sarah Honeywell had Nicole Uphoff and Rembrandt plastered over her schoolbooks. She marvelled at the skill of Isabell Werth, Klaus Balkenhol and Dr Reiner Klimke at the Olympic Games, Sarah’s dream was to ride in Europe.
Her start in riding was like any other….[More]
Jess Willard takes a dressage lesson with Clemens Dierks
September 21st, 2011 at 4:37 am
This month, THM correspondent, Jess Willard is on the other side of the process – instead of recording the exploits of others, Jess is the subject of our story as she takes a lesson with dressage coach, Clemens Dierks. Chris Hector was there to write the story, Roz Neave to take the photos…
The whole ‘lesson…[More]
Roz’s Rotterdam Ramblings
September 20th, 2011 at 5:05 am
Rotterdam is a vibrant modern city. When it was re-built after WW2, a decision was made to make it new, not to try to re-create it, so it was a fitting setting for the emergence of a new era in competitive dressage.
No, we are not trying to get caught up in the ‘but is it…[More]
Read ArticleChristoph Hess – Dressage is harmony and balance
August 3rd, 2011 at 1:43 am
Dressage is Balance and Harmony
with Christoph Hess
Story – Chris Hector
Photos – Roz Neave
In the sometimes stuffy world of dressage, Christoph Hess is a breath, no, a whirlwind of fresh air. He is just about the most enthusiastic person I know, and luckily for the world’s dressage horses, a large portion of that enthusiasm is directed…[More]
Steffen Peters at Mary Hanna’s
June 21st, 2011 at 3:50 am
It just has to be the most sublime setting for a dressage lesson, in the distance the hills perfectly frame Westernport Bay as the perfectly manicured outdoor arena is bathed in the glow of an idyllic autumn day. It kind of adds to the picture that the guy standing in the middle of the arena…[More]
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