lesson – The Horse Magazine

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

February 5th, 2018
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 »

Working with Champ and Malcolm Barns – Part Two

March 3rd, 2017
In part one, we left Champ happily lunging with master dressage trainer, Malcolm Barns. This time, Samantha Bartlett is back in the saddle and Malcolm is happy with the quality of the work he is seeing... Read Article 1 Comment »

Working on Winnie’s Jump: Part Three

February 16th, 2017
In part two, we concentrated on a ‘getting to know you’ session for Winsome and her young rider, Laura Rowe. This time it’s Winnie’s turn in the spotlight, as a trainer, Michelle Strapp refines her showjumping technique. As explained in the first of this series, while Winsome had a basic (very basic) dressage education, this jumping […] Read Article Comments Off

Working with a new combination – Winnie takes another step

January 25th, 2017
Our favourite young horse, Winsome has just come back into work after some time off. She is back with 14-year-old Laura Rowe in the saddle, and coach Michelle Strapp on the ground… Words by Chris Hector and photos by Roz Neave Michelle easing Winnie back into work: “In the past three months, she has had […] Read Article Comments Off

Laura and Winsome take their first steps (and jumps) together: Part Two

January 4th, 2017
In part one, we met four year old Winsome and her new owner, fourteen year old Laura Rowe. After passing her vet check, Winsome moved straight to Michelle Strapp’s training barn for some initial schooling. It was a wonderful opportunity with Laura home on holidays, able to watch Michelle ride, then hop on and get […] Read Article Comments Off

Winnie finds a home… and a rider: Part One

December 12th, 2016
When Laura Rowe and her mother, Anita came round to check out a four year old mare we had for sale - Winsome (conceived with frozen semen from the Weltmeyer son, Wenckstern and out of a lovely Thoroughbred mare, Cava Lass). Winnie is exquisite, but there is no denying that she is also petite - just like Laura. And the minute the fourteen-year-old got on her, it was obvious that they had clicked. Read Article Comments Off

Emily Blinkworth takes a lesson with George Sanna

November 18th, 2016
Right now in the world of showjumping there are a number of exciting horse / rider combinations coming through the ranks, but there are also a number of very exciting student / teacher combinations out there – which is good news for the future of the sport... Read Article Comments Off