Malcolm Barns 1931 – 2019
A tribute to a pioneer of Australian dressage, a great rider, a great teacher, a great horseman - Malcolm Barns Read Article 3 Comments »
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A tribute to a pioneer of Australian dressage, a great rider, a great teacher, a great horseman - Malcolm Barns Read Article 3 Comments »
Defusing the elusive half halt with Malcolm Barns…
Dressage trainer, Malcolm Barns looks at the half halt... Read Article 4 Comments »
Learn to Lunge with Malcolm Barns
Lunging can be a super tool for any rider - but do it wrong and it can be counter productive and downright dangerous. Let dressage maestro, Malcolm Barns show you the correct way to lunge your horse... Read Article Comments Off on Learn to Lunge with Malcolm Barns
Working with Champ and Malcolm Barns – Part Two
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 »
Champ meets Malcolm Barns
Who better to give Sam and Champ a quick progress check than Malcolm Barns? Malcolm is one of the unsung heroes of Australian Dressage... Read Article 2 Comments »
Warm Up with Malcolm Barns
Principles of the Warm up “That the horse should be ‘on the bit’ in all his work should need no detailed elaboration. All sorts of excuses are offered to explain a failure to comply with the requirements. The horse is said to be too young: he has only been out of his stable for ten […] Read Article Comments Off on Warm Up with Malcolm Barns
A lunge lesson with Malcolm Barns
Malcolm Barns was one Australian rider who realized that travel to Europe was absolutely essential if his understanding of the Equestrian Art was to progress. Malcolm studied in England and in Germany - and took the (at that stage) unthinkable gamble of shipping his Thoroughbred stallion, Hawa Mahal over with him. ‘Aubery’ performed with distinction in Europe, and returned to Australia where he sired many very good dressage horses, and died only recently. Read Article Comments Off on A lunge lesson with Malcolm Barns
From the Archives: An Eye for a Horse
Here we have three Arab bred horses, all looking to a career in dressage. We asked Malcolm Barns who has had enormous success in the dressage area with Arabian bred horses - first with Rami - then on Christopher - to give his expert opinion. Read Article Comments Off on From the Archives: An Eye for a Horse
How to pick a good trainer?
Over the 30 years we have been making The Horse Magazine we have tried very hard to keep the fakes and phonies out of our pages. Sure, there have been one or two who have slipped past our guard, but on the whole, we have succeeded... Read Article 1 Comment »
Malcolm Barns – Learning riding in Europe and Australia
Malcolm Barns is one of the unsung heroes of Australian Dressage. A rider whose huge natural talent carried him to a win in Australia’s first ever 3DE over 50 years ago, and then saw him star in the show ring, and emerge as one of our first serious dressage competitors... Read Article 3 Comments »