Valegro – The Horse Magazine

Carl Hester talks about starting the young horse…

September 3rd, 2021
Carl Hester talks about making Medal winners from the start, using Valegro as an example: “There are no short-cuts -you have to stick to your basics of waiting until you get the stretch from the horse, waiting until you get your relaxation. That’s where people need help sometimes.” Valegro as a young horse images: Kevin […] Read Article Comments Off

Looking at Bloodlines – Negro

April 25th, 2021
“Negro has been the big thing behind our success, he made us… Negro himself, then with his breeding, with the sons and also with the broodmares. And of course his most famous son, Valegro. Negro is fantastic the way he is stamping his progeny. He is a once-in-a-lifetime horse. We are very lucky to […] Read Article Comments Off

Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro, a happy story…

April 14th, 2021
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro are without doubt one of the greatest partnerships ever in competitive dressage. We were lucky enough to share their preparation for their last victory, a Gold Medal at Rio. Back in early 2016, Team Hester took Valegro on a holiday to Jerez in Spain. The sunshine tour was the perfect opportunity to […] Read Article Comments Off

Balance, self carriage, and the importance of rider position

February 10th, 2021
Words Chris Hector, pictures Ros Neave Carl Hester talks about the development of Valegro’s balance, self carriage, power and expression, and that elusive quality, positive tension: Kit Houghton image Can we talk about positive tension? It looked to me, when we have been watching Charlotte working Valegro, that the incredible quality that she was showing […] Read Article 4 Comments »

Valegro – the horse of the new millennium

December 17th, 2020
We celebrate the horse of the decade - Valegro - with a fabulous collection of photographs.... Read Article Comments Off

Carl Hester: How to make a Valegro

September 9th, 2019
Carl Hester gives us the recipe - now you can make your own Valegro. An exclusive interview with Christopher Hector, he says it is his best story yet... Read Article 6 Comments »

WEG Normandy, a photo gallery

March 31st, 2018
Reliving the WEG Dressage in 2014, victory to Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro, a photo gallery. The 2018 WEG is in September, with all the new stars, Charlotte's Freestyle, Isabell and Weihegold, and Sönke and Cosmo! Read Article Comments Off

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