Working with Stefan Wolff
Give, then work him from behind. Don’t hold him down, keep it light, then remind him to work from behind through his body – the neck is only transferring it to the hand... Read Article 1 Comment »
Month: October 2012
Give, then work him from behind. Don’t hold him down, keep it light, then remind him to work from behind through his body – the neck is only transferring it to the hand... Read Article 1 Comment »
Horses For Courses?
How Heidi Hewitson’s dream of riding in an event at SIEC became a character test. As told to Sean Woodland. Pictures by Andrea O’Meara Competing in the midweek horse trials at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC) is at the forefront of my mind. I bid students farewell, smile at the prospect of not seeing […] Read Article Comments Off on Horses For Courses?
Feeding the Eventing Horse with Elizabeth Owens
Before an animal can be classified as an eventing horse, it needs to be in full work and in the run up to a competition... Read Article 1 Comment »
Learning Theory and Biomechanics – with Andrew McLean
It is surprising that while many areas of animal training have been rigorously examined and highly effective training methods established, horse training has remained largely untouched by the light of rationality, a rich field for the fakers and frauds... Read Article 5 Comments »
David Middleton: The Next Step
I do a lot of canter / halt, even with the young ones because I find if you can do good downward transitions, from a canter to a short trot, or a short trot into a short canter, you get a much more balanced canter... Read Article 1 Comment »
Amanda Ross takes a lesson with Lucinda Green
There are always going to moments when you are in trouble, no matter how brilliant you are, and no matter how well you see your stride. I never had a very good eye for a stride, so I always wanted my horse to learn to get me out of trouble... Read Article Comments Off on Amanda Ross takes a lesson with Lucinda Green
Dressage – the Bartle way…
Christopher Bartle’s method of training is mentally demanding for the rider, whilst challenging the horse athletically. The many exercises that make up Christopher’s own personal system are well-tested on his international dressage horses and eventers… and what’s more, they work! ANN-MAREE LOUREY sat in on a three-day clinic, while PETER STOOP took the pictures. […] Read Article Comments Off on Dressage – the Bartle way…
Supplements… are they really necessary?
It is common for trainers of all persuasions – dressage, pacing, racing and western alike, to be tempted to find the solution to their horse's performance deficiencies in a bag of feed or bucket of supplements... Read Article 2 Comments »
Megan Jones – Getting Your Eventer Fit
Everyone has different ways of getting their horses fit (and themselves for that matter) and people are often limited to what they can do by the available facilities they have at home or where they agist their horses, and time! If you work full time and keep you horse an hour from home and also have a spouse and kids you don’t have much time... Read Article 2 Comments »
Talking Cross Country with Kevin McNab
I think apexes are fences that once you get used to riding them, you get comfortable with them and they are not so bad. It’s just a matter of training... Read Article Comments Off on Talking Cross Country with Kevin McNab