April 2016 – Page 2 – The Horse Magazine

Dressage with the Stars

April 20th, 2016
Watching the best rider and the best trainer in the world, working with their team, every day for ten days for three or so hours, is inspiring. Carl Hester’s views on self-carriage and how important it is to develop, and Carl and Charlotte demonstrating all the qualities of the dressage scale, are a joy to listen to and watch. When I stepped into the indoor at Werribee, I thought, I must use this privilege I have had. Read Article Comments Off

Redefining ‘abuse’ as Equestrian sport evolves

By Jean Llewellyn Over the decades since an equestrian discipline first became an Olympic Sport, in Paris 1900, showjumping, dressage and eventing have become high-profile commodities, attracting huge audiences and mega prize. Recently, Spruce Meadows announced an increase for the coveted CP International Grand Prix at the ‘Masters’ to $1.5 million, with $500,000 going to […] Read Article Comments Off

Gabby Pither: Our next big star?

Eventer Gabby Pither smiles... a lot. And she has good cause to. With a win at Melbourne two star this year, second at Sydney International two star and now a member of the Australian eventing squad, what’s not to smile about? Read Article Comments Off

Treatment of Back Problems

Which treatments really work – Professor Leo Jeffcott and Dr Robin Bell look at the range of treatments for the horse’s back, and finds that some work – but some don’t work at all… and lots have never been properly assessed. Read Article Comments Off

The Diagnosis of Back Pain

Sore backs are a very common and often overlooked problem in the performance horse. The soreness may be caused by a primary back problem or it may secondary to an underlying lameness issue, faulty or ill-fitting tack or even inadequate schooling... Read Article Comments Off

George Morris gives another dressage lesson to Ilse Schwarz…

Over the past few months, we have presented a couple of fascinating articles by US based, Aussie dressage rider, Ilse Schwarz about her lessons with great jumping coach George Morris... Read Article Comments Off

Educating Young Riders with Michelle Strapp: Part Three

Seventeen-year-old Jess Hurley is one of the amazing group of exciting young riders who Michelle Strapp currently has under her wing – and like many of Michelle’s riders, Jess is in the situation of having to ‘make her own’: horse that is. Read Article Comments Off

Headlong on the road to destruction…

April 15th, 2016
It seems to me that right now the FEI is following a policy that will lead to the destruction of equestrian sport. Previously the argument for keeping equestrian in the Olympic movement was that equestrian attracted the most royals of any sport, and the tiaras added lustre to the event. It may have been excruciatingly […] Read Article 12 Comments »

Jeremy Steinberg – Putting it into practice

April 11th, 2016
Story and photos by Rebecca Ashton Okay you loved Jeremy’s explosive interview last month (you were not alone, the web story went ballistic internationally, and filled dressage forums the world over) – this month sit in and watch the man do what he does best… Jeremy Steinberg can teach. That might sound like a given, […] Read Article 2 Comments »

IAHP April Rider of the Month

KRISTY OATLEY Kristy confirmed that she is well and truly in the running for a place in the Australian dressage team to go to Rio, with a 75% in the freestyle at one of Holland’s prestige World Cups – s’Hertogenbosch. This time round, Kristy’s Games contender is the Hanoverian gelding, Du Soleil who is by […] Read Article 2 Comments »