July 2016 – Page 2 – The Horse Magazine

Aachen – The inside story with Shane Rose

July 19th, 2016
What went wrong some punk kid from Germany beat you? “Yeah, one second too slow and also they were five marks short in the dressage, anyway…” So you are saving him up for Rio? “Hopefully we can take Michi over there – that would be the go.” It’s a light bulb moment for Australian eventing, […] Read Article Comments Off

WEG finished?

July 15th, 2016
There have been rumours of trouble with the Bromont WEG bid right from the start. Initially the Bromont bid was rejected by the FEI, but when there were no other takers to host the 2018 event, it was awarded to Bromont. Since then there have been dire reports and predictions, and the smartest Canadian journalist […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Saddleworld Rising Star – July

Brooke Langbecker starred in the third round of the 2016 Young Rider Selection Series, winning the class at the Gympie Show and filling a further three of the next four placings. The Young Rider Selection Series allows riders to compete with more than one horse, but only one horse may earn points for the overall […] Read Article Comments Off

Christoph Hess: Helping out in Australia

July 13th, 2016
Christoph Hess recently retired from his position with the German Equestrian Federation, which left him free to help with the Australian Squad. When Rebecca Ashton met up with Christoph at Camden, he had just come from working with the British based Aussies... Read Article 1 Comment »

Kelly Layne Withdraws from Aachen!?

July 8th, 2016
Very reliable sources indicate that Kelly Layne has withdrawn her horse, Udon P from the Australian DressageTeam to go to Aachen, but she remains a member of the team for Rio. There was a feeling that it didn’t matter so much that Kelly had scratched from Rotterdam because she was going to Aachen where she […] Read Article 6 Comments »

Aussie Eventing Team not named! Has Paul Tapner launched an Appeal?

July 7th, 2016
The other two teams – showjumping and dressage have been named (although I will be very very surprised if the four dressage horses that actually go to Rio are the ones currently named in the team) but the EA release on the eventers, merely notes that 12 horses will go into the pre-staging camp and […] Read Article Comments Off

Who’s going to the GAMES?

July 4th, 2016
Christopher Hector analyses the breeding of the horses entered for the Rio Olympic Games... Read Article 2 Comments »

July Rider of the Month – Christopher Burton

July 1st, 2016
British based Australian eventer, Christopher Burton took first place in the CCI*** of Saumur, riding Santano – his ‘dresssage’ horse (the Hanoverian gelding is by Sandro Hit out of a Brentano II / Weltmeyer mare). The win is a good omen for Christopher who was 1st and 2nd at Saumur with Haruzac and Leilani, in […] Read Article Comments Off

Jeremy Steinberg – more words of wisdom

Last time we featured an interview with Jeremy it went viral. Dressage fans all over the world reacted (mostly positively) to the American coach’s frank assessment of some of the world’s leading riders and the current state of dressage. Not surprisingly, Rebecca Ashton asked Jeremy for a follow up… Read Article 1 Comment »

Coaching eventers… with Christopher Bartle

Christopher Bartle is simply the most successful eventing coach in the world today - how does he do it? Read Article Comments Off