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Choose yourself a champion…

October 13th, 2021
Choose yourself a rising three-year-old colt from these three colts at the KWPN Colt Selection. The first is by the same sire as Jessica von Bredow Werndl’s Olympic and European Champion, Dalera! Here’s Easy Game, the sire of this colt and Dalera among other successful competitors Easy Game And his dam sire, Flemmingh, who also […] Read Article Comments Off

Paul Schockemöhle – Young Stallions Auction

Ten exceptional young dressage stallions are offered for sale in the online Paul Schockemöhle Stallion Auction - check out their pedigrees, background and videos... Read Article Comments Off

Contact – What is good contact?

October 12th, 2021
What is contact? Light? Heavy? How do we establish good contact? We turn to some of the great equestrian authorities of all time - and some modern luminaries - to help shed light on this vexing concept.... Read Article Comments Off

The aids and the horse: A classical approach

October 9th, 2021
One of the great classical teachers of modern times, Henri van Schaik, explains the aids, and how to use them... Read Article 1 Comment »

Holsteiner Elite Riding Horses’ Presentation

Don’t miss the Holsteiner elite riding horses’ presentation on this Sunday The riding horses have moved into their box stalls at the Elmshorn Verband facility and completed their first trainings: the Holsteiner elite riding horses to come under the hammer in the Neumünster Holstenhalls on 30 October are ready to be met and tried out. […] Read Article Comments Off

The greatest showjumping mares – the view from Holland

October 7th, 2021
I set out to find the greatest mares in showjumping history with the aid of four acknowledged experts, Ludwig Christmann, Thomas Nissen, Egbert Schep and Arnaud Evain. Here is the view from Holland… (you can find the first two parts of this four part feature with Ludwig Christmann and Thomas Nissen HERE) Egbert Schep Egbert […] Read Article Comments Off

Holsteiner Grading and Elite Riding Horse Auction: Wide Range of Stallion Candidates

There is a diverse and exciting collection of young stallions in this year's Holsteiner Stallion Grading and Auction - check them out here, and don't forget, you can bid from anywhere in the world online... Read Article Comments Off

Types of Suppling Exercises by Hilary Clayton

October 4th, 2021
Hilary Clayton combines her own love of horses and riding, with a rigorous scientific approach that over the last 30 years has showed how superstition and guesswork can be replaced by clear logical thought… PASSIVE SUPPLING – slow controlled movement to the limit of joint motion through the action of an external force DYNAMIC SUPPLING – rapid […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Self carriage is essential for all riders and horses

September 29th, 2021
Self Carriage is for horses and riders – Dr Andrew McLean tells us: “The horse must travel in-hand and under saddle free of any constant rein or leg pressure, otherwise he will switch off to them. The concept of self-carriage seems simple enough. It means that the horse self-maintains his own rhythm, tempo, stride length, […] Read Article Comments Off

Christopher Bartle, Eventing Coach

September 26th, 2021
Christopher Bartle – Genius! Christopher Bartle turned the German eventing team from a group who won the dressage and fell apart on the cross country, to a medal winning machine, strong in all three phases. The question when he was lured back home to mentor the Brits, was, could Christopher do it again? The successes […] Read Article Comments Off