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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

Simone Pearce – the ups and downs

September 24th, 2021
For dressage rider Simone Pearce the last couple of months have been a roller coaster ride, a triumph at Aachen, not so wonderful at the Olympic Games... Read Article 1 Comment »

Carl Hester Top Tip

September 20th, 2021
Carl talks about a ‘dip in front of the wither’, it’s not good, we don’t want to see it… With correct stretching you can see the dip fill up – Carl demonstrates “There were two horses in the Clinic I was conducting that had it. The first horse I felt it was more just conformation […] Read Article 4 Comments »

Andrew Nicholson – A tribute

Andrew Nicholson has announced his retirement from top class sport - we interview Andrew about a topic close to his heart, cross country safety - and celebrate his amazing career... Read Article 4 Comments »

Kira Wulferding – elegant effective riding works

September 18th, 2021
One of the amazing features of the German equestrian scene is the depth and knowledge, and talent, of its members. Christopher Hector recalls and enjoys the successes of one of his favourite riders, from afar, a few days ago I saw that she had placed third in the Grand Prix at Herzlake, with a score of […] Read Article Comments Off

Bella meets Bella

September 15th, 2021
We all know Bella Rose the super star - but was she like as a three year old? Isabell Werth recalls THAT moment when she first saw Bella... Read Article 2 Comments »