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“Colourful bird” Couleur Rubin celebrates 25th birthday

April 29th, 2021
The great jumping stallion, Couleur Rubin turns 25th - he is another of the triumphs of master breeder, Harli Seifert... Read Article Comments Off

She’s BACK! Isabell’s two mares in winning form…

Isabell is back with her two mighty mares in winning form at Mannheim - plus an exclusive interview with a young up and coming Isabell back in 1991...! Read Article Comments Off

New Dressage Stars – Nanna Skodberg Merrald and Blue Hors Zack

April 28th, 2021
With the shock resignation of Daniel Bachmann from Blue Hors, the big question was, who would ride his frontliner, Blue Hors Zack. The answer came in the form of another of the riders at Blue Hors, Nanna Skodborg Merrald, and already the pair have notched up their first wins – the Grand Prix and the […] Read Article Comments Off

Who are the great mares?

A recent survey set out to find this year's most successful dams of jumping horses, but all it really proved was that the stats from this covid season are very very dodgy - find out why... Read Article Comments Off

Isabell Werth – from THM Archives

April 26th, 2021
It was back in 1992 when the late Christian Thiess filed this report on the new star of German dressage, 22-year-old law student, Isabell Werth. It was good reading then – and it still is… When top German trainer, Dr Uwe Schulten-Baumer Snr lost the star of his stable – Nicole Uphoff- after a personality […] Read Article Comments Off

Ollie on top in Kentucky

April 25th, 2021
Lexington, Kentucky – April 24, 2021 Oliver Townend (GBR) turned in two clear rounds Saturday and sits first overnight with Ballaghmor Class and eighth with Cooley Master Class. Both horses lost a shoe on course, and persistent rain made the footing slick. “For me this was the toughest cross-country course for a long, long time […] Read Article Comments Off

Monica Theodorescu talks about training for Medals

April 22nd, 2021
Monica Theodorescu, German Team Coach talks about training, and winning: “I think we Germans have a lot of the best riders, and again there is no secret, it is just correct training and riding.” Monica the competitor with Ganimedes. Georg Theodorescu, Monica’s late father, described him as a black panther.. “For me there is no […] Read Article Comments Off

Verden Online Foal Spring

There is an amazing collection of foals to choose from in the first Verden Spring Foal auction... Read Article Comments Off

Leg yielding – when, how and why – with Christian Theiss

April 20th, 2021
“The moment to begin to use leg yielding in your everyday preparation is when the inside leg of the horse is ready to carry more weight through the previous preparation performed on one track i.e. through properly executed turns (riding correctly and deep enough through corners) or circles of different sizes. The turn on the […] Read Article Comments Off

Top Tips from George Morris

George Morris, who literally wrote the book on jumping position, comments on top riders over the CHIO course. Wisdom, great riders, great course: “This is a very good example of the release versus the crest release, this is what we call the automatic release. Here you have a straight line, elbow to the horse’s mouth […] Read Article Comments Off