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Verden April Auction and Presentation evening

March 2nd, 2019
Verden Auction on April, 12 and 13 On April 12 and 13, the Niedersachenhalle in Verden will be dedicated to four-legged top-class talents and their sires. Highlights of the riding horse collection will be presented at 7 pm on Friday evening. The auction will start at 2 pm on Saturday. The collection offers a selection […] Read Article Comments Off

Helping Hands – Sylvia Loch discusses the importance of lightness…

February 27th, 2019
Sylvia Loch and helping hands - ride light, ride with beauty and make your horse happy... Read Article 3 Comments »

Carl Hester – Helping Riders…

February 26th, 2019
Carl Hester explained what he looks for when sourcing a prospect, “First thing I look at when I buy a horse is paces rather than breeding. Beautiful parents don’t always produce beautiful children. I’m not looking for the flashiest paces, but also the trainablility and rideability. Read Article Comments Off

Al Shaqab Set To Host Exciting Back-to-Back Equestrian Competitions

Christopher Hector is Doha bound... Next Tuesday I will be flying into Qatar for what looks to be a really super horse show, the CHI AL SHAQAB 2019 to be held from March 7-9. Read Article Comments Off

Dressage at Sydney in 2000, a Photo Gallery

February 25th, 2019
Remembering Sydney 2000 dressage, all the top competitors in dressage were the first to arrive at the venue, from around the world travel all the way to Australia to compete. Warm-up day for the dressage horses, great pix to enjoy. Read Article 1 Comment »

Letting go tensions – give yourself a shake up!

February 20th, 2019
Relax your horse! How about relax the rider??? Richard Weis shows how to get rid of inner tensions, how to loosen your body before you ride - to make riding easier, more comfortable, more effective... Read Article Comments Off

Hanoverian Young stallions Honored

February 7th, 2019
Weltmeyer- and Stakkato-Prizes awarded Hanover’s best young stallions are awarded with the Weltmeyer- and Stakkato-Prizes. This year, the Weltmeyer-Prize goes to the dressage stallions Despacito, Destacado, Dostojewski, Finnigan and So Unique. The breeders of the first three stallions were honoured at the show of the privately owned stallions in Verden. Finnigan and So Unique could […] Read Article Comments Off

Wolfram Wittig – dressage doesn’t have to be serious (all the time…)

Wolfram Wittig is one of the world's most successful dressage trainers, he is also one of the world's most successful breeders of dressage horses. How does he do it? Read Article Comments Off

What’s the latest in Hanover with Dr Ludwig Christmann

January 29th, 2019
Christopher Hector discusses the latest trends in the Hanoverian breed with Ludwig Christmann Dr Ludwig Christmann was my first contact with the Hanoverian Verband several decades ago when he led the Study Tours around the breeding district. His knowledge, and patience, made it so much easier to get a grip on the Hanoverian system. Since […] Read Article Comments Off

The Great Dressage Trainers – Dr Uwe Schulten-Baumer

January 26th, 2019
Meet the man who was the first trainer Isabell Werth worked with, the late Dr Schulten-Baumer. "All horses are different. What we want to do is give each horse the chance to realize its maximum potential - to find the key to bring out its special talent and personality" Read Article Comments Off