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Crookedness: The Shadow Side of Straightness

April 26th, 2023
As he promised in his last article, Paul has returned ready to 'face a beast that has challenged some of the greatest equestrian minds and bodies throughout history. A Beast That Can Block All Your Knowledge of Collection.' Crookedness: Read Article 4 Comments »

Shane Rose: My Horses, My Teachers

April 24th, 2023
Shane Rose has proven once again what an eventing star he is, with a decisive win in the Adelaide 5 Star – but Shane gives the credit to the horses that were his teachers, including his latest front-liner, Virgil… Please enjoy the wonderful sequence of photos of Shane and Virgil through the Adelaide Water, kindly supplied by our friend, master photographer, Barry O’Brien… Read Article Comments Off

Gigolo and Isabell Werth

April 12th, 2023
Gigolo was a Hanoverian by Graditz, out of a three-quarters Thoroughbred mare by Busoni. At the age of only eight, Gigolo and Isabell Werth caused a sensation when they won the European Championships, outclassing the fantastic duo of Nicole Uphoff and Rembrandt. Read Article Comments Off

The Kür – which were the great ones?

April 6th, 2023
With the dressage world focussed on the World Cup Final in Omaha, we look back at the greatest Freestyles of them all, with the help of some of the people who made the World Cup happen... Read Article Comments Off

The WBFSH Stallion Rankings re-considered…

March 29th, 2023
The WBFSH sires rankings tell us which are the world's best stallions - or do they? Christopher Hector examines the results, and he is not so sure... Read Article Comments Off

Furioso – the greatest?

March 28th, 2023
Was Furioso xx the greatest sporthorse stallion of all time? Christopher Hector looks at the Thoroughbred's legacy in jumping and dressage... Read Article Comments Off

Collection and the Neck…

March 17th, 2023
The positioning of the neck is critically important, because the neck is the gatekeeper to connecting the topline of the horse. If the topline can be made to be one strongly connected piece, then if the rider can get the horse to start bringing the great muscles of the hind end more under the mass, the rider has the possibility of lightening the forehand, not by a few percentage points but by an infinite range all the way up to 100% lightening of the forehand, as in the levade... Read Article 11 Comments »

Maree Tomkinson working with Princess Nathalie

March 16th, 2023
Princess Nathalie, trainer and rider tells us: “Let her come down in front, her neck has to come up as a result of the activity of the hind legs. Let her lower with the neck, play with the position, and then bring her up by riding her from behind." Read Article Comments Off