Kiwi Secret Weapons: Jock Paget and Penny Castle

June 16th, 2017
Eventing in New Zealand is on an upswing - thanks partly to international stars, Jock Paget and Clarke Johnstone returning home, and in part, to long standing dressage coach, Penny Castle... Read Article Comments Off on Kiwi Secret Weapons: Jock Paget and Penny Castle
 

Saddleworld Melbourne International 3 Day Event

June 15th, 2017
Chris Hector reports on the Melbourne International Horse Trials that saw a stunning win for the Kiwis... Read Article 3 Comments »
 

Carl Hester and Uthopia…


Carl Hester and Uthopia, on the way to Gold at the London Olympics... Read Article 2 Comments »
 

International Animal Health Rider of the Month – Grace Kay

June 14th, 2017
Young Australian dressage star, Grace Kay is taking on a new challenge - Eventing - and with a win in the One Star at Melbourne International she has started the new career in fine style... Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Pole Dancing to improve your dressage

June 9th, 2017
It's fun for you, and great for your horse, and Lesley Brodbeck has some super variations on working with poles... Read Article 3 Comments »
 

Meet the Saddleworld (little) Horse of the Month – BB to his friends

June 6th, 2017
Rebecca Ashton meets BB    Kamber Pryderi and Fern Wright have been a team for a very long time, 11 years in fact. The pint sized Welshie’s personality dwarfs his 150cms and has helped him to dressage victories against the ‘big horses’ at the top level. BB and Fern back in 2012, competing Prix St […] Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Walk Pirouette and Half Pass with Christopher Bartle: Part Three

June 1st, 2017
British dressage star, Christopher Bartle discusses the next step on the path to collection. THE pirouette and half-pass and the related movements of renvers and travers represent the next step in the logical progression towards collection. During the basic work the lateral submission was achieved by asking the horse to move away from the inside […] Read Article Comments Off on Walk Pirouette and Half Pass with Christopher Bartle: Part Three
 

Paul Belasik: Why are fundamental problems persisting in elite dressage? Part Two

May 27th, 2017
In an effort to understand and explain the persistence of certain fundamental problems in elite dressage, I have written a short series of articles. In the first article, I discussed the consistent misunderstanding of bend and its seismic effect on performances. In this article, I want to address hollowness in the horse’s back, which is […] Read Article 5 Comments »
 

Eric Levallois: A breeding comeback

May 25th, 2017
Adriana van Tilburg catches up with the man who made the World’s Number One Breeding Stallion… In the heart of French horse breeding, Normandy we find the breeding and sport stable of Eric Levallois – Haras de Beaufour. His stable is also the home of the world famous stallion Diamant de Sémilly (Le Tot de […] Read Article Comments Off on Eric Levallois: A breeding comeback