Dressage tests – Page 2 – The Horse Magazine

Top Tip – Leonie Bramall on what are the basics?

February 16th, 2021
Leonie Bramall talks about positive tension, is keeping the rhythm, an important part of it? “It also relates to balance. It is not one thing – THE BASICS – it is a combination of balance with the rhythm, with the riders possibly being an interfering part of balance and rhythm. So it is teaching the […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Top Tip from Hubertus Schmidt

January 31st, 2021
Chris Hector asked Hubertus Schmidt: What is the secret to being able to have your horse balanced, riding from behind and not just pulling the head and neck in? “I don’t think it is a secret. Years ago, you and I discussed it, and then I was talking about my system, about the stretching in […] Read Article Comments Off

Top Tip from Carl Hester, riding Grand Prix

January 29th, 2021
Story Chris Hector, photographs Ros Neave. Part of a Masterclass at QSEC where Carl works with a Grand Prix combination… Elliot Patterson and the imported eight-year-old stallion Bluefields Berlin working with Carl Hester as the combination works towards competing at Grand Prix level. Carl is stressing just how difficult it is to make the step […] Read Article Comments Off

Tip from the top with Princess Nathalie

January 3rd, 2021
Princess Nathalie – Teaching in Australia – Working with Gitte Donvig Words Chris Hector, pix Ros Neave You were telling Gitte, don’t get too elegant, don’t sit too straight… There is positive tension in your body when you sit straight, and you can over-do it. You can sit straight, but you can still be relaxed, […] Read Article Comments Off

Valegro – the horse of the new millennium

December 17th, 2020
We celebrate the horse of the decade - Valegro - with a fabulous collection of photographs.... Read Article Comments Off

Carl Hester on self carriage for both horse and rider

September 24th, 2020
Carl Hester talks about self carriage for BOTH horse and rider: “We want the horse in self carriage, and that means the rider has to be in self carriage and without a strong core, that is very difficult to do. Then you won’t need your arms or legs to hold you in the saddle – they […] Read Article Comments Off

What makes Laura Graves successful?

August 16th, 2019
Laura Graves talks with Rebecca Ashton about the American team, winning medals, and doing what’s very best for the horse... this interview is as interesting as the masterclass was enlightening - don't miss it... Read Article Comments Off

Freestyle all style Aachen glorious yet again

July 22nd, 2019
Aachen Freestyle, and the World's Number One, Isabell Werth and Bella Rose prove their superiority. Read Article Comments Off

The Kür – An Historical Review

March 28th, 2019
Back in 1991, THM was privileged to publish this piece by Gabriela Grillo. Gabriella played a key rôle in the development of the Kür, as a rider, but also as a theorist, as a trained musician who worked to combine the classical principles of dressage with music that was appropriate and sympathetic... Read Article Comments Off

Grand Prix Test Munich 1972

December 22nd, 2018
Christoph Hess travels the world spreading the message of civilised, horse friendly, dressage, he is no fan of a shortened test, in fact, he has a few things he’d like to add, to show up any tension in the horses… Read Article Comments Off