Cathrine Dufour MAKING IT her own way!
She went to Rio an unknown and emerged a star, now Cathrin Dufour goes to Tokyo one of the world's very top riders. Rebecca Ashton has this exclusive interview with Cathrin in Tokyo... Read Article 1 Comment »
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She went to Rio an unknown and emerged a star, now Cathrin Dufour goes to Tokyo one of the world's very top riders. Rebecca Ashton has this exclusive interview with Cathrin in Tokyo... Read Article 1 Comment »
Birkhof’s TOPAS FBW – A top-class gem for Gestüt Vorwerk
(Photo credit Equitaris) Gestüt Vorwerk, known for the active promotion of exclusive horses in top dressage sport, announces a top-class new acquisition: Birkhof’s Topas FBW. The ten-year-old bay Totilas son is to join the phalanx of highly successful Grand Prix stallions such as Augustin OLD, August der Starke OLD, Fackeltanz OLD and Eichendorff NRW, the […] Read Article Comments Off on Birkhof’s TOPAS FBW – A top-class gem for Gestüt Vorwerk
Dietmar Specht talks about the basics
The all important basics of the classic German Training Scale... Read Article Comments Off on Dietmar Specht talks about the basics
Wisdom from Reiner Klimke
“The rider who is sitting a little bit forward, who doesn’t make himself heavy, is what I like. When I ride, I always try to not make myself heavy and bring the horse down, but to go with the movement and keep light, this is not one of our inventions.” “Dressage is also a lot […] Read Article 2 Comments »
The Posture does the riding… with Susanne Miesner and Richard Weis
Susanne Meisner and Richard Weis un-ravel the mystery of why some riders sit perfectly, and why some horses can help the rider... Read Article 3 Comments »
Stretching and keeping your horse in shape – a Gallery
Keeping your horse in shape with Susanne Miesner, with great Gerd Heuschmann diagrams showing what happens to the horse’s body with incorrect riding – look at the pix and then read more: Here’s some pictures of a young horse, a four-year-old stallion, competing at the Bundeschampionships. Being ridden according to German system and allowed to […] Read Article Comments Off on Stretching and keeping your horse in shape – a Gallery
Ulf Möller – taking up the challenge
Young horse expert, Ulf Möller conducts a training clinic - and he does it, his way... Read Article 1 Comment »
Rudolf Zeilinger – Master Trainer
Rudolf Zeilinger studied the art of dressage with one of the world's great masters, Willi Schultheis. Sit in on a clinic with Rudolf... Read Article 1 Comment »
Charlotte Dujardin – developing pirouettes..
Charlotte Dujardin on how to develop top pirouettes Charlotte works with Queenslander, Nicole Tough, riding Borsato, a Dutch import. They are working on training pirouettes. Charlotte confiscates Nicole’s whip: “I want to see the true Nicole, I won’t let her cheat.” “Now canter, shorten the reins, don’t rock – belly button forward. Start with travers, […] Read Article Comments Off on Charlotte Dujardin – developing pirouettes..
Basics for Everyone with Christoph Hess
Join a working session with Christoph Hess. Surprise, he works on the basics, and shows us a working session that will help us establish them. “It is easy to explain the theory, it is more important to see the theory in practice. We will see that 99% of problems are basic problems…” There didn’t seem […] Read Article 1 Comment »