Dressage – Page 23 – The Horse Magazine

Top Tip with Ingrid Klimke – warming up

June 7th, 2021
Ingrid Klimke shows us the progressive horse-friendly essence of her system: first some images of Ingrid warming up at home using cavalletti: “I like to use cavalletti. I grew up with cavalletti, they were always in our indoor arena, and on the outdoor arena. If you position them beside E or B, they don’t get […] Read Article Comments Off

Do young horse stars go Grand Prix?

May 28th, 2021
Do young dressage horse stars go on to be Grand Prix stars? We go right back to the very first WBFSH World Young Horse Champs to answer that question. Great new article - amazing photos... Read Article 2 Comments »

Tip from the Top with Jean Bemelmans

May 23rd, 2021
Jean Bemelmans, master trainer, tells us: “In the end the submission is the most important thing. It comes down to the stop and go, and if the stop and go is very good, then horses get supple. Some horses have a better balance, some horses you have to work on it, and with the transitions, […] Read Article Comments Off

Guarding the Classical Principles

May 21st, 2021
Thirty years ago, Charles de Kunffy sounded a warning - the Classical Tradition of Horsemanship was under threat. Today, that warning remains acutely relevant... Read Article 7 Comments »

Young horse winners – do they go on?

May 18th, 2021
The Nürnberger Burg-Pokal is the world's most prestigious competition for young Prix St Georges horses - but how successful were the winners at Grand Prix? Read Article 1 Comment »

Making Grand Prix Horses with Hubertus Schmidt

May 17th, 2021
Hubertus Schmidt is one of Germany's master dressage trainers, and he has produced many, many Grand Prix horses. In this interview, he explains what he looks for in a prospect Read Article 3 Comments »

Looking at de la Guérinière

May 12th, 2021
When we study de la Guérinière’s Ecole de Cavalerie (published in 1731) for the first time, we find the crucial awareness of the developmental nature of classical riding – this really is what sets off dressage from other systematic ways of training a horse – the knowledge that the exercises have to be fitted to […] Read Article Comments Off

How does the KWPN dressage horse compare to the German horses?

May 10th, 2021
German or Dutch - that's the question for the breeders of dressage horses... or is it, is the way forward a fusion? German breeding expert, Dr Ludwig Christmann looks at the differences and strengths of the two... Read Article 1 Comment »

Andrew McLean, training principles

Share Andrew McLean’s insights to training, and understanding our equine partners, essential knowledge for all: “In dressage, voice aids are not used in competition. Instead, as the horse learns to respond from lighter rein and/or leg aids, the horse becomes increasingly aware of the associations of seat and weight that naturally occur with rein and/or […] Read Article Comments Off

Working with Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin

May 9th, 2021
Vanessa Way tells us about working with Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester, a great insight into the famous twosome’s philosophy: “I think you’ve got to get the horse balanced and you’ve got to get the engine quick. That’s what Carl always says. First of all we’ve got to get the horse forward off the leg. […] Read Article Comments Off