Dressage – Page 29 – The Horse Magazine

Top Tip with Gerd Heuschmann -Toplines

January 28th, 2021
Gerd Heuschmann tells us about the importance of developing the topline: “This, in my opinion, is where the problem starts – with a three or four-year-old horse, with an the inexperienced rider on this young horse in a rather short topline. A very nice looking topline, but the muscle system is untrained so what happens? […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Top Tip: Balance over the stirrup with Mary Wanless

Mary Wanless revolutionised how the riding world thought about balance and rider position - here she discusses the all important role of the stirrup... Read Article Comments Off

Was Apache the lost opportunity?

January 27th, 2021
Apache was a controversial stallion in his life - are we only now that he is dead, realising what the dressage breeding world has lost? Read Article 1 Comment »

It’s all in the hands… Herr Kukuk

January 26th, 2021
There's magic in the air, magic that makes an old man dance his way around the indoor, teaching young horses an art as old as horsemanship. Herr Kukuk is 74 years young, and one of the great masters of in hand work... Read Article Comments Off

Top tip: Stefan Wolff on suppleness…

January 25th, 2021
It's a crucial concept for dressage training - SUPPLENESS. German dressage trainer Stefan Wolff explains how and why to achieve it... Read Article Comments Off

Top Training Tips from Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester…

January 22nd, 2021
Charlotte Dujardin talks about the early training of the recently sold Grand Prix horse, Barolo. Read Article Comments Off

Breeding Dressage Horses – A Global Perspective

Christopher Hector looks at the past and future of dressage horse breeding - a global view... Read Article 4 Comments »

Top Tips – Charlotte Dujardin on the young horse starting out

January 21st, 2021
Charlotte Dujardin talking about working with young horses. Not easy in the atmosphere of the Masterclass… Although Lilah Nieuwland’s four-year-old, Bloomfield Fürstin Romance was coping well, and Charlotte was sympathetic: “There is so much atmosphere, just try to give her a nice time and build her confidence, let her look, pat her on the neck. You don’t […] Read Article Comments Off

Top Tips with Wolfram Wittig

January 19th, 2021
Words Chris Hector, pics Ros Neave “If a horse is four years of age or fourteen, it does not matter, every day you have to train the basic work.” Barclay, a 19-y-o Breitling son, gives young riders a feel for higher movements “It is the most important thing. Once you have the basic work, then […] Read Article Comments Off

Top Tip from three Masters

January 18th, 2021
George Morris tells riders to be interested in giving, and two top riders, and trainers, agree. George also tells us: ‘It’s simple, it’s just not easy…’ “Give, give, give, be interested in giving. Of course you have to make a half halt with both your hands, but you have to get off the half halt. […] Read Article 2 Comments »