Flying Changes with Christopher Bartle: Part Four

June 19th, 2017
Christopher Bartle continues his series on training up to Grand Prix, in this episode he explains how to train the flying change... Read Article Comments Off on Flying Changes with Christopher Bartle: Part Four
 

Jonny Hilberath – The Transformer


Two young dressage riders return from three years with master dressage trainer, Jonny Hilberath... Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Carl Hester and Uthopia…

June 15th, 2017
Carl Hester and Uthopia, on the way to Gold at the London Olympics... 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 »
 

Christian Thiess – Leg Yielding Part 2

May 10th, 2017
Leg yielding how to ride the various forms. Then the horse will be ready; the path to the lateral movements (shoulder fore, shoulder in, travers, renvers, half pass) is clear. Read Article Comments Off on Christian Thiess – Leg Yielding Part 2
 

THE SYDNEY CDI – dressage downunder

May 4th, 2017
Photo – Franz Venhaus Suzy Jarratt reports from the Sydney International Equestrian Centre An international event at an international venue with international judges – and international horses, too? There were a few. Several combinations would do well in overseas small tours but when it comes to horses and riders who could hold their own at […] Read Article Comments Off on THE SYDNEY CDI – dressage downunder
 

Brett Parbery and the way forward for dressage

May 2nd, 2017
Brett Parbery talks about the way to heal the rift in the dressage world, and bring the sport back to Australia... Read Article 3 Comments »