Dressage – Page 63 – The Horse Magazine

Introducing Collection with Christopher Bartle: Part One

February 27th, 2017
Christopher Bartle begins a series on dressage – covering elementary to FEI level movements, and you will find that he is as accomplished a dressage coach as he is an eventing coach… Christopher Bartle was seventh in the Grand Prix Special at the LA Olympics, fourth in the European Dressage Championships in 1985 and second […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Champ meets Malcolm Barns

February 21st, 2017
Who better to give Sam and Champ a quick progress check than Malcolm Barns? Malcolm is one of the unsung heroes of Australian Dressage... Read Article 2 Comments »

Susan Pape – What to do when it all goes wrong!

February 19th, 2017
What do you do when your horse throws a wobbly? Susan Pape talks about how it happened to her... Read Article Comments Off

Ton de Ridder at Dressage and Jumping with the Stars

February 16th, 2017
Will Ton de Ridder be re-appointed to guide the Australian Dressage Team - we look back to Ton's master class in 2010... Read Article Comments Off

Lisa Wilcox – When there is a will…

February 14th, 2017
Words by Chris Hector and photos by Roz Neave When Lisa Wilcox was based at the Vorwerk stud in Germany, it was always an inspiration to visit and see her working with the stallions, share a visit… The German dressage fans are having to come to grips with the fact that quite a few of […] Read Article Comments Off

Meet the Saddleworld Horse of the Month – Diamantina

February 10th, 2017
Meet the inaugural Saddleworld Horse of the Month, Maree Tomkinson’s Diamantina. Maree has taken the mare all the way from Young Horse classes to representing Australia at the WEG in Normandy: “We purchased Diamantina in 2006 from Johannes Westendarp whilst we were in Germany with Rodrigo for the World Young Horse Champs. She was 4 […] Read Article 2 Comments »

Jean Bemelmans: A 1993 interview

February 9th, 2017
Little did I guess back in 1993, when I first met him, that twenty three years later, I would still count this mega-talented dressage trainer as a friend – Jean Bemelmans is one of those special people who make you feel good just seeing him walking towards you. Jean is not only wise, he is […] Read Article Comments Off

Paul Belasik: Why are fundamental problems persisting in elite dressage? Part Three

February 7th, 2017
Paul Belasik looks at the way dressage is being corrupted, and false movement accepted as correct - vital reading if you love dressage... Read Article 1 Comment »

A Princess Nathalie Clinic…

January 30th, 2017
When young Showjumping rider, Megan Joyce lined up for her lesson with dressage trainer, and international top ten competitor, Princess Nathalie zu Wittgenstein, who better to send to record the interaction, than top showjumping coach, Michelle Strapp... Read Article Comments Off

Ride with your mind over obstacles and in the dressage arena with Mary Wanless

January 18th, 2017
Mary Wanless changed the way the riding world looked at the mechanics of riding. In this article she applies her knowledge to the problems faced by the dressage rider and the eventing rider... with some very interesting conclusions! Read Article Comments Off