Dressage – Page 65 – The Horse Magazine

Art or Circus…

December 20th, 2016
Henri van Schaik was a welcome contributor (and witty correspondent) to The Horse Magazine, throughout the 80's. When he died in 1991, the dressage world lost one of the great defenders of the classical tradition... Read Article Comments Off

More of Vince Corvi’s words to remember…

December 9th, 2016
Why do Australians have to lop the heads from their tall poppies? In any other country in the world, a man like Vince Corvi would be a national treasure. A consummate horseman, a renowned showman, and, a superb teacher of riders! Read Article 2 Comments »

Life after the Dream Team – Carl Hester

December 3rd, 2016
It was never difficult for Carl Hester to get talked about. Firstly it was the boy from Sark who learned to ride bareback on the horses used to drive tourists round the tiny car-free Channel Island. Then there was the success on a series of horses at Young Rider level... Read Article Comments Off

The Masters at Work – Vince Corvi and Terry Cowan

December 1st, 2016
Two of the great names of Australian showing, Vince Corvi and Terry Cowan, combine for a clinic session that is really Championship quality… Words and pix – Roz Neave Group lessons are not something we see often in Australia. Once the Pony Club years are over, if we have a riding lesson it’s usually on […] Read Article 4 Comments »

Warm Up with Malcolm Barns

November 22nd, 2016
Principles of the Warm up “That the horse should be ‘on the bit’ in all his work should need no detailed elaboration. All sorts of excuses are offered to explain a failure to comply with the requirements. The horse is said to be too young: he has only been out of his stable for ten […] Read Article Comments Off

From the Archives: Sally Swift and the Alternative!

November 18th, 2016
Sally Swift arrived in the 80’s as the first Guru of Alternative Riding. Gone the rigid discipline of the Cavalry School, and in its place the touchy feely world of Centred Riding. “The ultimate goal of Centered Riding is not to be a discipline unto itself. It must go forward in its purest and least […] Read Article Comments Off

A lunge lesson with Malcolm Barns

November 17th, 2016
Malcolm Barns was one Australian rider who realized that travel to Europe was absolutely essential if his understanding of the Equestrian Art was to progress. Malcolm studied in England and in Germany - and took the (at that stage) unthinkable gamble of shipping his Thoroughbred stallion, Hawa Mahal over with him. ‘Aubery’ performed with distinction in Europe, and returned to Australia where he sired many very good dressage horses, and died only recently. Read Article Comments Off

Saddleworld November Rising Star: Annie Simmons

November 16th, 2016
Eighteen year old Annie Simmons won the FEI Young Rider CDI-Y Individual test at the Australian National Championships on her mare Florett while also coming second in both the CDI-Y Teams test and Freestyle. Originally from the Northern Territory, Annie grew up, “…two hours out of town on a mango farm.” So why the horses? “It’s […] Read Article Comments Off

Australian Dressage Championships

November 11th, 2016
It was a story of ‘The Next Generation’ at the Nationals this year. From 18 year old Mary Warren beating the “older riders” in the Grand Prix Freestyle with her 24 year old coach Elliot Patterson, to 27 year old Alexis Hellyer winning the Inter A and B classes. The top three of the Inter 1 freestyle were all under 33... Read Article Comments Off

Making it on your own! Rebecca Ashton profiles Allison Brock…

November 10th, 2016
Rebecca Ashton profiles the newest star on the American dressage team – Allison Brock! Rebecca also took the photos… Allison Brock was a member of the bronze medal winning US Olympic dressage team at Rio. The 36-year-old upped and left home in Hawaii as a teenager and through sheer hard work, has reached the top of […] Read Article Comments Off