Dressage – Page 68 – The Horse Magazine

Good training… it’s not only about the horses

May 20th, 2016
German dressage trainer Stefan Wolff worked for Klaus Balkenhol before setting up his stables in the USA. Now back in Germany, Stefan is a regular visitor to Australia... Read Article Comments Off

Harold the Horse

Although Scott McKenna has had a successful dressage career on “normal” horses, riding up to Grand Prix with another young prospect about to start at the top level this year, he is possibly better known as the rider of Harold the Horse. Read Article Comments Off

Exercise: What is the core and how do we find it?

We hear a lot about rider fitness these days, but do we really need to do any extra work aside from riding our horse? To control your horse, first you must be able to control yourself... Read Article Comments Off

Creating the Gears with Hayley Beresford

If you’ve been to any clinic in the last decade, you’ll know the recurring theme is changing the pace, within the pace, call it a half halt, forwards backwards, or simply an adjustment - it’s paramount to enhancing the horse’s natural movement. But if we all know this, why is it what visiting clinicians have to focus on again and again? Read Article Comments Off

Chantal Wigan and the road to the top

Chantal Wigan sort of crept up on the Australian dressage scene. While you can see most riders maturing as they work their way through State Champs and National Championships, Chantal did her hard yards in Europe, emerging from seemingly nowhere in the run up to the Beijing Games with a Grand Prix horse, and some impressive performances... Read Article Comments Off

Anthony Pelling – Treading the Iberian dressage path

Anthony Pelling was only 14 when he rode a canny old stallion in Portugal. Nuno Oliveira had trained the horse, his name was Dodge and he knew how to make a student’s life hell. Anthony’s muscles were sore and he was a long way from home but he wasn’t going to give up. Read Article 1 Comment »

Category: Dressage

Good training… it’s not only about the horses

Harold the Horse

Exercise: What is the core and how do we find it?

Creating the Gears with Hayley Beresford

Chantal Wigan and the road to the top

Anthony Pelling – Treading the Iberian dressage path

Bootcamp for Rebecca at Dressage Unravelled

Dressage: A blood sport?

Rebecca Ashton – The Seat and how to get it…

Steffen Peters – Training from the bottom to the top…