Chantal Wigan and the road to the top

May 20th, 2016
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 on Chantal Wigan and the road to the top
 

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 »
 

Bootcamp for Rebecca at Dressage Unravelled


Adventurous pilates and dressage coach, Rebecca Ashton heads north to Dressage Unravelled… and she took the photos... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Dressage: A blood sport?


A range of views on the dressage 'blood' controversy of 2011 Read Article Comments Off on Dressage: A blood sport?
 

Rebecca Ashton – The Seat and how to get it…


The rider's seat can be greatly improved with some simple exercises - Rebecca Ashton looks at the teachings of the Old Masters and relates them to modern pilates techniques... Read Article Comments Off on Rebecca Ashton – The Seat and how to get it…
 

Steffen Peters – Training from the bottom to the top…


Steffen Peters is a great dressage competitor, but he is also a great coach, find out why... Read Article Comments Off on Steffen Peters – Training from the bottom to the top…
 

The Riding Masters – Jennie Loriston-Clarke


We profile Jennie Loriston-Clark who laid the foundations of today's British dressage success... Read Article Comments Off on The Riding Masters – Jennie Loriston-Clarke
 

Maria Caetano Couceiro – Dressage at Jerez

May 13th, 2016
Maria Caetano Couceiro is one of Portugal’s leading Grand Prix dressage riders. She comes from a distinguished tradition, her father Paulo Caetano is a fine bullfight rider... Read Article Comments Off on Maria Caetano Couceiro – Dressage at Jerez
 

Unique Learning Opportunities in Warendorf

May 12th, 2016
Last month The-Seminar-to-end-all-Seminars at Warendorf took us through the Basics with the younger dressage horses. This month we move on to the Five and Six year olds, and travel right through to Grand Prix with some very special riders, trainers and horses… Read Article Comments Off on Unique Learning Opportunities in Warendorf
 

Charlotte Dujardin – Dressage at Jerez

May 6th, 2016
Talking with Charlotte Dujardin about Valegro, and preparing for what was to be their last competition together... Read Article Comments Off on Charlotte Dujardin – Dressage at Jerez