Dressage – Page 70 – The Horse Magazine

Rebecca Ashton – The Seat and how to get it…

May 20th, 2016
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

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

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

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

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

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

Sydney CDI – Australia’s Premier Dressage Event…

May 5th, 2016
There were plenty of bells, but fewer whistles, at this year’s Sydney CDI. I had not seen so many horses eliminated due to unevenness which strangely corresponded to Friday night in Deauville at the Para International where four Australian riders, amongst others, experienced a similar phenomenon. The Sydney event kicked off with the final Australian para Rio qualifier and I never stop being amazed at the drive and determination of these riders. Read Article Comments Off

Grace Kay looks for inspiration in Europe

April 28th, 2016
Young Australian dressage rider, Grace Kay put her Marcus Oldham Scholarship to good use, not only enjoying the greatest show on earth - Aachen - but also visiting two of Europe’s great trainers. The first was the German master trainer (and breeder) Wolfram Wittig... Read Article Comments Off

The Misunderstood Half Halt: The Alphabet of Riding

April 21st, 2016
Perhaps there is no single term in riding so used, so abused, and so confused as the expression: Half Halt! We asked German trained, New Zealand based, dressage expert CHRISTIAN THIESS to shed some light on this most important, and most puzzling, of the equestrian skills… Read Article 9 Comments »

Dressage with the Stars

April 20th, 2016
Watching the best rider and the best trainer in the world, working with their team, every day for ten days for three or so hours, is inspiring. Carl Hester’s views on self-carriage and how important it is to develop, and Carl and Charlotte demonstrating all the qualities of the dressage scale, are a joy to listen to and watch. When I stepped into the indoor at Werribee, I thought, I must use this privilege I have had. Read Article Comments Off