Ingrid Klimke – The tradition lives on…

January 19th, 2016
The day we visited Ingrid at her stables near Münster, she was showing the visitors to one of her monthly ‘at home’ training days, how she works her dressage horses... Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Grace Kay looks for inspiration in Europe – Part Two

December 9th, 2015
Talented Australian dressage rider, Grace Kay won the Marcus Oldham sponsored Aachen scholarship, and put her time in Europe to good use, visiting top trainers Johan Hamminga and Jennifer Sekreve in The Netherlands… Read Article Comments Off on Grace Kay looks for inspiration in Europe – Part Two
 

Brett Parbery and a vision for Australian Dressage

December 8th, 2015
Rebecca Ashton concludes her extraordinary series of articles with Australian dressage star, Brett Parbery. In this episode, Brett outlines his plan to turn around the future of Australian dressage…. Read Article 9 Comments »
 

Saddleworld Australian Dressage Championships

November 30th, 2015
On-the-spot report from the Saddleworld Australian Dressage Championships Read Article Comments Off on Saddleworld Australian Dressage Championships
 

QLD Festival of Dressage

November 19th, 2015
What a lovely task it is to report on people supporting each other in sport. As it was last month with Brett Parbery and The Book Club in the Southern Highlands, so it is this month with the Queensland Festival of Dressage... Read Article Comments Off on QLD Festival of Dressage
 

Simply Brilliant – Steffen Peters at Equitana – Part Two

November 13th, 2015
Steffen Peters is a great dressage rider and competitor, but he is also a gifted coach and lecturer... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Rodney Martin – Young Horse Maker

November 6th, 2015
Rodney Martin is a is a young dressage horse specialist - he talks to Rebecca Ashton about his approach... Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Simply Brilliant – Steffen Peters at Equitana

October 30th, 2015
I was wondering just how Steffen Peters would go as an Equitana super Masterclass star… when I saw him operate in Sydney a few years back, I was impressed by how quiet the guy was, how would he go in the big public space... Read Article Comments Off on Simply Brilliant – Steffen Peters at Equitana
 

Defusing (defining) the elusive Half-Halt, an upgrade…


To be able to correctly Half Halt – a translation from the German Halbe Parade, it is necessary to have a three-point seat as opposed to a two-point perching seat, Malcolm Barns explains... Read Article 1 Comment »