Brett Parbery – His Story… Part One

August 6th, 2015
Part one in a series of articles with Australian dressage rider - and thinker - Brett Parbery Read Article 1 Comment »
 

A Dressage Judge Helps Out…

July 23rd, 2015
American dressage judge, Lilo Fore works with some of Australia's top dressage riders at her recent clinic... Read Article Comments Off on A Dressage Judge Helps Out…
 

Sitting in the Hall… watching great dressage training – Part Three

July 9th, 2015
Sit in on a training session with Dutch master dressage trainer, Johan Hamminga, and his partner, and top rider, Jennifer Sekreve... Read Article Comments Off on Sitting in the Hall… watching great dressage training – Part Three
 

Simone Pearce – Out of Nowhere?

June 25th, 2015
I must confess I hadn’t heard of twenty-four-year-old Simone Pearce until she popped up on my Facebook, inviting me to ‘like’ her page, which I did. It’s a starry sort of page, with some very glamorous photos, some even have horses in them. Read Article Comments Off on Simone Pearce – Out of Nowhere?
 

IAHP July 2015 Rider of the Month

June 24th, 2015
This month’s International Animal Health Rider of the Month is Brett Parbery – winner of the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special at the Sydney CDI. Brett was riding DP Weltmieser, by Weltmeyer out of a Dutch Gold mare and bred by Susie Duddy. ‘Rabbit’ as he is known in the stables is not […] Read Article Comments Off on IAHP July 2015 Rider of the Month
 

Johan Hamminga: Sitting in the hall, watching great training – Part Two

June 17th, 2015
We are visiting our friends, Johan Hamminga and Jennifer Sekreve in Holland. Outside it is freezing cold, inside you don’t notice the temperature because you are too focused on the dressage brilliance in front of you… Read Article Comments Off on Johan Hamminga: Sitting in the hall, watching great training – Part Two
 

A Dressage Kaleidoscope at the Sydney CDI

June 1st, 2015
The winners, Brett Parbery and DP Weltmieser Words by Christopher Hector & Rebecca Ashton and Photos by Roz Neave & Rebecca Ashton Christopher (Grumpy Old Man) Hector hits the outrage button at the Grand Prix: It really should have been a day of triumph for Australian dressage, twenty-five entries in the Grand Prix, held in […] Read Article Comments Off on A Dressage Kaleidoscope at the Sydney CDI
 

Dressage Training – Contact, and how to get it…

May 28th, 2015
Why are we so obsessed with contact when it is just one of the many qualities we are looking for in a ‘well dressed’ riding horse? German dressage trainer, Anna-Sophie Fiebelkorn explains Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Tanase Peckham & Winterstern – Working with Stefan Wolff

May 27th, 2015
Our latest series with the German dressage trainer, Stefan Wolff started with a Grand Prix horse, then a Prix St Georges horse, and now we finish our working session with a Medium level horse, Tanase Peckham’s five-year-old Winterstern. Read Article Comments Off on Tanase Peckham & Winterstern – Working with Stefan Wolff
 

Nadia Coghlan – Australian Grand Prix Champion


Nadia studied dressage in Germany and came home to Australia to win the national title... Read Article Comments Off on Nadia Coghlan – Australian Grand Prix Champion