Rolkur – The Dutch Reply – Joep Bartels
Dutch dressage identity, Joep Bartels responds to the criticisms of Sjef's methods in the St Georg magazine... Read Article 3 Comments »
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Dutch dressage identity, Joep Bartels responds to the criticisms of Sjef's methods in the St Georg magazine... Read Article 3 Comments »
Going into Collection Laterally with Miguel Tavora: Part 3
Through all the work we are going to do we must always be sure that the horse maintains his balance and impulsion - the elements which produce rhythm, straightness and contact... Read Article 1 Comment »
Glennis Barrey – A lesson with Jacqueline Dixon
Glennis Barrey’s story is very much bound up in the story of dressage in Australia. She was there as a youngster, taking those first tentative steps, and then was one of the first to muster up all her courage and take ship to live in a strange land... Read Article Comments Off on Glennis Barrey – A lesson with Jacqueline Dixon
Harry Boldt – A Tribute – Part 1
Harry Boldt is one of the dressage greats - as a competitor and as a trainer... Read Article Comments Off on Harry Boldt – A Tribute – Part 1
Harry Boldt – A tribute: Part 2
In a survey by American magazine Dressage Today, Harry was asked which was his favourite dressage book and his answer was that of course it was his own! He recommended it for riders from medium level to Grand Prix... Read Article 2 Comments »
Holga Finken – On your seat, not on your hands
I love the atmosphere at Holga Finken’s training stables. Everything is so professional, and all the horses are so forward, it is no wonder that Holga is regarded as the king of the young horse championships – the Bundeschampionate... Read Article Comments Off on Holga Finken – On your seat, not on your hands
Klaus Balkenhol – The Masters
We so often watch the top German riders working on the Grand Prix movements that it comes as something of a shock to see Klaus Balkenhol's head rider, Stefan Wolff, working with a very very green three year old filly Read Article 2 Comments »
Lightness with Miguel Tavora
Light is the opposite of heavy. In Equitation a horse that is heavy in your hand can not be light. The problem is that a horse might not be heavy and yet he is not light... Read Article 1 Comment »
Lorraine Davey Takes A Lesson with… MIGUEL TAVORA
We also used counter canter in the warm up to make the horse straighter, more through. The horse is much stronger now, more mature, which means we can start counter canter earlier on in the working session... Read Article Comments Off on Lorraine Davey Takes A Lesson with… MIGUEL TAVORA
Martina Hannöver – Arena Side – Part 2
In walk you can start making gymnastics with the horses, especially if you have one like the Trakehner which is a bit stiff in the knees and the back, he is so short, it helps him to do shoulder in, traver, renvers, half pass in walk... Read Article Comments Off on Martina Hannöver – Arena Side – Part 2