Dressage – Page 85 – The Horse Magazine

Ulf Möller – Buying an auction horse…

December 3rd, 2014
A lot of horses are sold, and you have no way of influencing who gets these horses - if they go to the States or to England, then normally you don’t see them again because those countries don’t have a system to build the young horses up... Read Article Comments Off

Ulf Möller – Training Young Horses

If you go to the Bundeschampionate, that is the aim for the young horses for that year, and you really have to make a plan for yourself - this is the biggest event in the year, and you have to work for it... Read Article Comments Off

The Education of Waca: Starting the young horse Part 3

Poor little Waca was just a bit overwhelmed by his first BIG DAY OUT! Not that he was naughty, quite the contrary he was exceptionally well behaved, but by the time it came his turn in his first ever dressage competition, there wasn’t a lot of spark left... Read Article Comments Off

Christoph Hess meets Joann Formosa

November 20th, 2014
Dressage judge and educator Christoph Hess returned to the 2013 Melbourne International Three Day Event to be President of the Ground Jury but he also conducted one of his popular masterclasses. THM was there to witness one special interaction: Going into the latest version of the Christoph Hess travelling masterclass, I must confess I […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Dietmar Specht – The Dressage Masters

November 17th, 2014
All advanced work depends on one thing… the correct preparation. German expert Dietmar Specht, outlines a training sequence to make your horse supple, relaxed, rhythmic and confident. A program for every horse – Dressage, Showjumper, Campdrafter or Eventer – they’ll all benefit from this step-by-step exercise program… As the President of the Ground Jury for […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Christopher Bartle – At Lochinvar – Part 4

November 14th, 2014
One of the exercises the Christopher Bartle loves to see his pupils ride, and ride well, is the square. “In this exercise you are riding a square instead of a circle, so again what you are doing is getting the horse to accept the half-halt down the outside rein,” he says. Read Article Comments Off

Christopher Bartle – At Lochinvar – Part 3

Christopher Bartle has clear-cut guidelines for the transition into canter and the work within the pace. Little changes in the basic principles, whether the horse is preparing for canter pirouette work or simply finding its balance on a 20m circle... Read Article Comments Off

Christopher Bartle – The Masters

Chris Bartle is a very technical and theoretical teacher. Almost mathematical. He would never stand in the arena and just roar commands such as ‘push him, push him’ or ‘more, more’ as has been seen from various visiting ‘experts’. Read Article Comments Off

Christopher Bartle – At Lochinvar – Part 2

In Part Two of our Clinic with Christopher Bartle, the international dressage rider-cum-international eventer continues our training in the art of improving our schooling. Words by ANN-MAREE LOUREY, pictures by PETER STOOP.After training us in the ways of creating and maintaining an elastic contact and searching for cadence in the trot, Christopher admonishes most of […] Read Article Comments Off

Arena-side with Martina Hannöver – Part 1

Sit back and watch as a top professional dressage trainer begins her day... Read Article Comments Off