Training young horses in Germany with Ralf Kornprobst

January 30th, 2013
It has been 15 years since I first met Ralf Kornprobst. He was the bereiter at Rudolf Zeilingerʼs yard just outside of Bremen when I went there to train. He was a good rider then; heʼs a great rider now. Read Article Comments Off on Training young horses in Germany with Ralf Kornprobst
 

Starting Out, Starting Right – Watching Miguel Tavora teach…

October 29th, 2012
  Miguel Tavora, or to give him his full title, Major Miguel Tavora, Master of Equitation, is known world-wide as a brilliant teacher of the higher movements but join me as he works with two youngsters, and you will see that those displays of advanced brilliance are well and truly grounded in a method that […] Read Article Comments Off on Starting Out, Starting Right – Watching Miguel Tavora teach…
 

Talking Dressage with Matthew Dowsley

October 23rd, 2012
  For most spectators there’s a moment in time when a rider passes by and grasps your full attention. It may be the straightness of their back, the softness of their hands or the seemingly easy way they sit to an elevated extension. One rider who possess all of these traits is Matthew Dowsley and […] Read Article Comments Off on Talking Dressage with Matthew Dowsley
 

Hayley Beresford – Making It

October 22nd, 2012
  It’s a huge understatement to say it has been a big twelve months for Australian dressage rider, Hayley Beresford. Not only has she achieved the almost unprecedented feat of taking the first horse she ever trained to Grand Prix level to the Olympic Games, but she also married Kia Bullock, AND took the mare […] Read Article Comments Off on Hayley Beresford – Making It
 

Tim Calkin takes a lesson with Miguel Tavora

October 19th, 2012
Descente des mains is more for collection, uberstreichen is more to get the horse to encourage self carriage. With descente des mains, we do just that, lower the hands a little... Read Article Comments Off on Tim Calkin takes a lesson with Miguel Tavora
 

Working with Stefan Wolff

October 18th, 2012
Give, then work him from behind. Don’t hold him down, keep it light, then remind him to work from behind through his body – the neck is only transferring it to the hand... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Dressage – the Bartle way…

October 15th, 2012
  Christopher Bartle’s method of training is mentally demanding for the rider, whilst challenging the horse athletically. The many exercises that make up Christopher’s own personal system are well-tested on his international dressage horses and eventers… and what’s more, they work! ANN-MAREE LOUREY sat in on a three-day clinic, while PETER STOOP took the pictures. […] Read Article Comments Off on Dressage – the Bartle way…
 

Ilse Schwarz Takes A Lesson with Steffen Peters

October 11th, 2012
Steffen’s system pays attention to the details and, certainly with my horses, we are always training for the ultimate goal of attaining Grand Prix... Read Article Comments Off on Ilse Schwarz Takes A Lesson with Steffen Peters
 

The Issue of Connection – with Susanne Miesner

September 21st, 2012
Susanne Miesner is highly regarded in Germany as a rider, a trainer, and also as a theoretian, a thinker, a questioner, in this article she looks at the vexing issue of contact... Read Article Comments Off on The Issue of Connection – with Susanne Miesner
 

London Olympic Games – 1948

September 12th, 2012
A look at the Olympic Games of yesteryear... Read Article 2 Comments »