Grand Prix Dressage – Page 2 – The Horse Magazine

Riding the canter with Carl Hester

January 10th, 2023
“If you describe to someone what an extended trot look like, it is very easy to do, but when you say to someone what is an extended canter, lot’s of people think you just go flat out from one end to the other." Read Article Comments Off

The Coach’s Perspective with Gareth Hughes

December 31st, 2022
Gareth Hughes, recent runner-up to Charlotte Fry and Everdale at the London Horse of the Year show, and prolific medal winner for Great Britain, working with the coaches... Read Article Comments Off

Dressage Breeding – the cutting edge…

December 28th, 2022
It's the most prestigious Prix St Georges competition in the world, the brainchild of Reiner Klimke, Germany's introduction to the big tour, the Burg-Pokal. Christopher Hector analyses the breeding of this year's finalists... Read Article Comments Off

The most influential Dressage Master of them all! Steinbrecht

November 11th, 2022
It was Steinbrecht who turned dressage around, replacing the emphasis on artificial complicated moves, with the clear message that the purpose of dressage was to work with the horse... Read Article Comments Off

Franziskus and Ingrid Klimke, Medal Winners

August 19th, 2022
Ingrid Klimke has added a Herning World Championships Dressage medal to her collection - meet her horse, Franziskus... Read Article Comments Off

Monica Theodorescu on the secret to winning medals…

March 9th, 2022
Chris Hector asks German Dressage coach, Monica Theodorescu, what is the secret to winning Dressage Medals? The Gold Medal Team at Seoul – Ann-Kathrin Linsenoff, Monica Theodorescu, Nicole Uphoff and Dr Reiner Klimke For a while Germany was unbeatable, then you slipped from the pedestal for a while, now Germany is back – aside […] Read Article Comments Off

A. L. d’Endrödy: Give your horse a chance

January 1st, 2022
Creation of easiness is one of the most important tasks both of the rider's and the horse's schooling. It should be improved to the highest possible standard by painstaking exercises in accordance with the innate dexterity and inclination of the partners. Read Article Comments Off

Great Horses of the Past – Corlandus

December 17th, 2021
They were one of the most striking dressage combinations of all time - the powerhouse Holsteiner, and his petite, oh so elegant rider: Corlandus and Margit Otto-Crepin - we celebrate them... Read Article Comments Off

Meet the Winners’ Coach, Andreas Hausberger

September 13th, 2021
Meet Andreas Hausberger, a Chief Rider at the Spanish Riding School, and trainer of the Multi Olympic and European Championships, Medal winner, Jessica von Bredow Werndl, plus the Under 25 Euro Medal winners, Semmieke Rothenberger, and Raphael Netz: “Look at someone like Jessie von Bredow Werndl, who I’ve been helping for 15 years. She knows […] Read Article Comments Off

Carl Hester talks about starting the young horse…

September 3rd, 2021
Carl Hester talks about making Medal winners from the start, using Valegro as an example: “There are no short-cuts -you have to stick to your basics of waiting until you get the stretch from the horse, waiting until you get your relaxation. That’s where people need help sometimes.” Valegro as a young horse images: Kevin […] Read Article Comments Off