Uncategorized – Page 2 – The Horse Magazine

Ulla Salzgeber on Basic Truths

April 19th, 2021
“We ride them very deep and low but you always have to control the neck and the head. If you can’t control the neck – that it is long, that it is short, that it is up and it is down – you have problems. Many people ride with the head down and that is […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Top tip – winning young horse classes

March 14th, 2021
Judge (and former Grand Prix dressage competitor) Dietrich Plewa talks getting the points in Young Horse classes at a Seminar at the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf: “It is very important to find the right speed for each horse.” Hanoverian, Horatio by Hochadel out of a Matcho mare, ridden by Dorothee Schneider, one of those consummate German […] Read Article Comments Off

Pearls from George Morris

January 30th, 2021
George Morris, pearls for everyone to share: Even in walk, George demands total concentration: “I know you are only walking, but don’t tap with your legs. One blow with both spurs if necessary, but don’t tap, tap, tap, and raise your hands. I don’t want low, fixed, dead hands – don’t drop your hands Your […] Read Article Comments Off

Tips from the Top – Jo Hinnemann on training young horses

October 12th, 2020
The main thing I am trying to emphasise is that we should be thinking about the work we do every day, it should be logical, systematic, easy to understand for the horses, easy to understand for the riders. How much you can teach a young horse, depends on the horse. Because they are growing all […] Read Article Comments Off

Christoph Hess talks about the basics

July 30th, 2020
In the world of dressage, Christoph Hess, luckily for the world’s dressage horses, directs a large portion of his enthusiasm at improving their lot, not just the way they are ridden but also how they are bred, raised and housed. Christoph has had a wide influence on the equestrian scene for many years. In Germany […] Read Article 2 Comments »

Shock, horror Equestrian Australia BROKE!

June 15th, 2020
The EA is both broke and broken - Christopher Hector has a modest proposal to set the organization back on its intended path... Read Article 18 Comments »

IAEJ report – Tokyo

September 9th, 2018
I am afraid that my report is not much of a report. The entire trip was a waste of your money, and my time. It did have one result, I will watch the 2020 Games on the television from the comfort of my home, the more I learnt, the less appealing the idea of attending […] Read Article Comments Off

Category: Uncategorized