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Day 2 at Ermelo – the 7 year olds

September 10th, 2022
Can Britain's golden girl, Lottie Fry make it back to back Young Horse championships with Kjento? But there's a serious challenger waiting in the wings. On the spot report from Christopher Hector... Read Article Comments Off

The walk, what’s important? Tips from Carl Hester

September 14th, 2021
One thing Carl Hester warns about is a lateral walk… “The use of the head and neck is so important in walk, it should be like a rowing motion, the horse has to take your hand forward and not fiddle and get behind the vertical. Practice a lot of correct walk at home and get your […] Read Article Comments Off

SHOWJUMPING MASTERS: William Steinkraus

August 13th, 2021
Bill Steinkraus ‘the man who epitomised style on horseback’ . Timeless words of wisdom from one of the greatest horsemen and jumping riders of all time... Read Article 2 Comments »

Tip from the Top with Dr Dietrich Plewa

June 11th, 2021
“The criteria of the Training Scale: rhythm, impulsion, straight, smooth contact – able to collect. That is what the judges want to see”. Christoph Koschel tells us: “I got Fantamos in March this year. When we got him he was trained to Prix St Georges, but I went straight to Grand Prix and this is […] Read Article Comments Off

Leg yielding – when, how and why – with Christian Theiss

April 20th, 2021
“The moment to begin to use leg yielding in your everyday preparation is when the inside leg of the horse is ready to carry more weight through the previous preparation performed on one track i.e. through properly executed turns (riding correctly and deep enough through corners) or circles of different sizes. The turn on the […] Read Article Comments Off

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 »