Danish Warmbloods

December 3rd, 2014
Danish Warmblood breeding is relatively recent, with the establishment of the Dansk Varmbloed Avlsforbund (DVA) in 1962. Originally there was no Danish riding horse. The two main Danish breeds, the Knappstrupper and the Fredriksborg, were driving horses, and riding horses had to be imported... Read Article Comments Off on Danish Warmbloods
 

Esben Møller and the Blue Hors Stud


Esben Møller is the manager of the Blue Hors Stud the leading private stud in Denmark, and one of the leading private studs in the world... Read Article Comments Off on Esben Møller and the Blue Hors Stud
 

Friedrich Butt – Breeding Eventers


Friedrich Butt started breeding Hanoverians to race on the sand but ended up establishing the world's most successful eventing breeding program... Read Article Comments Off on Friedrich Butt – Breeding Eventers
 

Getting it right with Jamie Coman – Part 1


Jamie knows that good riding and excellent training comes from attention to the details... Read Article Comments Off on Getting it right with Jamie Coman – Part 1
 

Getting it right with Jamie Coman – Part 2


Jamie is a stickler for getting the flatwork right first. “Get him working on the bending lines, with that snaffle you can really take him and work him, work him on the left and get the bend... Read Article Comments Off on Getting it right with Jamie Coman – Part 2
 

Going into Collection Laterally with Miguel Tavora: Part 3


Through all the work we are going to do we must always be sure that the horse maintains his balance and impulsion - the elements which produce rhythm, straightness and contact... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Glennis Barrey – A lesson with Jacqueline Dixon


Glennis Barrey’s story is very much bound up in the story of dressage in Australia. She was there as a youngster, taking those first tentative steps, and then was one of the first to muster up all her courage and take ship to live in a strange land... Read Article Comments Off on Glennis Barrey – A lesson with Jacqueline Dixon
 

Harry Boldt – A Tribute – Part 1


Harry Boldt is one of the dressage greats - as a competitor and as a trainer... Read Article Comments Off on Harry Boldt – A Tribute – Part 1
 

Harli Seifert


The Oldenburg breeder established three successful mare lines with her eventer, Chico... Read Article Comments Off on Harli Seifert
 

Harry Boldt – A tribute: Part 2


In a survey by American magazine Dressage Today, Harry was asked which was his favourite dressage book and his answer was that of course it was his own! He recommended it for riders from medium level to Grand Prix... Read Article 2 Comments »