horsemagazine – Page 111 – The Horse Magazine

Holga Finken – On your seat, not on your hands

December 3rd, 2014
I love the atmosphere at Holga Finken’s training stables. Everything is so professional, and all the horses are so forward, it is no wonder that Holga is regarded as the king of the young horse championships – the Bundeschampionate... Read Article Comments Off

How the Warmblood conquered the English Speaking world…

Once upon a time, each nation provided its own style of jumping rider, and jumping horse - now they all seem to be Warmbloods... Read Article Comments Off

Klaus Balkenhol – The Masters

We so often watch the top German riders working on the Grand Prix movements that it comes as something of a shock to see Klaus Balkenhol's head rider, Stefan Wolff, working with a very very green three year old filly Read Article 2 Comments »

KWPN: The development of the Dutch Warmblood

The Dutch have always been traders, quick to spot a new market, quick to find the goods in demand, and faster to establish themselves in the marketplace. When they turned to sport horse breeding, they brought this same drive and flexibility. When the other European books were still proclaiming the goal of an ‘all-round athlete’ […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Lightness with Miguel Tavora

Light is the opposite of heavy. In Equitation a horse that is heavy in your hand can not be light. The problem is that a horse might not be heavy and yet he is not light... Read Article 1 Comment »

Lorraine Davey Takes A Lesson with… MIGUEL TAVORA

We also used counter canter in the warm up to make the horse straighter, more through. The horse is much stronger now, more mature, which means we can start counter canter earlier on in the working session... Read Article Comments Off

Martina Hannöver – Arena Side – Part 2

In walk you can start making gymnastics with the horses, especially if you have one like the Trakehner which is a bit stiff in the knees and the back, he is so short, it helps him to do shoulder in, traver, renvers, half pass in walk... Read Article Comments Off

Martina Hannöver – Old friends, new friends

“Some horses just don’t get flying changes. Not all of us become professors; some of us have to teach riding. So there are just some things you can’t teach horses – some won’t do piaffe, some won’t do flying changes…" Read Article Comments Off

Martina Hannöver – Riding your dressage test – The walk

Dressage trainer, Martina Hannöver looks at one of the most difficult gaits to train - the walk. Read Article Comments Off

Martina Hannöver – Step by step

I teach my horses to stand square all the time. Even if I am tightening up the girth, or I have stopped to talk to somebody. I am always trying to train the horse so that it knows that under the rider it always has to stand on all four legs every time I make a halt... Read Article Comments Off