horsemagazine – Page 2 – The Horse Magazine

The second Schockemöhle Helgstrand Online Foal Auction

July 11th, 2025
Once again the Schockmöhle Helgstrand team have an amazing collection of jumping and dressage foals in their latest online auction... check them out... Read Article Comments Off

Dutch Dressage Breeding – how did it start?

June 28th, 2025
How did the Dutch become world leaders in the breeding of dressage horses? This is the fascinating story of the first breeder to turn from jumping to dressage, with fabulous results... Read Article Comments Off

Climbing the Classical Pyramid – Step 4

Impulsion is not simply energy or forward; impulsion is the effective engagement of the hindquarters in a balanced, relaxed and connected frame. Read Article Comments Off

The Ten Commandments…

June 15th, 2025
Andrew McLean has a 10 point check list to see if your training program is based on sound scientific principles... Read Article 1 Comment »

Climbing the Classical Pyramid:Steffen Peters on CONTACT -Part 3

June 14th, 2025
Steffen Peters on Contact “If a man knows all things, but has no ‘feel’, that is disaster.” Nuno Oliveira Contact – Steady, Light and Even Steffen showing light even contact – notice how he is only using the snaffle rein of the double bridle Contact is an holistic flow of energy. The energy […] Read Article Comments Off

Steffen Peters and the Classical Pyramid – Step 2

June 1st, 2025
Step two: Relaxation, Elasticity & Suppleness, as we climb the Classical Pyramid with dressage star, Steffen Peters. Read Article Comments Off

New Book, Heroes – the foundation sires of the Sporthorse

May 11th, 2025
Christopher Hector's new book is now available on Amazon, 477 pages packed with information, stallion profiles, breeding interviews, exclusive graphics and lots and lots and lots of photographs... Read Article 5 Comments »

Miguel Tavora – Coming away from the bit

April 15th, 2025
Miguel Tavora told us: "True Lightness is the perfect obedience of the horse at the slightest indications of the hand or the heels of the rider.” Read Article Comments Off

Breeders Congress at the KWPN stallion show

February 28th, 2025
Some of the most famous jumping breeders in the world joined the panel at an International Congress at the KWPN stallion show. Christopher Hector interviews the congress organizer Dirk Willem Rosie who raises some very very controversial issues... Read Article Comments Off

Steffen Peters: Climbing the Classical Pyramid – Step 1

February 20th, 2025
The classical training scale is the basis of all equitation. Master trainer, Steffen Peters, will walk you through the levels one by one... Read Article 3 Comments »