horsemagazine – Page 76 – The Horse Magazine

Developing a Super Seat: LEGS

September 28th, 2016
Now that we have brought awareness to our torso, this month we are going to look at leg stability. The torso has a big influence on the legs and how we control them, that is why it was addressed first… Guérinière recommends lunging novice riders without stirrups so that they focus more on the seat […] Read Article Comments Off

How do you develop a super seat…

Rebecca Ashton continues on her journey to teach us how to develop the super seat... Read Article Comments Off

Feeding challenges of the geriatric equine athlete…

There are lots and lots of older horses out there, still competing in their prime. Equine nutrition expert, Liz Owens looks at how you can prolong the competitive career of your favourite equine… Like humans, horses are remaining sounder and more active later in life due to a variety of factors including genetics, more targeted […] Read Article Comments Off

Chris Burton at Home…

When Chris gets on one of his brother’s horses he has no idea what to do. As kids growing up in Toowoomba he and older brother Karl regularly rode at Brymaroo Pony Club. As they matured their equestrian interests went in two very different directions... Read Article Comments Off

Developing a Super Seat: continued with Rebecca Ashton

The last two months we looked at the front and the back of the torso. To complete the “circle”, this month we’ll be looking at the sides. When we ride, we need good stability in our waist. If good control of this area of your body is lacking, it is hard to provide a framework […] Read Article Comments Off

Breeding insights with Arnaud Evain

It is a stimulating experience every time I catch up with the French breeding expert, Arnaud Evain. Each time he seems to have a new project and a head full of new insights into the business of breeding jumping horses. I’m lucky, Arnaud’s daughter and grand-children live in my home city of Melbourne, and that makes him a regular visit.. Read Article 1 Comment »

THM Exclusive: German Eventing at Rio

Before Rio, the Germans were unbackable favorites for the eventing gold medal, so what went wrong? I thought I’d ask German journalist and eventing expert, Thomas Borgmann... Read Article Comments Off

Schooling the Young Horse with Michelle Strapp

September 27th, 2016
Michelle Strapp is just a joy to work with. Why? Because she has that rare ability to express the Eternal Truths of the Equestrian Art, minted new each time! It’s doubly a joy when her pupil is Caroline Price, since Caroline is the ideal student, focussed, intelligent and a very fine rider - even if it is difficult, she will try to do what Michelle asks, and 99 times out of a 100, she gets it right. Triple treat it is when the horse is the magnificent four-year-old Holsteiner, Calavino... Read Article Comments Off

Tim Clarke takes a lesson with Vicki Roycroft

September 25th, 2016
Story by Chris Hector and photos by Roz Neave Last month, Vicki worked with a very green young horse just coming into the sport of showjumping, this month, she works with a horse that has already made it into World Cup ranks, with a very exciting young rider, Tim Clarke. While he was on […] Read Article Comments Off

Developing a Super Seat: REACTION

September 23rd, 2016
The precision of dressage demands good reaction from the rider. There is no point in feeling the stimulus from the horse, but not being able to react quickly enough. Udo Bürger tells us that riders must be, “bold, agile and relaxed.” Obviously knowing your craft well along with a good amount of “match practice” will […] Read Article Comments Off