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Top Tip from Carl Hester, riding Grand Prix

January 29th, 2021
Story Chris Hector, photographs Ros Neave. Part of a Masterclass at QSEC where Carl works with a Grand Prix combination… Elliot Patterson and the imported eight-year-old stallion Bluefields Berlin working with Carl Hester as the combination works towards competing at Grand Prix level. Carl is stressing just how difficult it is to make the step […] Read Article Comments Off

Top Training Tips from Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester…

January 22nd, 2021
Charlotte Dujardin talks about the early training of the recently sold Grand Prix horse, Barolo. Read Article Comments Off

Top Tip from three Masters

January 18th, 2021
George Morris tells riders to be interested in giving, and two top riders, and trainers, agree. George also tells us: ‘It’s simple, it’s just not easy…’ “Give, give, give, be interested in giving. Of course you have to make a half halt with both your hands, but you have to get off the half halt. […] Read Article 2 Comments »

Valegro – the horse of the new millennium

December 17th, 2020
We celebrate the horse of the decade - Valegro - with a fabulous collection of photographs.... Read Article Comments Off

Tips from the top – with Carl Hester

October 11th, 2020
Carl Hester on how to ride the best test you can Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro take their first look at the 2012 Olympic arena in London “The biggest mistake is not riding in the warm up how you ride at home.” “We try to have a warm up program that we take to the competitions. […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Carl Hester on self carriage for both horse and rider

September 24th, 2020
Carl Hester talks about self carriage for BOTH horse and rider: “We want the horse in self carriage, and that means the rider has to be in self carriage and without a strong core, that is very difficult to do. Then you won’t need your arms or legs to hold you in the saddle – they […] Read Article Comments Off

Carl Hester – working with young horses

September 21st, 2020
Carl Hester on working with young horses, worth reading what he says about a young Valegro: Valegro starting out “Anyone who remembers him as a four, five or six year old, he had a very strong, Cobby, trot, there wasn’t the sort of power and expression he has now. He has a hanging moment now […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Carl Hester and Peter Holler on judging young horse classes

September 12th, 2020
Carl Hester, trainer and rider, and Peter Holler, judge, on what they look for in Young Horse Classes When Carl, and German judge, Peter Holler, commented on the top combinations in the Young Horse classes the Brisbane Dressage Festival, the tone, I am sorry to inform you dear reader, is the same old, same old, […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Happy Birthday Carl Hester!

June 30th, 2020
Happy Birthday Carl Hester. Celebrate with Carl - enjoy some great pictures of him, and his horses. Read Article Comments Off

Kiwi Dressage and the secret of success

April 9th, 2020
New Zealand dressage comes in out of the cold - with an innovative home breeding program, some talented riders and a locally grown, Carl Hester groomed, coach... Rebecca Ashton reports Read Article 1 Comment »