DRESSAGE at the KWPN stallion show
What an amazing collection of beautiful horses! Christopher Hector delights in the dressage stallion selection at the KWPN show - lots of fabulous photos... Read Article 2 Comments »
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What an amazing collection of beautiful horses! Christopher Hector delights in the dressage stallion selection at the KWPN show - lots of fabulous photos... Read Article 2 Comments »
Jumping Breeding in Holland: KWPN stallion show
The Dutch are masters of jumping horse breeding - join us at the KWPN show as the young stallions come before the Selection Commission - who will be selected to go on to the performance test? Read Article Comments Off on Jumping Breeding in Holland: KWPN stallion show
Louisdor Final – Shit Happens
It was a Louisdor final with a difference when some of the favourites fell in a heap, but Senta Kirchoff overcame a disastrous first round to take the prize... Read Article 1 Comment »
Day 3 Frankfurt: Burg-Pokal Final
Day three at Frankfurt, and the final of the big one, the Burg Pokal, stunning young horses, brilliant riding - and great photos... Read Article Comments Off on Day 3 Frankfurt: Burg-Pokal Final
Dietrich Plewa – leaving on his own terms…
Dr Dietrich Plewa explains his decision to retire from international five star judging, looks back on a life with horses, and talks about the finalists in this year's Nürberger Burg-Pokal... Read Article Comments Off on Dietrich Plewa – leaving on his own terms…
First round Burg-Pokal: What a class!
Round one of the most prestigious competition for young Small Tour horses in the world, the Burg-Pokal, and Christopher Hector is ringside to catch the action... Read Article Comments Off on First round Burg-Pokal: What a class!
Breeding at the Burg-Pokal 2019
The young horses in this year's Nürnberger Burg-Pokal, see just how specialised dressage breeding has become in the past ten or fifteen years. Right now the lesson is, dressage breeds dressage... Read Article Comments Off on Breeding at the Burg-Pokal 2019
WBFSH Eventing Sires 2019
The World Breeding Federation rankings of Eventing Sires has been released. Gemma Alexander and Christopher Hector analyse the state of play... Read Article Comments Off on WBFSH Eventing Sires 2019
WBFSH Jumping Sires 2019
It's that time of the year again, when the World Breeding Federation releases the latest sires rankings - Gemma Alexander and Christopher Hector analyse the latest jumping standings... Read Article 1 Comment »
Riding as Art: A history of Dressage: Part one – Antiquity
This is the first of a series of articles that looks at the development of the Classical Principles of Dressage. We start with Xenophon and Greek Horsemanship, and find that the popular conception of his teachings and place in dressage is quite wrong… Read Article 7 Comments »