Finding the Correct Way of Dressage Training with Stefan Wolff

March 23rd, 2017
German professional Stefan Wolff trained with Klaus Balkenhol - and it shows! This gifted trainer is putting the classical principles into practice. Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Stefan Wolff gives a lecture: Throughness

March 16th, 2017
Story  and Photos – Rebecca Ashton Stefan Wolff on Throughness. As the Bereiter for Klaus Balkenhol, young Stefan got plenty of both. Klaus is a very practical straight forward sort of trainer, but he is also steeped in the German tradition and  the Classical Principles. After leaving Klaus, Stefan trained in the USA where he competed […] Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Uberstreichen: The Fine Tuning Before the Concert

April 1st, 2016
Dressage trainer, Christian Thiess talks about Uberstreichen... Read Article Comments Off on Uberstreichen: The Fine Tuning Before the Concert
 

2015 World Young Dressage Horse Finals – Outrage in the Five Year Olds!

August 9th, 2015
Great horses, some great riding and some dodgy judging at the World Young Dressage horse champs and Andreas Helgstrand in huge controversy... Read Article 74 Comments »
 

Johan Hamminga: Sitting in the hall, watching great training – Part Two

June 17th, 2015
We are visiting our friends, Johan Hamminga and Jennifer Sekreve in Holland. Outside it is freezing cold, inside you don’t notice the temperature because you are too focused on the dressage brilliance in front of you… Read Article Comments Off on Johan Hamminga: Sitting in the hall, watching great training – Part Two
 

Tanase Peckham & Winterstern – Working with Stefan Wolff

May 27th, 2015
Our latest series with the German dressage trainer, Stefan Wolff started with a Grand Prix horse, then a Prix St Georges horse, and now we finish our working session with a Medium level horse, Tanase Peckham’s five-year-old Winterstern. Read Article Comments Off on Tanase Peckham & Winterstern – Working with Stefan Wolff
 

Stefan Wolff – The Art of Dressage Training

May 15th, 2015
Stefan Wolff is the complete professional, and even at the end of a 12 hour teaching stint, he was still focussed, still ready to produce a startlingly good lesson... Read Article Comments Off on Stefan Wolff – The Art of Dressage Training
 

How Horses Work with Gerd Heuschmann

April 24th, 2015
Gerd Heuschmann is a unique combination – an equine vet who actually rides… and he uses this knowledge to argue that we must respect the classical principles when we train for dressage. Read Article 5 Comments »
 

Belinda Bristow takes a lesson with Bimbo Peilicke

April 12th, 2015
Bimbo Peilicke was one of the great masters of German dressage - join him as he gives a lesson to a young rider... Read Article Comments Off on Belinda Bristow takes a lesson with Bimbo Peilicke
 

Klaus Balkenhol – The Masters

December 3rd, 2014
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 »