dressage basics – The Horse Magazine

Tips on Essential Basics from Dorothee Schneider

September 12th, 2022
Why is German dressage so good? Basics.…What you see when you watch the best-of-the-best train is basics. This attention to detail and self discipline is just so perfectly tuned. Read Article 2 Comments »

Developing the Young Horse – the Basics

August 7th, 2022
Johan Hamminga and Jennifer Sekreve, working on the Basics with a 6-y-o mare, by Damon Hill out of a Flemmingh/Amulet mare. “I like this mare – look at the topline. Look into her eye and head. She is good in the mind, but she is looking everywhere. She is sensitive. She has very big […] Read Article Comments Off

Go Forward with Charlotte Dujardin

April 14th, 2022
Charlotte Dujardin works on forward with Bonnie Kingsley and a six-year-old Friesian stallion, Braggo. In The Netherlands, the stallion had been a harness horse, now he was being trained for dressage. And the session works on the Basics – surprise. Charlotte works on exercises to develop an essential basic – forward. Charlotte is not a breed […] Read Article Comments Off

Christoph Hess talks about the basics

July 30th, 2020
In the sometimes stuffy world of dressage, Christoph Hess, luckily for the world’s dressage horses, directs a large portion of his enthusiasm at improving their lot, not just the way they are ridden but also how they are bred, raised and housed. Christoph has had a wide influence on the equestrian scene for many years. […] Read Article 2 Comments »