Rolkur, Dead or Alive?
Rolkur was an issue that like no other divided the dressage world - Christopher Hector looks back at where the practice arose, and how it was eventually - largely - banished... Read Article 6 Comments »
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Rolkur was an issue that like no other divided the dressage world - Christopher Hector looks back at where the practice arose, and how it was eventually - largely - banished... Read Article 6 Comments »
Making dressage champions – Lisa Wilcox and Ernst Hoyos at work at the Gestüt Vorwerk
Two great trainers and an amazing collection of horses make magic! Sit in on training sessions with Lisa Wilcox and Ernst Hoyos.... Read Article Comments Off on Making dressage champions – Lisa Wilcox and Ernst Hoyos at work at the Gestüt Vorwerk
Miguel Tavora – The difference between Uberstreichen and Descente de Main…
They both involve breaking the contact but what is the difference between überstreichen and descente de main? Miguel Tavora explains the difference, and when you use one or the other... Read Article 1 Comment »
Dressage as Art in Competition
It's the exercise Nuno Oliveira called 'the asprin of dressage' - the shoulder-in. Olympic dressage rider, John Winnett explains how, and when, to train this essential dressage exercise... Read Article 1 Comment »
Jonny Hilberath – what makes a great dressage rider?
Jonny Hilberath is one of Germany's very top dressage trainers. Assistant to Monika Theodorescu in training the German team, and a very thoughtful trainer, one who has thought long and hard about finding the way to work every horse to is greatest potential... Read Article 6 Comments »
Deep and Round – Still controversial
The debate about deep and round has been raging for almost 30 years, back in 1994, dressage master, Reiner Klimke made his views clear in an exclusive interview with Christian Thiess…. The debate was sparked by this photo of Nicole Uphoff riding Rembrandt. Do you see a dressage horse spooking at the showjumping equipment and […] Read Article 3 Comments »
Andreas Helgstrand – Master Class
Dressage star, Andreas Helgstrand takes a master class... Read Article 1 Comment »
The REAL basics with Hans Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen
There is perhaps no concept in dressage as misunderstood as 'the basics', and there is no dressage trainer more ably equipped to explain exactly what the term means than Hans Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen... Read Article Comments Off on The REAL basics with Hans Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen
Miguel Tavora on Straightness
Straightness is it THE challenge that is the basis of all equitation? Dressage master, Miguel Tavora argues that it is, and has a group of exercises and strategies to help make your horse straight... Read Article 2 Comments »
The Ultimate Riding Lesson: Part 2
Part two of a wonderful report on a dressage clinic by American Olympic gold medallist, Tad Coffin... Read Article Comments Off on The Ultimate Riding Lesson: Part 2