Dressage training – Page 8 – The Horse Magazine

It’s all in the hands… Herr Kukuk

January 26th, 2021
There's magic in the air, magic that makes an old man dance his way around the indoor, teaching young horses an art as old as horsemanship. Herr Kukuk is 74 years young, and one of the great masters of in hand work... Read Article Comments Off

Beginning the Big Tour with some sensational horses, riders and trainers

January 18th, 2021
Brilliant horses, wonderful riders, great trainers combine for an amazing seminar - as they discuss, and demonstrate, the steps on the way to Grand Prix... Read Article 1 Comment »

Gerd Heuschmann – Dressage to improve not wreck your horse!

January 15th, 2021
If you care about dressage - if you care about horses - read this! Gerd Heuschmann is brillliant... Read Article 8 Comments »

Tip from the top: Hubertus Schmidt on piaffe and passage…

January 13th, 2021
One of the modern dressage masters, Hubertus Schmidt has some tips to help you with piaffe and passage... Read Article Comments Off

Showing the horse the way to the ground – with Christian Thiess

January 11th, 2021
The tests, or 'truth-stones', include the full halt, medium trot and piaffe, plus one test that has the advantage over all the others in that it can accompany the horse throughout his entire development… Showing the horse the way towards the ground. Read Article 7 Comments »

Jane Savoie – A tribute

January 6th, 2021
The American dressage team rider, author and coach, Jane Savoie has died. We pay tribute to her with an extract from her first book that explains how to correctly lengthen your horse's stride... Read Article Comments Off

Pole Dancing for Horses – Exercise 2

December 28th, 2020
Lesley Brodbeck is back with another simple and effective pole exercise to improve your horse's way of going... Read Article Comments Off

Miguel Tavora – Thinking Horseman – Part 3

December 21st, 2020
The late Miguel Tavora was a Portuguese Master of Classical Education, based in Australia. He trained many Grand Prix horses, and in this episode, he works with a talented young dressage rider, Robbie Soster on a rather unusual horse... Read Article Comments Off

Miguel Tavora – Thinking Horseman – Part 2

December 15th, 2020
Three years ago the world lost a great horseman, Miguel Tavora. In the second of this series of five articles published in tribute, Miguel talks about the role of the Iberian horse in competition dressage... Read Article Comments Off

Perfect Partnership with Hans-Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen

December 8th, 2020
Hans-Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen shows how great training and riding can be elegant, simple and horse friendly. Read Article 1 Comment »