NOTES ON PIAFFE

January 29th, 2022
Author, horseman, dressage rider and trainer, Paul Belasik discusses the rights - and wrongs! - of piaffe... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

What’s wrong with that piaffe passage tour?

July 28th, 2021
If you have been watching some of the piaffe and passage in the Tokyo tests, and are wondering, that doesn't look right - you are not alone. Jeremy Steinberg explains... Read Article 4 Comments »
 

Top Tip on Riding Piaffe with Carl Hester

April 17th, 2021
“When you piaffe, you should be sitting over your knee, not sitting on your backside.” “I was told by ‘Rocky’* when you go forward you bring your body forward and when you want to come back, you bring your body back. And it is amazing how most of us do the opposite to that. He […] Read Article Comments Off on Top Tip on Riding Piaffe with Carl Hester
 

Top Tip with Christopher Bartle

March 27th, 2021
Chris Bartle – with help from Ingrid Klimke and Hale Bob, tells us:  “Piaffe with an event horse is a very relevant exercise. Dressage training in a classical sense was all about training a horse to carry itself, to be able to respond to the rider’s direction, but not to lose its initiative and not […] Read Article Comments Off on Top Tip with Christopher Bartle
 

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