Verden Auction starts in April
Another exciting collection of dressage and jumping horses is lined up for the April Verden Auction - check them out! Read Article Comments Off on Verden Auction starts in April
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Another exciting collection of dressage and jumping horses is lined up for the April Verden Auction - check them out! Read Article Comments Off on Verden Auction starts in April
Top Training tip from Lesley Brodbeck
Objective: focus, encourage articulation of joints, create rhythm and cadence. Introduce the exercise with the poles on the ground, start with four then add a couple more. Elevate gradually… this is hard work for the horse! Place poles so that the horse has room to straighten in preparation for the exercise. Approach slowly, give the […] Read Article Comments Off on Top Training tip from Lesley Brodbeck
Meet Belissimo M and his most famous daughter
Belissimo has certainly been a major player in the revival of the ‘B’ line in German dressage breeding. In 2021 Belissimo is recorded with 1063 progeny in competition for winnings of €1,106,878. Eight have won more than €10,000, with Isabell Werth’s recently retired superstar, Bella Rose way out in front with €299,035. He has produced […] Read Article Comments Off on Meet Belissimo M and his most famous daughter
The Numbers… One of the big questions of Warmblood breeding…
The facts and figures of jumping breeding by Christopher Hector and Gemma Alexander I find it intriguing and disturbing that even recent history can just ‘disappear’. Right now I cannot find out just when the first WBFSH sires rankings appeared. The earliest I can find in my personal library is the 1993 / 94 WBFSH […] Read Article Comments Off on The Numbers… One of the big questions of Warmblood breeding…
Christopher Bartle, top trainer, top dressage tip
What is dressage? Trainer Christopher Bartle discusses, and Ingrid Klimke demonstrates for him with her dressage specialist, and her eventer: “There have been trainers in the dressage world, and this takes us back to the whole discussion of rolkur, where you are taking away from the horses, their spirit, their ability to look after themselves, […] Read Article 1 Comment »
Celle state stud stallion Stanley awarded Grande Prize
This year's winner of the prestigious Grande award is the Stakkato son, Stanley - a stallion who was largely forgotten after injury cut short his competition career, but now his offspring are making breeders take a second look... Read Article Comments Off on Celle state stud stallion Stanley awarded Grande Prize
New Dutch Breeding Values – Breeding tight
The new Dutch Breeding Values have been released - find out which stallions are coming out on top in that powerhouse of Warmblood breeding - The Netherlands Read Article Comments Off on New Dutch Breeding Values – Breeding tight
Giving through the poll – with Stefan Wolff
“Tempo, activity, flexion. All the dynamics should work through the neck and culminate in the poll and bit.” “All the movement of that big body gets tunnelled through the little poll. That’s the important thing. That is why moving the nose left and right doesn’t help because if the target, that is the poll, keeps […] Read Article Comments Off on Giving through the poll – with Stefan Wolff
Top Tip with Christopher Bartle
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
Top Tip from Hubertus Schmidt
Can you tell that you are collecting in the correct way? “There is one way to check that you are on the right way – in the high collection you must be able to stretch them so they follow the bit and they are not stuck up there. In every situation you must be able […] Read Article Comments Off on Top Tip from Hubertus Schmidt