Carlos awarded the suffix FRH
The young rider star, Carlos has been awarded the prestigious suffix, FRH following his success with Hannah Erbe... Read Article Comments Off on Carlos awarded the suffix FRH
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The young rider star, Carlos has been awarded the prestigious suffix, FRH following his success with Hannah Erbe... Read Article Comments Off on Carlos awarded the suffix FRH
Training the half pass for a WEG Medal
Riding the half pass with Lisa Wilcox and Relevant. “I’m working on getting him to lower his neck. I want him to keep the neck at the correct length, where his head is at the vertical, but carry his neck and not get too short. I just want him to drop the neck and relax […] Read Article 1 Comment »
What makes a Winner? Tips from Christopher Bartle
Christopher Bartle talks about what makes a winner – and he should know – he’s won at the highest level in both dressage and eventing himself, and trained Gold Medal Teams for two different Nations… Victory at the 2018 Worlds for the Great Britain: Ros Canter and Allstar B, Piggy French and Quarryquest Echo, Gemma […] Read Article Comments Off on What makes a Winner? Tips from Christopher Bartle
Ernst Hoyos talks about balance
Ernst Hoyos, Master trainer from the Spanish Riding School tells us: “You simplify it for the young horse – go forward, come back. It is not with the leg, it is not with the spur, but with the angle of the body – the balance – more than anything else. I use my body to […] Read Article Comments Off on Ernst Hoyos talks about balance
Truths from the past with Nuno Oliveira
Have the problems changed? In his book, written in the 1980’s, Reminisences of a Portuguese Rider, Nuno says: “Generally speaking, there is a tendency to break horses too quickly and too roughly, which results in irregularities of gait. How often does one see a sway back effect after the result of bad handling?” “Horses are often forced too soon to extend […] Read Article Comments Off on Truths from the past with Nuno Oliveira
Stefan Wolff tips on riding and training flying changes
“Riders can have nightmares about flying changes. Because to scramble over a half pass can be easier than to have a late change that everyone sees. The change is a measure of throughness, of activity and co-ordination and a big measure of balance. It is the change of the front and hind legs at the […] Read Article Comments Off on Stefan Wolff tips on riding and training flying changes
Stars of the Day
Fasine (Fürst Romancier / Sir Donnerhall I) and Isabel Bache. Winners of the Six-Year-Old Finals at the 2015 Bundeschampionships. Fasine is an example of the new breed of Warmblood – the modern young horse specialist. Her sire, Fürst Romancier’s career peaked as a five-year-old, with fourths at the World Young Horse Champs and the […] Read Article Comments Off on Stars of the Day
Top Tip from Jonny Hilberath, German Coach
Top Tip from Jonny Hilberath, German team coach You see these open mouths/ tight necks. What’s the basic missing? “The correct moving of the back – the contact forward from the hand. It is the wrong pressure in the horse; the wrong tension in the horse also mental tension in the horse because the mouth […] Read Article 2 Comments »
Pole exercise for the day, for everyone
For latitudinal stretch, accuracy of line, and suppleness… Exercise of the day: Liz worked over three sets of tramlines across the diagonal placed at seven metre intervals outwards from X Objective: Latitudinal stretch, accuracy of line, suppleness… Ride serpentines, starting with the outside pair of tramlines, then adding the centre pair. Mix it up by […] Read Article Comments Off on Pole exercise for the day, for everyone
Happy Birthday Poesie – Great Mare!
Let us celebrate one of the greatest mares in modern dressage breeding history - Poesie. But her success and the success of the 'P' line is also the story of one of the great visionaries of the breeding world, Dr Jürgen Müller. Read Article Comments Off on Happy Birthday Poesie – Great Mare!