Dressage – The Horse Magazine

Working with Lisa Wilcox and Ernst Hoyos – and a tribute to Relevant

November 3rd, 2024
Ernst Hoyos works with Lisa Wilcox and the stallion that won her a Medal at the WEG in Jerez, Relevant... Plus some great work with young Rubinstein stallions with both Ernst and Lisa riding... Read Article No Comments »

At Home with Ulla Salzgeber

October 30th, 2024
THM visited Ulla Salzgeber at home in the lead-up to the Jerez WEG. Ulla and Rusty had just become European Champions, and were tipped to win at Jerez. Ulla rides Rusty and talks about the German system... Read Article No Comments »

Dutch Dressage Breeding – how did it start?

October 16th, 2024
How did the Dutch become world leaders in the breeding of dressage horses? This is the fascinating story of the first breeder to turn from jumping to dressage, with fabulous results... Read Article Comments Off

Bert Rutten – Beautiful riding is simple…

September 2nd, 2024
Contact is not determined by the weight you have in your hand, that’s a mistake a lot of riders make, they think contact is weight. Contact is that the horse has the desire to follow the bit at all times... Read Article 6 Comments »

Dressage Breeding – Where is it at?

July 31st, 2024
Christopher Hector honors some of the stallions that are making their mark in the world of dressage… The Prix St Georges at Aachen this year, was a triumph for Dante Weltino (above)… I have always loved this stallion, always wondered why he wasn’t just a little bit more successful, always thought I would be happy […] Read Article Comments Off

A special Special at Aachen

July 7th, 2024
Christopher Hector goes to Aachen. What would he find? Good dressage, bad dressage? Turns out a bit of both but some super new horses on the scene. Read Article 3 Comments »

Geldings and Ghosts – the sires of the future?

June 30th, 2024
Smart mare owners follow the competition results to find a likely sire for their next foal. Well right now there are some likely options that thanks to the magic of frozen semen, and the whims of their owners, are either geldings, or long dead! Read Article Comments Off

Short in the neck – long in the neck

June 22nd, 2024
Christopher Hector asks - do we have to get used to dressage horses being ridden in a very tight, high outline or is a longer, softer neck still an option? Read Article 3 Comments »

New Book, Heroes – the foundation sires of the Sporthorse

June 1st, 2024
Christopher Hector's new book is now available on Amazon, 477 pages packed with information, stallion profiles, breeding interviews, exclusive graphics and lots and lots and lots of photographs... Read Article 5 Comments »