Dressage – Page 11 – The Horse Magazine

Dressage Breeding at the World Championships…

August 8th, 2022
Who won the breeding battle, the Dutch or the Germans - or was it the Trakehners? Check out the bloodlines at the World Dressage Championships in Herning... Read Article Comments Off

Developing the Young Horse – the Basics

August 7th, 2022
Johan Hamminga and Jennifer Sekreve, working on the Basics with a 6-y-o mare, by Damon Hill out of a Flemmingh/Amulet mare. “I like this mare – look at the topline. Look into her eye and head. She is good in the mind, but she is looking everywhere. She is sensitive. She has very big […] Read Article Comments Off

Talking Freestyles and Nathalie, Kyra, Debbie and Robert

August 4th, 2022
What makes a great dressage freestle? We asked four great freestyle artists: Robert Dover, Kyra Kyrklund, Debbie McDonald and Princess Nathalie... Read Article 1 Comment »

Top Tips from Stefan Wolff on Contact

July 30th, 2022
“Proper steady contact is more important than the stretch. If it changes every stride you cannot even call it a contact.” “You are giving before you even have a contact. It has to be measurable – that’s why it’s called contact. When he moves the head around it is because he is not on the […] Read Article Comments Off

Back to Basics with Princess Nathalie

July 27th, 2022
Princess Nathalie of Denmark is not only a great dressage competitor, she is a wonderful dressage trainer - it really does make a difference when the instructor has been there, done that, herself... Read Article Comments Off

Debbie McDonald – get your rider position, right!

July 21st, 2022
When Debbie McDonald speaks, it is wise to listen for she is one of the key players in the shift of international dressage to a gentler, more horse friendly style of dressage... Read Article Comments Off

Eugène Reesink, the father of the V line

July 17th, 2022
Eugène Reesink is a truly amazing man, the list of dressage horses he has either bred, or discovered, reads like a who's who of modern dressage, and he more than anyone, is responsible for the emergence of the new 'V' line.... Read Article 3 Comments »

Category: Dressage