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What made German Dressage Great? Part 3

February 15th, 2021
We profile the most important Dressage Stallions and discover how the jumping supremo, Paul Schockemöhle became Germany's largest dressage stallion keeper, thanks to the 'accidental' dressage stallion, Sandro Hit... Read Article Comments Off

Training with Germany’s dressage coach, Monica Theodorescu

February 14th, 2021
Training with Monica Theodorescu – Christopher Hector and Roz Neave Back in 2009, THM visited Brianna Burgess who was training with the current German Dressage Coach, Monica Theodorescu. Brianna had spent some time in Belgium, in a Dutch run stable, and it affected her riding. Monica recalls her arrival: “I was away in Hong Kong when […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Ingrid Klimke on developing the paces

February 13th, 2021
Chris Hector asked Ingrid Klimke: With a young horse, which is more important to have, a good natural canter, or a flash trot? “The canter and the walk are both gaits you can’t improve by good riding, you can improve them a bit, but you are not going to all-of-a-sudden create a spectacular walk, if the […] Read Article Comments Off

Starting Laterals with Jean Bemelmans

February 12th, 2021
One of Europe's top dressage trainers, Jean Bemelmans, shares his techniques for starting the young horse's lateral work... Read Article Comments Off

What made German dressage great? Part 2

In this second part of our in-depth examination of dressage in Germany, we learn about that powerhouse of dressage breeding - the Hanoverians - and meet one of the visionaries who made it happen - Hans Joachim Köhler... Read Article 1 Comment »

Balance, self carriage, and the importance of rider position

February 10th, 2021
Words Chris Hector, pictures Ros Neave Carl Hester talks about the development of Valegro’s balance, self carriage, power and expression, and that elusive quality, positive tension: Kit Houghton image Can we talk about positive tension? It looked to me, when we have been watching Charlotte working Valegro, that the incredible quality that she was showing […] Read Article 4 Comments »

What made German Dressage Great? Part one

February 9th, 2021
Part 1 of an in-depth survey of what has made German dressage so successful. In this first part, we look at two influences, the Cavalry, and horse breeding with a new updated version of Ludwig Christmann's famous Bloodlines of the Hanoverian... Read Article 2 Comments »

From the Top with Isabell Werth

February 6th, 2021
You have been at the top of the sport for so long, but you are not sitting still, your riding keeps evolving… “I think first of all it is because of the daily training, day by day I have seven, eight, nine horses to ride, so this is training enough, and then I try always […] Read Article Comments Off

Wisdom from the great Rosemarie Springer

February 5th, 2021
Rosemarie Springer was one of the most elegant of dressage riders. A graduate of the Willi Schultheis school that preferred sensitive Thoroughbreds, Rosemarie was also a formidable trainer and an advisor to young riders, always gracious, always encouraging, she showed over and over again that stylish, correct riding could also be effective riding… Australian dressage […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Top Tip with Laura Graves

February 4th, 2021
Laura Graves with Rebecca Ashton at the QSEC Masterclass Connection for me, is the energy from the hind leg into the contact. The rider’s job is to show the horse the feel.We know we must ride back to front, which is all true, but the second part to the equation, to get the horse sharp […] Read Article Comments Off