Dressage – Page 30 – The Horse Magazine

Contact and Lightness with Jean Bemelmans

December 31st, 2020
Jean Bemelmans on contact and lightness: “You see many riders nowadays they start riding before they are ready – they have not prepared their own body to work with the body of the horse. You have to have your body loose so you can be with the rhythm of the horse, to be flexible and […] Read Article Comments Off

Miguel Tavora – Thinking Horseman – Part 5 – Teaching Teachers

December 29th, 2020
In this last of our five part series in remembrance of the late Miguel Tavora, the Master teaches a student who is also a coach, and reflects on the place of the old masters of equitation in today’s environment… Read Article 1 Comment »

Miguel Tavora – The Thinking Horseman – Part 4

December 24th, 2020
In this series of articles, Portuguese master of classical equitation, Miguel Tavora, outlines his fusion of Iberian, French and German principles, this time working with a horse just moving into the FEI classes... Read Article 1 Comment »

Miguel Tavora – Thinking Horseman – Part 3

December 21st, 2020
The late Miguel Tavora was a Portuguese Master of Classical Education, based in Australia. He trained many Grand Prix horses, and in this episode, he works with a talented young dressage rider, Robbie Soster on a rather unusual horse... Read Article Comments Off

Valegro – the horse of the new millennium

December 17th, 2020
We celebrate the horse of the decade - Valegro - with a fabulous collection of photographs.... Read Article Comments Off

Miguel Tavora – Thinking Horseman – Part 2

December 15th, 2020
Three years ago the world lost a great horseman, Miguel Tavora. In the second of this series of five articles published in tribute, Miguel talks about the role of the Iberian horse in competition dressage... Read Article Comments Off

Miguel Tavora – Thinking Horseman – Part 1 – The Young Horse

December 11th, 2020
The master horseman Miguel Tavora died just on three years ago. This series of articles highlights his teaching - teaching that sought to combine the best of the world's classical traditions... Read Article 4 Comments »

Perfect Partnership with Hans-Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen

December 8th, 2020
Hans-Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen shows how great training and riding can be elegant, simple and horse friendly. Read Article 1 Comment »

Martina Hannöver Talks About the Position of the Horse’s Neck

December 5th, 2020
Martina Hannöver talks about neck position - I like my horses to go down right in front of the saddle and follow my hand if I go forward and I can then check if the horses are honestly loose in the back... Read Article Comments Off