Dressage – Page 45 – The Horse Magazine

What a Dressage World Cup Final Grand Prix!!!

April 6th, 2019
The first round of the dressage World Cup final is over, and this was certainly a Grand Prix dressage feast. On the spot report from Christopher Hector... Read Article Comments Off

Forty Years of World Cup Breeding

April 1st, 2019
Forty years of World Cup finals, and Gemma Alexander and Christopher Hector analyse the jumping and dressage breeding over four decades... Read Article 1 Comment »

The Kür – An Historical Review

March 28th, 2019
Back in 1991, THM was privileged to publish this piece by Gabriela Grillo. Gabriella played a key rôle in the development of the Kür, as a rider, but also as a theorist, as a trained musician who worked to combine the classical principles of dressage with music that was appropriate and sympathetic... Read Article Comments Off

Christopher Hector reviews Paul Belasik’s new book…

March 23rd, 2019
In the past year I have been enthralled by two equestrian books that could not be more different in their form, while at the same time, sharing an awareness that the heart of dressage is to be found in balance. Miguel Tavora’s Dressage Principles and Techniques is like the most wonderful cookbook. Here there are […] Read Article 3 Comments »

Dressage History – A delight…

March 21st, 2019
A new Australian dressage history has been published, and Christopher Hector finds it fascinating. Read the review.... Read Article Comments Off

When the Freestyle is a dream – exclusive report from Doha

March 10th, 2019
Winning in Doha – Borja Carrascosa and Ein Traum Words – Christopher Hector Pix – Stefano Secchi / CHI Al Shaqab With some of the major players on the international dressage team battling it out in Europe for spots in a World Cup final in Gothenberg, it was up to three of the stars of […] Read Article Comments Off

Dressage At Sydney Olympics – the action

March 7th, 2019
Sydney Games 2000, and we were seeing the emergence of a new generation of dressage horses with far more expressive movement than we'd seen in the past. Was this concentration on 'expression' a good thing? Read Article Comments Off

Carl Hester talks about Nip Tuck

March 5th, 2019
Carl Hester on dressage: “That’s training, it does show that you can create something in every horse that has the willingness to work – it won’t be of the same quality, but it is something you can still make.” Read Article 3 Comments »

Helping Hands – Sylvia Loch discusses the importance of lightness…

February 27th, 2019
Sylvia Loch and helping hands - ride light, ride with beauty and make your horse happy... Read Article 3 Comments »

Carl Hester – Helping Riders…

February 26th, 2019
Carl Hester explained what he looks for when sourcing a prospect, “First thing I look at when I buy a horse is paces rather than breeding. Beautiful parents don’t always produce beautiful children. I’m not looking for the flashiest paces, but also the trainablility and rideability. Read Article Comments Off