Eventing – Page 24 – The Horse Magazine

Craig and Prue Barrett – Living Eventing – Part 1

December 25th, 2014
Craig and Prue Barrett are only in their early 30s but already between them they have acquired an encyclopaedic knowledge of the sport of eventing... Read Article Comments Off

Straightness for Eventers with Ingrid Klimke

December 3rd, 2014
Ingrid Klimke is one of those rarest of creatures – the complete horsewoman. She was part of the German Gold Medal Eventing Team at Beijing. At the 2009 German Young Horse Championships she qualified horses in three disciplines, placing in dressage and eventing and winning the Young Riding Horse class for three year olds... Read Article Comments Off

Emily Anker takes a lesson with Matt Ryan

It was an exciting combination to put together, triple gold medallist, Matt Ryan and Emily and her lovely seven year old mare, Blind Love, alias Betty, for a special lesson over some of the schooling fences at Wandin. We all know what a great competitor Matt Ryan is, but he is also a natural teacher... Read Article Comments Off

Andrew Hoy and the Eventing Formula – Part 1

We all know Andrew Hoy, the ruthless competitor and gold medal winner. We cheered him on our home soil when he won not only gold but silver, he was our hero. Fewer of us know Andrew the enthusiastic and sympathetic instructor. Read Article Comments Off

Andrew Hoy and the Eventing Formula – Part 2

All these event riders were dying to get out on the cross country training course at Marcus Oldham College, but Andrew Hoy had other ideas. After lunch the second group was off to the indoor arena for a session on polishing up rider position and more pearls of wisdom on how to train an event horse. Read Article Comments Off

Jessica Manson & Christine Bates – A teacher and student case study, Part 2

November 17th, 2014
In the first part of the series Jess and Christine told us how they worked on Legal Star’s dressage and the tricks they used to create event atmosphere at home to prepare for next competition. Now the time has come; it is the weekend of the Melbourne International Horse Trials and THM catches up again […] Read Article Comments Off

Jessica Manson & Christine Bates – A teacher and student case study, Part 1

Meet Jessica Manson – the young eventer who has been steadily moving up the ranks. First a spot on the 2010 Young Rider Trans Tasman team, only two years later a fourth place in the 2012 CCI 4 Star in Adelaide, then really making herself known with second place at this year’s Sydney CCI 3 […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Mary King – the Ultimate Eventer

November 10th, 2014
Story – Chris Hector & Photos – Roz Neave and Kit Houghton Mary King is a phenomenon, seemingly ageless, she produces horse after horse and keeps on winning the world’s biggest, toughest three-day events. Mary rode in her first Badminton in 1985 at the age of 24, and finished seventh on Divers Rock. Seven years […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Thomas Carlile – Making History

October 13th, 2014
Thomas Carlile and Sirocco Du Gers took the individual honours in the CC103* at the final leg of the Fei Nations Cup™ Eventing at the Boekelo in the Netherlands. It was only last year when this combination won the FEI World Breeding Eventing Championship for the Young Horses at Le Lion D’Angers. Thomas was quick […] Read Article Comments Off

The ‘10,000 hours of practice’ rule with Christopher Burton

September 25th, 2014
All sessions began with Chris checking that the flat work was under control and the horses were responsive to the stop/go aids. For all those eventers who find the dressage training a drag (which is probably most!), Chris was adamant of its importance... Read Article Comments Off