Getting it right with Jamie Coman – Part 1
Jamie knows that good riding and excellent training comes from attention to the details... Read Article Comments Off on Getting it right with Jamie Coman – Part 1
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Jamie knows that good riding and excellent training comes from attention to the details... Read Article Comments Off on Getting it right with Jamie Coman – Part 1
Getting it right with Jamie Coman – Part 2
Jamie is a stickler for getting the flatwork right first. “Get him working on the bending lines, with that snaffle you can really take him and work him, work him on the left and get the bend... Read Article Comments Off on Getting it right with Jamie Coman – Part 2
Otto Becker – Facing his biggest jump
German showjumping ace Otto Becker has taken on one of Germany’s toughest jobs – coach of the showjumping team at a time of turmoil and crisis! When he decided it was time to retire his great showjumping horse, Cento – still at the top at the age of 17 – Otto Becker started thinking about […] Read Article Comments Off on Otto Becker – Facing his biggest jump
Ludger Beerbaum – Life at the top…
The German showjumping rider, Ludger Beerbaum has been a dominating force in world showjumping for the past twenty years. It is somewhat of a surprise to find that he is such an unassuming and approachable interview: a rider who is also a thinker, and one who can express those ideas in such an interesting a […] Read Article Comments Off on Ludger Beerbaum – Life at the top…
Heinrich-Wilhelm Johannsmann – ‘Kaiser’
They call him ‘Kaiser’ for Heinrich-Wilhelm Johannsmann not only rides like a king but also shares the christian names of the last German Emperor. And if that Kaiser was born to rule, this Kaiser was born to ride... Read Article Comments Off on Heinrich-Wilhelm Johannsmann – ‘Kaiser’
Rod and Jess Brown – Forward to the future
Rod Brown has long been an influential player on the Australian showjumping scene. As a rider, he captained the Australian Showjumping Team to New Zealand in 1988 and he rode Slinky at the Seoul Olympics in 1998. Rod was a member of Australian Team won the Nations Cup at Kiskunhalis Hungary in 1991 on Spectre […] Read Article 1 Comment »
David Cameron – 2014 Senior Showjumping Champion
Unlike his Tory namesake David Cameron did not go to Eton, is not married to a baronet’s daughter nor did he study Philosophy at Oxford. He was born in Forbes, went to Charles Sturt University, taught PDHPE at Parkes High School and shares his life with eventer Tallara Barwick from Willow Tree. And at 31 […] Read Article Comments Off on David Cameron – 2014 Senior Showjumping Champion
A Jumping Lesson with Julia Hargreaves
Some athletes talk about giving back to the sport; 26-year-old Julia is actually out there doing it. Like all good trainers, she focuses on the basics... Read Article Comments Off on A Jumping Lesson with Julia Hargreaves
Colleen Brook – Relaxing the Racehorse
Jumping trainer and all-round horse person, Colleen Brook helps her daughter Lizzie Koob, as she accustoms Illumination to his new life off-the-track… Read Article Comments Off on Colleen Brook – Relaxing the Racehorse
Hayley Coman talks to Nicole Bruggemann
Nicole is the daughter of two very successful parents. Her mum, Leanne, as a well performed World Cup rider, and her father, Richard is well known as one of the toughest course designers in Australia. They are a lovely family, who have dedicated their lives to the world of horses... Read Article 1 Comment »