The Trakehners Strike Back – Part 2
Jan Tönjes examines the come back of the Trakehner - from pretty but useless to a real sport horse... Read Article Comments Off on The Trakehners Strike Back – Part 2
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Jan Tönjes examines the come back of the Trakehner - from pretty but useless to a real sport horse... Read Article Comments Off on The Trakehners Strike Back – Part 2
In Whose Hands?
Paul Belasik looks at today's culture of dressage, and worries that the 'win at all costs' mentality is taking over. He finds the real values of dressage in the timeless writings of the great French écuyer, Antoine de Pluvinel... Read Article 7 Comments »
Sportferde Scholz, the final countdown
The final countdown has begun for the 3rd Sportpferde Scholz online Auction.... don't miss your chance to purchase one of the specially selected dressage talents on offer.... Read Article Comments Off on Sportferde Scholz, the final countdown
Tips on Essential Basics from Dorothee Schneider
Why is German dressage so good? Basics.…What you see when you watch the best-of-the-best train is basics. This attention to detail and self discipline is just so perfectly tuned. Read Article 2 Comments »
Day 2 at Ermelo – the 7 year olds
Can Britain's golden girl, Lottie Fry make it back to back Young Horse championships with Kjento? But there's a serious challenger waiting in the wings. On the spot report from Christopher Hector... Read Article Comments Off on Day 2 at Ermelo – the 7 year olds
The walk, what’s important? Tips from Carl Hester
One thing Carl Hester warns about is a lateral walk… “The use of the head and neck is so important in walk, it should be like a rowing motion, the horse has to take your hand forward and not fiddle and get behind the vertical. Practice a lot of correct walk at home and get your […] Read Article Comments Off on The walk, what’s important? Tips from Carl Hester
Tip from the Top with Dr Dietrich Plewa
“The criteria of the Training Scale: rhythm, impulsion, straight, smooth contact – able to collect. That is what the judges want to see”. Christoph Koschel tells us: “I got Fantamos in March this year. When we got him he was trained to Prix St Georges, but I went straight to Grand Prix and this is […] Read Article Comments Off on Tip from the Top with Dr Dietrich Plewa
Leg yielding – when, how and why – with Christian Theiss
“The moment to begin to use leg yielding in your everyday preparation is when the inside leg of the horse is ready to carry more weight through the previous preparation performed on one track i.e. through properly executed turns (riding correctly and deep enough through corners) or circles of different sizes. The turn on the […] Read Article Comments Off on Leg yielding – when, how and why – with Christian Theiss
Ulla Salzgeber on Basic Truths
“We ride them very deep and low but you always have to control the neck and the head. If you can’t control the neck – that it is long, that it is short, that it is up and it is down – you have problems. Many people ride with the head down and that is […] Read Article 1 Comment »
Top tip – winning young horse classes
Judge (and former Grand Prix dressage competitor) Dietrich Plewa talks getting the points in Young Horse classes at a Seminar at the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf: “It is very important to find the right speed for each horse.” Hanoverian, Horatio by Hochadel out of a Matcho mare, ridden by Dorothee Schneider, one of those consummate German […] Read Article Comments Off on Top tip – winning young horse classes