December 3rd, 2014
Jamie knows that good riding and excellent training comes from attention to the details... Read ArticleComments Off on Getting it right with Jamie Coman – Part 1
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 ArticleComments Off on Getting it right with Jamie Coman – Part 2
Through all the work we are going to do we must always be sure that the horse maintains his balance and impulsion - the elements which produce rhythm, straightness and contact... Read Article1 Comment »
Glennis Barrey’s story is very much bound up in the story of dressage in Australia. She was there as a youngster, taking those first tentative steps, and then was one of the first to muster up all her courage and take ship to live in a strange land... Read ArticleComments Off on Glennis Barrey – A lesson with Jacqueline Dixon
In a survey by American magazine Dressage Today, Harry was asked which was his favourite dressage book and his answer was that of course it was his own! He recommended it for riders from medium level to Grand Prix... Read Article2 Comments »
I love the atmosphere at Holga Finken’s training stables. Everything is so professional, and all the horses are so forward, it is no wonder that Holga is regarded as the king of the young horse championships – the Bundeschampionate... Read ArticleComments Off on Holga Finken – On your seat, not on your hands
Once upon a time, each nation provided its own style of jumping rider, and jumping horse - now they all seem to be Warmbloods... Read ArticleComments Off on How the Warmblood conquered the English Speaking world…
We so often watch the top German riders working on the Grand Prix movements that it comes as something of a shock to see Klaus Balkenhol's head rider, Stefan Wolff, working with a very very green three year old filly Read Article2 Comments »