horsemagazine – Page 60 – The Horse Magazine

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

Al Shaqab Set To Host Exciting Back-to-Back Equestrian Competitions

Christopher Hector is Doha bound... Next Tuesday I will be flying into Qatar for what looks to be a really super horse show, the CHI AL SHAQAB 2019 to be held from March 7-9. Read Article Comments Off

Letting go tensions – give yourself a shake up!

February 20th, 2019
Relax your horse! How about relax the rider??? Richard Weis shows how to get rid of inner tensions, how to loosen your body before you ride - to make riding easier, more comfortable, more effective... Read Article Comments Off

Hanoverian Young stallions Honored

February 7th, 2019
Weltmeyer- and Stakkato-Prizes awarded Hanover’s best young stallions are awarded with the Weltmeyer- and Stakkato-Prizes. This year, the Weltmeyer-Prize goes to the dressage stallions Despacito, Destacado, Dostojewski, Finnigan and So Unique. The breeders of the first three stallions were honoured at the show of the privately owned stallions in Verden. Finnigan and So Unique could […] Read Article Comments Off

The Great Dressage Trainers – Dr Uwe Schulten-Baumer

January 26th, 2019
Meet the man who was the first trainer Isabell Werth worked with, the late Dr Schulten-Baumer. "All horses are different. What we want to do is give each horse the chance to realize its maximum potential - to find the key to bring out its special talent and personality" Read Article Comments Off

AMAZING auction – Hong Kong and Deauville…

January 22nd, 2019
An amazing collection of showjumping embryos is about to the auctioned simultaneously in Hong Kong and Deauville - and you can bid online... Read Article Comments Off

The stallion hit parade: New German breeding values

January 17th, 2019
Ludwig Christmann and Christopher Hector analyse the latest German FN, and Hanoverian breeding values... Which stallions are hot in Germany right now? Read Article Comments Off

Showjumping Style with George Morris

January 2nd, 2019
George Morris looks at the action at Aachen and critiques some of the riders, a range from all over the world, and talks about style strengths, and weaknesses... Read Article 2 Comments »

Breeding Germany’s Dressage Stars of the Future

December 28th, 2018
The Nürnberger Burg-Pokal is a prestigious class for horses aged 7 – 9. The moving force behind the competition was the late Dr Reiner Klimke. He wanted a competition to bridge the gap between Prix St Georges and Grand Prix. Read about the breeding of this years field. Read Article Comments Off

Who wants the short Grand Prix Test?

December 18th, 2018
The new Grand Prix lite will be unveiled at Olympia, three of the dressage world's wisest think it is a bad move... Read Article 1 Comment »