horsemagazine – Page 64 – The Horse Magazine

Form & Function – Johan Hamminga Outlines A Brilliant Synthesis

April 25th, 2018
Johan Hamminga is not only a great trainer, he is a great explainer - here he looks at the conformation of the dressage horse... Read Article Comments Off

Amazing Brilliant Wonderful Kyra

April 11th, 2018
An historic occasion, Kyra Kyrklund comes to Australia - one of the first of the visiting rider/ trainers to conduct a dressage clinic... And yes, what she said then is still good sense. Read Article Comments Off

A lesson with Leonie Bramall

April 9th, 2018
Leonie Bramall is a gifted instructor, and one of the most knowledgeable. She has competed at the highest level, and trained with some of the great classical trainers for many years... Read Article 2 Comments »

Young horse stars or Grand Prix stars? That’s the question…

March 28th, 2018
Do young dressage class horses go on to become Grand Prix competitors - Chris Hector finds that quite a few do... Read Article 2 Comments »

Sylvia McLachlan takes a lesson with Princess Nathalie

March 27th, 2018
This article was written in 2012, when Australian rider, Sylvia McLachlan was working with Danish dressage star, now team coach, Princess Nathalie. There's some great discussion on how to get the right feeling... Read Article Comments Off

Fritz Stahlecker – A new way of training horses…

March 12th, 2018
Fritz Stahlecker has developed his own horse friendly way of starting the dressage horse - on the ground... We are saddened to learn of his recent death. He was a thinker, a horseman, and someone who was prepared to put his theories into action and show how they worked. Read Article Comments Off

Who is Sheila Willcox?

March 9th, 2018
Sheila Willcox was a hero and in honour of International Women’s Day we salute her as a pioneer for women in the world of eventing, but she was also a woman of great style and presence... Read Article 1 Comment »

Breeding Philosophy with Jan Greve

February 23rd, 2018
The Dutch Vet, Jan Greve has been one of the most successful jumping horse breeders of all time - he's also one of the most thoughtful... Read Article 6 Comments »

Understanding the German Training System with Christoph Hess

February 19th, 2018
Christoph Hess was the coaching and training co-ordinator German Equestrian Federation education unit in Warendorf for many years. Christoph is also an international FEI judge. He was always generous in sharing his time and knowledge – and still is in his ‘retirement’ as he is still very active in many roles. Back in 2004, Christoph provided […] Read Article 5 Comments »

Jean Bemelmans – finding the way for each horse

February 11th, 2018
If you have five Trakehners, then you have to find the right system for each of those five Trakehners. It doesn’t matter what you have Andalusians, Hanoverians, Trakehners, you have to find the right system for each horse... Read Article Comments Off