horsemagazine – Page 69 – The Horse Magazine

A Princess Nathalie Clinic…

January 30th, 2017
When young Showjumping rider, Megan Joyce lined up for her lesson with dressage trainer, and international top ten competitor, Princess Nathalie zu Wittgenstein, who better to send to record the interaction, than top showjumping coach, Michelle Strapp... Read Article Comments Off

Breeding Values – something old but something is VERY NEW

Christopher Hector tries to make sense of the new breeding values... Read Article Comments Off

Working with a new combination – Winnie takes another step

January 25th, 2017
Our favourite young horse, Winsome has just come back into work after some time off. She is back with 14-year-old Laura Rowe in the saddle, and coach Michelle Strapp on the ground… Words by Chris Hector and photos by Roz Neave Michelle easing Winnie back into work: “In the past three months, she has had […] Read Article Comments Off

Anne Kursinski talks about showjumping for eventers…

Anne Kursinski is one of the incredibly successful, effective, and stylish American Showjumping riders. Here she talks about the development of the style that has seen the US dominate the world… Over the past twenty-five years, under the guidance of Bert de Némethy, the U.S. has become noted for both the beauty and effectiveness of […] Read Article Comments Off

French Eventing – Part Three: The Riders and the Trainers

January 20th, 2017
Christopher Hector set out to find the reasons for the French Eventing success at the Rio Games… I was assisted in my travels by the French international horse marketing body, UNIC, but an added bonus was to meet up with Babette Schily at Pau****. Babette is an astute observer of the French eventing scene – as […] Read Article 1 Comment »

At home with (three fifths of) the Family Rothenberger…

January 16th, 2017
A visit to the family Rothenberger is a stimulating experience on about half a dozen levels. Just walking around the magnificent Gestüt Erlenhof is quite thrilling - this is one of Germany’s great historic stud farms... Read Article 10 Comments »

2016 IAHP Riders of the Year!

January 13th, 2017
Congratulations to Australia’s Rio Bronze Medal Team, Christopher Burton, Sam Griffiths, Shane Rose and Stuart Tinney. Photos: Dirk Caremans and Rebecca Ashton Read Article Comments Off

Michelle and Amy Strapp – A showjumping clinic…

January 11th, 2017
Starting out with a young horse, mother and daughter team, Michelle and Amy Strapp enjoy a young showjumping prospect, and the lack of problems... Read Article Comments Off

Saddleworld Rising Star Winner!

January 10th, 2017
Amy Reilly is the Saddleworld Rising Star of 2016. The competition recognised one rider each month from March 2016 until December 2016, and Amy was the 2016 winner. Amy is a dressage rider, and chose the PDS Carl Hester Euro Pro Saddle valued at $4,395.00. Rebecca Ashton catches up with the 2016 Saddleworld Rising Star […] Read Article Comments Off

Developing a Super Seat – Balance

Good rider balance is important for you to be in true harmony with your horse. Modern Master Jean Bemelmans explains: “First of all I have to control myself before I can control him (the horse). If you are not in balance then you cannot ride because then you disturb the movement of the horse. You […] Read Article 2 Comments »