horsemagazine – Page 73 – The Horse Magazine

Making it on your own! Rebecca Ashton profiles Allison Brock…

November 10th, 2016
Rebecca Ashton profiles the newest star on the American dressage team – Allison Brock! Rebecca also took the photos… Allison Brock was a member of the bronze medal winning US Olympic dressage team at Rio. The 36-year-old upped and left home in Hawaii as a teenager and through sheer hard work, has reached the top of […] Read Article Comments Off

Bates Showjumping Leaderboard

November 9th, 2016
Bates Showjumping Leaderboard Read Article Comments Off

IAHP November Rider of the Month

November 2nd, 2016
Mary Warren had the weekend of her life at this year’s Australian Dressage Championships. Successfully competing her eight year old Mindarah Park Raphael in the FEI Young Rider CDI-Y classes, she went on to pleasantly shock us all by winning the Saturday night Willinga Park Grand Prix CDI-W Freestyle with a score of 71% on her 13 year old stallion (and Raphael’s Dad) Mindarah Park Ramadan. Because that wasn’t enough pressure for the 18 year old, she also sat her HSC maths exam in-between tests! Read Article Comments Off

November Hanoverian of the Month: Private Diandra

She was the highlight of the 2003 Verden Autumn Auction! Diandra was her name when she showed up at the auction at the age of three. The legendary Donnerhall is her sire with the bloodline of Alabaster – Glorieux – Grundstein on the maternal side of the pedigree. Her breeder, Kerstin Albers-Büker, knew that Diandra […] Read Article Comments Off

Making contact… Stefan Wolff in Australia

With contact being the main point of discussion, it can only mean one thing. We must be at a Stefan Wolff clinic. The young German trainer, a regular to our southern shores for many years now, was back at Lesley-Ann Taylor’s property making sure this important concept was being well understood by Australian riders. Read Article Comments Off

When a Showcase is just that… A SHOWCASE!

October 27th, 2016
When I arrived at The Polo Fields in Richmond, just west of Sydney, I was greeted by Jamie Kermond’s mum, Sue, who was manning the entrance of the VIP tent. The two Jamies (Kermo and fiancée Jamie Winning) were in the arena, moving jumps and organising riders - in between competing their own horses... Read Article Comments Off

World Young Eventing Horse Championships – the Mondial du Lion

What I love about the Mondial du Lion - the world championships of young eventing horses - is that it is so totally unfashionable... Read Article Comments Off

Rebecca in Rio…

October 7th, 2016
It was an excited Rebecca who got the call up to help cover the Rio Olympics. I knew some of what to expect: sun and relief from a chilly Sydney winter, good sport and plenty of insect spray. I didn’t expect to be offered a room with a double bed to be shared with my […] Read Article Comments Off

Australian Showjumping Championships survive the deluge!

October 5th, 2016
On-the-spot report from the Australian Showjumping Championships... Read Article Comments Off

Who’s who in the dressage classes at the Bundeschampionate?

Christopher Hector analyses the breeding at the Bundeschampionate... Read Article 1 Comment »