Back to 2000 and Gold…
Remembering Sydney 2000 and Gold for Australia, I can still hear it ringing out – Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi! Read Article Comments Off on Back to 2000 and Gold…
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Remembering Sydney 2000 and Gold for Australia, I can still hear it ringing out – Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi! Read Article Comments Off on Back to 2000 and Gold…
Hanoverian of the Month – Comte
Comte descends from the dam line of Gaeta and was born in East Frisia in 2003. His pedigree features the well-known Contendro, one of the most influential jumper sires in Hanover, combined with the blood of foundation stallion Grannus, via his dam’s sire Granulit... Read Article Comments Off on Hanoverian of the Month – Comte
Saddleworld Rising Star: August
Meet the Saddleworld Rising Star for August - twenty-two year old dressage rider, Amy Reilly... Read Article Comments Off on Saddleworld Rising Star: August
Training at home with Kevin McNab
Shannan Makauskas visited Kevin McNab at home at the Kelecyn Equestrian Centre... Read Article Comments Off on Training at home with Kevin McNab
How to pick a good trainer?
Over the 30 years we have been making The Horse Magazine we have tried very hard to keep the fakes and phonies out of our pages. Sure, there have been one or two who have slipped past our guard, but on the whole, we have succeeded... Read Article 1 Comment »
EA Australian Youth Dressage Championships
There’s a lot of talk these days bewailing the decline of youth. They’re all on their devices taking selfies with no life goals but to have their Facebook likes maxed. The EA Australian Youth Dressage Championships highlighted quite the reverse... Read Article Comments Off on EA Australian Youth Dressage Championships
IAHP August Rider of the Month
James Paterson Robinson is perhaps not the easiest guy in the world to interview. He’s got a very Dutch dry style and when I ask him to tell me a little about his horse, Amarillo, that’s just what I get, a little: Read Article Comments Off on IAHP August Rider of the Month
Developing a super seat… continued
with Rebecca Ashton This month we look at how to achieve a soft, independent hand whilst keeping control of our upper body and not letting the horse “run through” us. La Gueriniere tells the story, “Pignatelli, convinced by his own experience that the function of the bit is rather to let the horse know what […] Read Article 1 Comment »
George and Savannah – a lesson
It has been a while since THM visited George Sanna at home at Chatham Park. When I arrived George was in his ‘office’, surrounded by a group of disciples, obviously deep in serious discussion. Later George told me the discussion had been with the parents of a young rider, about horse selection… Read Article Comments Off on George and Savannah – a lesson
Who’s going to Rio? The Breeders: Margareta Algotsson
There can be little doubt that Margareta Algotsson has been the most successful breeder of Olympic Eventing horses, EVER! Read Article Comments Off on Who’s going to Rio? The Breeders: Margareta Algotsson