horsemagazine – Page 82 – The Horse Magazine

Katja Weimann – Making your eventer right from the start

May 20th, 2016
It is really a quite extraordinary feat: Katja Weimann is heading for Adelaide Four Star, riding two horses, BP Cosmopolitan and BP Flamboyant, that she bred herself, and trained herself right from the start, but wait there’s more, she also evented their sire, Triathlete! Read Article Comments Off

Harold the Horse

Although Scott McKenna has had a successful dressage career on “normal” horses, riding up to Grand Prix with another young prospect about to start at the top level this year, he is possibly better known as the rider of Harold the Horse. Read Article Comments Off

Roarers: New developments – Left Laryngeal Hemiplegia

Most of us have experienced the unsettling sound of a roarer. Is it as distressful for the horse as it is for the rider, or the spectator? What, if anything, can the vet do? Professor Andrew Dart of the Sydney University Veterinary Hospital explains what causes the noise, what can be done to fix it, and tells us how the condition affects our horses. Read Article 2 Comments »

Exercise: What is the core and how do we find it?

We hear a lot about rider fitness these days, but do we really need to do any extra work aside from riding our horse? To control your horse, first you must be able to control yourself... Read Article Comments Off

Jess Barton – finding her way…

There are some people who give off that sense of knowing where they are going, and having a fair idea of how they are going to do it, Jess Barton is one. She is a little like her equestrian set-up, not flashy, cool, efficient, topped off with a bubbly personality and charm. Read Article Comments Off

Gemma Creighton – Bound for Success

Showjumping in Australia is one discipline with a seemingly bottomless pool of talent in the young rider and junior ranks, so making a spot on the National Youth Development Squad is truly an honour... Read Article Comments Off

Breeding Values – a tour through Europe

There has been no breeding district in Europe where the issue of BLUP (Best Linear Unbiased Predictor) and breeding values has aroused more heated controversy than France, the first country to use the formula for horse breeding... Read Article Comments Off

George Morris – Timeless Truths – Part Three

George Morris is not only a great trainer, he is the ultimate explainer - more pearls from GM... Read Article Comments Off

Creating the Gears with Hayley Beresford

If you’ve been to any clinic in the last decade, you’ll know the recurring theme is changing the pace, within the pace, call it a half halt, forwards backwards, or simply an adjustment - it’s paramount to enhancing the horse’s natural movement. But if we all know this, why is it what visiting clinicians have to focus on again and again? Read Article Comments Off

Chantal Wigan and the road to the top

Chantal Wigan sort of crept up on the Australian dressage scene. While you can see most riders maturing as they work their way through State Champs and National Championships, Chantal did her hard yards in Europe, emerging from seemingly nowhere in the run up to the Beijing Games with a Grand Prix horse, and some impressive performances... Read Article Comments Off