horsemagazine – Page 89 – The Horse Magazine

Wilken Treu and the future for Westfalia

January 22nd, 2016
Wilken Treu is the Breeding Manager and CEO with the Westfalian Verband. I caught up with him at this year’s Bundeschampionate. He’s one of the new breed of breeding association professionals… Read Article Comments Off

Ingrid Klimke – The tradition lives on…

January 19th, 2016
The day we visited Ingrid at her stables near Münster, she was showing the visitors to one of her monthly ‘at home’ training days, how she works her dressage horses... Read Article 2 Comments »

sBs – Jumping to the Top

It is really nice when a breed society welcomes you with open arms - and that is exactly what happened with the Belgian studbook, sBs... Read Article Comments Off

FEI World Breeding Young Eventing Championships 2015

January 15th, 2016
Alas I was not able to get to Lion d’Angers for this year’s Young Eventing horse championships, but even from the other side of the world it is possible to see some interesting developments in the breeding of horses for eventing. Read Article Comments Off

Colleen Brook talks with George Morris

January 14th, 2016
Colleen Brook rides at the first George Morris clinic in Australia - and interviews George Read Article Comments Off

Exercise: Toe Taps

January 12th, 2016
In part one, we looked at how to find blockages in your back and what to do to help get rid of them. In part two, we are going to look at an exercise that really hones in on the core. Read Article Comments Off

Exercise: Clams

In part three, Rebecca Ashton introduces the exercise, Clams. This is a common exercise in pilates classes; here Rebecca explains how it will help your riding. This exercise allows you to use your legs individually and precisely; creating clearer communication with the horse. Now that we have brought awareness to our core, this month we are […] Read Article Comments Off

Exercise: Shoulder Stability

The control of our upper body should be focused in what we term the shoulder girdle. This is the area that wraps around us like a corset just under the shoulder joints. Read Article Comments Off