Louisdor-Preis: Baby Grand Prix horses dance…

December 18th, 2017
The final of the Louisdor-Preis for nine and ten-year-old Grand Prix horses at the Frankfurt Show was another triumph for the stunning Trakehner mare, TSF Dalera BB and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl. Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Nürnberger Burg-Pokal – What a final!

December 17th, 2017
The crowd whistled and jeered when the scores came up at the Nürnberger Berg-Pokal. Find out why a dressage competition became more like a football match... Read Article 3 Comments »
 

RIP Bunty Thompson


One of the pioneer heroes of Australian eventing Bunty Thompson has passed away. Here is a review of his book that charts the course of the first Olympic team: Book Review: Bunty Blazes the Trail by Chris Hector I guess the first thing you have to say about the recently published Trailblazers – Australia’s first […] Read Article Comments Off on RIP Bunty Thompson
 

Young Grand Prix horses – breath of fresh air…

December 16th, 2017
Join us at Frankfurt for a great class for young Grand Prix dressage horses... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Dressage delights at the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal

December 14th, 2017
It's the greatest class for emerging FEI dressage horses in the world - the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal, exclusive report and photos Read Article 8 Comments »
 

George Morris – It’s simple, it’s just not easy

December 11th, 2017
George Morris held his annual clinic at Vicki Roycroft's stables with a lineup of class riders - once again, the Master trainer was in fine form... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

PARA EQUESTRIAN @ DF 2017


Merriyn Hamilton-Smith reports from the first of the WEG Para Selection Trials. Read Article Comments Off on PARA EQUESTRIAN @ DF 2017
 

Riding in the third dimension with Leonie Bramall

December 8th, 2017
It’s very odd. Australia currently doesn’t have a dressage coach, and yet there are a number of very talented, experienced trainers, who have competed successfully themselves and produced successful students, that EA continues to ignore and who end up teaching those  who are prepared to go to the expense and work of organising the clinics. Why […] Read Article Comments Off on Riding in the third dimension with Leonie Bramall
 

WILLIAM C STEINKRAUS – writes his own OBITUARY


A great man, Bill Steinkraus, has died, but not before he wrote his own obituary... Read Article 2 Comments »
 

William Steinkraus 1925 – 2017

December 7th, 2017
Bill Steinkraus was many things, rider, thinker, poet, musician, writer, but for the equestrian world his most enduring legacy was proof that effective riding was good riding, classical, civilised riding. Jumping, he told me the first time we met, back in the early 80’s, is how you ride the track, the jumps themselves will take […] Read Article 1 Comment »