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Top Tip with Gerd Heuschmann -Toplines

January 28th, 2021
Gerd Heuschmann tells us about the importance of developing the topline: “This, in my opinion, is where the problem starts – with a three or four-year-old horse, with an the inexperienced rider on this young horse in a rather short topline. A very nice looking topline, but the muscle system is untrained so what happens? […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Top Tips – Charlotte Dujardin on the young horse starting out

January 21st, 2021
Charlotte Dujardin talking about working with young horses. Not easy in the atmosphere of the Masterclass… Although Lilah Nieuwland’s four-year-old, Bloomfield Fürstin Romance was coping well, and Charlotte was sympathetic: “There is so much atmosphere, just try to give her a nice time and build her confidence, let her look, pat her on the neck. You don’t […] Read Article Comments Off

Top Tips with Wolfram Wittig

January 19th, 2021
Words Chris Hector, pics Ros Neave “If a horse is four years of age or fourteen, it does not matter, every day you have to train the basic work.” Barclay, a 19-y-o Breitling son, gives young riders a feel for higher movements “It is the most important thing. Once you have the basic work, then […] Read Article Comments Off

Top Tip from three Masters

January 18th, 2021
George Morris tells riders to be interested in giving, and two top riders, and trainers, agree. George also tells us: ‘It’s simple, it’s just not easy…’ “Give, give, give, be interested in giving. Of course you have to make a half halt with both your hands, but you have to get off the half halt. […] Read Article 2 Comments »

Top Tip from George Morris, how to train a halt…

January 14th, 2021
Learning from the Master, tips from George Morris. Chris Hector records, Jamie Kermond demonstrates using one of Vicki Roycroft’s trees… Right from the first clinic I saw George conduct twenty years ago, the rider is instructed to use a barrier to help lighten the stop: “What is a stopping aid? A fence, a tree, a fancy car… […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Top Tip from Jack Le Goff, what makes a good event rider?

January 13th, 2021
Back in 1986, Joan Gilchrist, Kiwi equestrian journalist extraordinaire, filed this story on the great eventing coach and medal winner, Jack Le Goff. He died in 2009… What do you look for in a rider? “The qualities are very similar to those you look for in horses! First, conformation, like you pick a horse. You look […] Read Article Comments Off

Top Tip – George Morris talks about rider position

January 12th, 2021
George Morris tells jumping riders position is just is important for them as it is for the dressage riders… Words Chris Hector, pix Ros Neave “The first thing is rider position, because position puts you in the place on the horse to use the aids. If your leg is too far back, you can’t talk […] Read Article Comments Off

Tip from the top with Princess Nathalie

January 3rd, 2021
Princess Nathalie – Teaching in Australia – Working with Gitte Donvig Words Chris Hector, pix Ros Neave You were telling Gitte, don’t get too elegant, don’t sit too straight… There is positive tension in your body when you sit straight, and you can over-do it. You can sit straight, but you can still be relaxed, […] Read Article Comments Off

Contact and Lightness with Jean Bemelmans

December 31st, 2020
Jean Bemelmans on contact and lightness: “You see many riders nowadays they start riding before they are ready – they have not prepared their own body to work with the body of the horse. You have to have your body loose so you can be with the rhythm of the horse, to be flexible and […] Read Article Comments Off

Valegro – the horse of the new millennium

December 17th, 2020
We celebrate the horse of the decade - Valegro - with a fabulous collection of photographs.... Read Article Comments Off