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Carl Hester Top Tip

September 20th, 2021
Carl talks about a ‘dip in front of the wither’, it’s not good, what we can do about it? With correct stretching you can see the dip fill up – Carl demonstrates “There were two horses in the Clinic that had it. The first horse I felt it was more just conformation – its neck […] Read Article 4 Comments »

The walk, what’s important? Tips from Carl Hester

September 14th, 2021
One thing Carl Hester warns about is a lateral walk… “The use of the head and neck is so important in walk, it should be like a rowing motion, the horse has to take your hand forward and not fiddle and get behind the vertical. Practice a lot of correct walk at home and get your […] Read Article Comments Off

Meet the Winners’ Coach, Andreas Hausberger

September 13th, 2021
Meet Andreas Hausberger, a Chief Rider at the Spanish Riding School, and trainer of the Multi Olympic and European Championships, Medal winner, Jessica von Bredow Werndl, plus the Under 25 Euro Medal winners, Semmieke Rothenberger, and Raphael Netz: “Look at someone like Jessie von Bredow Werndl, who I’ve been helping for 15 years. She knows […] Read Article Comments Off

George Morris Exercise of the Day

September 10th, 2021
The American system of jumping has often been associated with the crest release system, and while George’s system has a place for the crest release – ‘good technique, but over done’ – he is more interested in the more sophisticated automatic release. So as the group of riders approached the rails with alternate ends down, […] Read Article Comments Off

George Morris Top Tip

George Morris tells jumping riders: “Dressage is seat riding, in jumping the stirrup is the basis of the building. Don’t ride with your seat, your calf should just cling and give straightness and impulsion, not a knee/upper leg grip.” “Riders are forgetting what Caprilli taught us, and going back to the old English hunting seat […] Read Article Comments Off

Carl Hester talks about starting the young horse…

September 3rd, 2021
Carl Hester talks about making Medal winners from the start, using Valegro as an example: “There are no short-cuts -you have to stick to your basics of waiting until you get the stretch from the horse, waiting until you get your relaxation. That’s where people need help sometimes.” Valegro as a young horse images: Kevin […] Read Article Comments Off

Kjento, the new World Young Horse Star

August 29th, 2021
The champion six-year-old at the World Young Dressage Horse Championships in Verden, Kjento, certainly had that wow factor, or as the judges’ spokesperson, Peter Storr put it: “Wow! I mean really wow!” And that’s how they judged him, 10 for trot, canter and submission, but ‘only’ an 8 for walk. Verden Turnier image This must […] Read Article Comments Off

Riding to Music, back then, and now…

August 28th, 2021
Gabriela Grillo played a key rôle in the development of the Kür, as a rider, but also as a theorist, as a trained musician who worked to combine the classical principles of dressage with music that was appropriate and sympathetic… “With a knowledge of history and classical basics of dressage, one can hardly agree with […] Read Article Comments Off

A Warm up session with Ingrid Klimke

August 27th, 2021
“I always make sure I do a proper warm up. I make sure my horses are really properly stretching and giving their back, and coming from behind. When you trot over the cavalletti, the hind end is active, they are over the back and soft and swinging.” It is very noticeable that your horses are […] Read Article Comments Off

Hubertus Schmidt – Tip from the Top

August 21st, 2021
Chris Hector talks with German Riding Master, Hubertus Schmidt: When you started riding this morning, you had his nose just behind the vertical, and there are people who would say, oh look rolkur, but it is nothing like rolkur… “It’s totally different. That was at the very beginning, and I made the horse very long […] Read Article Comments Off