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Top Tip on training young horses with Dorothee Schneider

April 7th, 2021
“My concept of developing horses is a combination of looking to a good suppleness, to be able to straighten. The first step is to stretch the horses forward and down but not by using the rein, I can only do that with a straight horse stepping the hind legs forward to the rein. It […] Read Article Comments Off

Top Training tip from Lesley Brodbeck

April 6th, 2021
Objective: focus, encourage articulation of joints, create rhythm and cadence. Introduce the exercise with the poles on the ground, start with four then add a couple more. Elevate gradually… this is hard work for the horse! Place poles so that the horse has room to straighten in preparation for the exercise. Approach slowly, give the […] Read Article Comments Off

Meet Belissimo M and his most famous daughter

April 5th, 2021
Belissimo has certainly been a major player in the revival of the ‘B’ line in German dressage breeding. In 2021 Belissimo is recorded with 1063 progeny in competition for winnings of €1,106,878. Eight have won more than €10,000, with Isabell Werth’s recently retired superstar, Bella Rose way out in front with €299,035. He has produced […] Read Article Comments Off

Christopher Bartle, top trainer, top dressage tip

April 1st, 2021
What is dressage? Trainer Christopher Bartle discusses, and Ingrid Klimke demonstrates for him with her dressage specialist, and her eventer: “There have been trainers in the dressage world, and this takes us back to the whole discussion of rolkur, where you are taking away from the horses, their spirit, their ability to look after themselves, […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Giving through the poll – with Stefan Wolff

March 28th, 2021
“Tempo, activity, flexion. All the dynamics should work through the neck and culminate in the poll and bit.” “All the movement of that big body gets tunnelled through the little poll. That’s the important thing. That is why moving the nose left and right doesn’t help because if the target, that is the poll, keeps […] Read Article Comments Off

Top Tip with Christopher Bartle

March 27th, 2021
Chris Bartle – with help from Ingrid Klimke and Hale Bob, tells us: “Piaffe with an event horse is a very relevant exercise. Dressage training in a classical sense was all about training a horse to carry itself, to be able to respond to the rider’s direction, but not to lose its initiative and not […] Read Article Comments Off

Top Tip from Hubertus Schmidt

March 26th, 2021
Can you tell that you are collecting in the correct way? “There is one way to check that you are on the right way – in the high collection you must be able to stretch them so they follow the bit and they are not stuck up there. In every situation you must be able […] Read Article Comments Off

Training the half pass for a WEG Medal

March 24th, 2021
Riding the half pass with Lisa Wilcox and Relevant. “I’m working on getting him to lower his neck. I want him to keep the neck at the correct length, where his head is at the vertical, but carry his neck and not get too short. I just want him to drop the neck and relax […] Read Article 1 Comment »

What makes a Winner? Tips from Christopher Bartle

March 23rd, 2021
Christopher Bartle talks about what makes a winner – and he should know – he’s won at the highest level in both dressage and eventing himself, and trained Gold Medal Teams for two different Nations… Victory at the 2018 Worlds for the Great Britain: Ros Canter and Allstar B, Piggy French and Quarryquest Echo, Gemma […] Read Article Comments Off

Ernst Hoyos talks about balance

March 22nd, 2021
Ernst Hoyos, Master trainer from the Spanish Riding School tells us: “You simplify it for the young horse – go forward, come back. It is not with the leg, it is not with the spur, but with the angle of the body – the balance – more than anything else. I use my body to […] Read Article Comments Off