Ilse Schwarz Meets Laura Graves
Ilse Schwarz meets up with the 'unknown' American dressage rider, Laura Graves who burst on the scene at the WEG in Normandy... Read Article 1 Comment »
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Ilse Schwarz meets up with the 'unknown' American dressage rider, Laura Graves who burst on the scene at the WEG in Normandy... Read Article 1 Comment »
What a Dressage World Cup Final Grand Prix!!!
The first round of the dressage World Cup final is over, and this was certainly a Grand Prix dressage feast. On the spot report from Christopher Hector... Read Article Comments Off on What a Dressage World Cup Final Grand Prix!!!
The Kür – An Historical Review
Back in 1991, THM was privileged to publish this piece by Gabriela Grillo. Gabriella 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... Read Article Comments Off on The Kür – An Historical Review
Christopher Hector reviews Paul Belasik’s new book…
In the past year I have been enthralled by two equestrian books that could not be more different in their form, while at the same time, sharing an awareness that the heart of dressage is to be found in balance. Miguel Tavora’s Dressage Principles and Techniques is like the most wonderful cookbook. Here there are […] Read Article 3 Comments »
Dressage History – A delight…
A new Australian dressage history has been published, and Christopher Hector finds it fascinating. Read the review.... Read Article Comments Off on Dressage History – A delight…
When the Freestyle is a dream – exclusive report from Doha
Winning in Doha – Borja Carrascosa and Ein Traum Words – Christopher Hector Pix – Stefano Secchi / CHI Al Shaqab With some of the major players on the international dressage team battling it out in Europe for spots in a World Cup final in Gothenberg, it was up to three of the stars of […] Read Article Comments Off on When the Freestyle is a dream – exclusive report from Doha
Dressage At Sydney Olympics – the action
Sydney Games 2000, and we were seeing the emergence of a new generation of dressage horses with far more expressive movement than we'd seen in the past. Was this concentration on 'expression' a good thing? Read Article Comments Off on Dressage At Sydney Olympics – the action
Christopher Hector files from the CHI AL SHAQAB 2019 in Doha
I think I have seen most of the world’s leading equestrian facilities but nothing really compares for grandeur or scale with the Al Shaqab facility. Designed in the shape of a horse shoe, the total area is 980,000 square metres, that’s just on 250 acres. There is not only the most impressive outdoor arena you […] Read Article Comments Off on Christopher Hector files from the CHI AL SHAQAB 2019 in Doha
The Great Dressage Trainers – Dr Uwe Schulten-Baumer
Meet the man who was the first trainer Isabell Werth worked with, the late Dr Schulten-Baumer. "All horses are different. What we want to do is give each horse the chance to realize its maximum potential - to find the key to bring out its special talent and personality" Read Article Comments Off on The Great Dressage Trainers – Dr Uwe Schulten-Baumer
Isabell Werth – talking with the World’s Number One
Isabell Werth is not just a great rider and a wonderful trainer, she is also a thinker and ready to speak her mind. Sit in on a conversation with Christopher Hector... Read Article 1 Comment »