Isabell Werth – on the Ups, the Downs, and what lies ahead
One of the world's great dressage stars, Isabell Werth, looks back and to the future... Read Article 4 Comments »
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One of the world's great dressage stars, Isabell Werth, looks back and to the future... Read Article 4 Comments »
Dr Uwe Schulten-Baumer – an interview with Christian Thiess
Dr Uwe Schulten-Baumer Senior is one of the most successful dressage trainers in the world. He has trained very few pupils and prefers ‘quality’ work to the mass activity of other instructors and trainers. He can afford to do this, because he does not have to make a living from his equestrian activities. He […] Read Article Comments Off on Dr Uwe Schulten-Baumer – an interview with Christian Thiess
Simone Pearce at the World Young Horse Championships
Meet the Australian dressage rider who lead the world into the Six Year Old Young Dressage Horse Final in 2017, and is riding the horse in the Championships again in 2018 - Simone Pearce... Read Article 3 Comments »
Freestyle at Aachen
Aachen Freestyle, Isabell wins with record score, and a surprise from Spain... Chris Hector wrote the words, Ros Neave took the photos... Read Article Comments Off on Freestyle at Aachen
Gustav Steinbrecht
Gustav Steinbrecht - really the founding father of modern, classical, progressive dressage... Read Article 3 Comments »
Collection in Canter with Christopher Bartle
Christopher Bartle on all you need to know abut the canter pirouette Developing collection and the movements required in the more advanced tests. The three priorities, the acceptance of the forwards aids, the slowing aids and the lateral submission, remain so throughout all the work and are a necessary pre-condition to the achievement of the […] Read Article Comments Off on Collection in Canter with Christopher Bartle
Flying Changes with Christopher Bartle: Part Four
Christopher Bartle continues his series on training up to Grand Prix, in this episode he explains how to train the flying change... Read Article Comments Off on Flying Changes with Christopher Bartle: Part Four
Carl Hester and Uthopia…
Carl Hester and Uthopia, on the way to Gold at the London Olympics... Read Article 2 Comments »
Walk Pirouette and Half Pass with Christopher Bartle: Part Three
British dressage star, Christopher Bartle discusses the next step on the path to collection. THE pirouette and half-pass and the related movements of renvers and travers represent the next step in the logical progression towards collection. During the basic work the lateral submission was achieved by asking the horse to move away from the inside […] Read Article Comments Off on Walk Pirouette and Half Pass with Christopher Bartle: Part Three
Paul Belasik: Why are fundamental problems persisting in elite dressage? Part Two
In an effort to understand and explain the persistence of certain fundamental problems in elite dressage, I have written a short series of articles. In the first article, I discussed the consistent misunderstanding of bend and its seismic effect on performances. In this article, I want to address hollowness in the horse’s back, which is […] Read Article 5 Comments »