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THE SYDNEY CDI – dressage downunder

May 4th, 2017
Photo – Franz Venhaus Suzy Jarratt reports from the Sydney International Equestrian Centre An international event at an international venue with international judges – and international horses, too? There were a few. Several combinations would do well in overseas small tours but when it comes to horses and riders who could hold their own at […] Read Article Comments Off on THE SYDNEY CDI – dressage downunder
 

Brett Parbery and the way forward for dressage

May 2nd, 2017
Brett Parbery talks about the way to heal the rift in the dressage world, and bring the sport back to Australia... Read Article 3 Comments »
 

Chris Hector takes a lesson with Tina Wommelsdorf

April 19th, 2017
We published this story back in 1986, it is a sobering thought that over 30 years down the track, the same fundamental problem shows itself over and over again in the dressage arena… You’ve probably witnessed the conversation a hundred times. The horse has disgraced himself. The offence may vary. Perhaps he cantered too fast, […] Read Article 5 Comments »
 

Sven Rothenberger – the ‘forgotten’ man of dressage…

March 13th, 2017
Birgit Popp interviews 25-year-old Sven Rothenberger 1992 has brought some highlights, with your marriage to the Dutch dressage rider Gonnelien Gordijn, you graduated as a Bachelor of Science from university and placed second  in the Volvo Dressage World Cup Final at Gothenburg. But then a disappointment, missing a place in the German Olympic team, and […] Read Article Comments Off on Sven Rothenberger – the ‘forgotten’ man of dressage…
 

Is there an Australian dressage ‘re-evaluation’?

March 10th, 2017
My friend, Kenneth Braddick is running a series of articles on his website www.dressage.news where he has invited Australian dressage riders to outline their views on the way selection should go in the future. (If you don’t know Kenneth’s website you should – http://www.dressage-news.com) First cab off the rank was the European based, Lyndal Oatley. Lyndal […] Read Article 7 Comments »
 

Young Dressage Horse Seminar Warendorf – Part 3

March 8th, 2017
Some of Germany's finest dressage riders and trainers assemble at Warendorf for one amazing seminar... Read Article Comments Off on Young Dressage Horse Seminar Warendorf – Part 3
 

Working with Champ and Malcolm Barns – Part Two

March 3rd, 2017
In part one, we left Champ happily lunging with master dressage trainer, Malcolm Barns. This time, Samantha Bartlett is back in the saddle and Malcolm is happy with the quality of the work he is seeing... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Introducing Collection with Christopher Bartle: Part One

February 27th, 2017
Christopher Bartle begins a series on dressage – covering elementary to FEI level movements, and you will find that he is as accomplished a dressage coach as he is an eventing coach… Christopher Bartle was seventh in the Grand Prix Special at the LA Olympics, fourth in the European Dressage Championships in 1985 and second […] Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Champ meets Malcolm Barns

February 21st, 2017
Who better to give Sam and Champ a quick progress check than Malcolm Barns? Malcolm is one of the unsung heroes of Australian Dressage... Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Susan Pape – What to do when it all goes wrong!

February 19th, 2017
What do you do when your horse throws a wobbly? Susan Pape talks about how it happened to her... Read Article Comments Off on Susan Pape – What to do when it all goes wrong!