jumping – The Horse Magazine

Geldings and Ghosts – the sires of the future?

June 30th, 2024
Smart mare owners follow the competition results to find a likely sire for their next foal. Well right now there are some likely options that thanks to the magic of frozen semen, and the whims of their owners, are either geldings, or long dead! Read Article Comments Off

Aachen: Rebecca Ashton reports from the World’s Greatest horse show!

July 24th, 2018
All the action - dressage, eventing and showjumping - at the world's greatest horse show, Aachen, from our on-the-spot correspondent, Rebecca Ashton... Read Article 7 Comments »

Michelle and Amy Strapp – A showjumping clinic…

January 11th, 2017
Starting out with a young horse, mother and daughter team, Michelle and Amy Strapp enjoy a young showjumping prospect, and the lack of problems... Read Article Comments Off

Warming up with Vicki Roycroft

December 3rd, 2016
What to do at the show? How do you best use those precious last moments? We asked showjumping star, Vicki Roycroft just what to do. The first essential is to have someone to help you. It is a huge disadvantage if you are trying to warm up on your own. You can do so much […] Read Article Comments Off

George Sanna and his spooky gelding…

November 25th, 2016
It is really exciting in the Australian jumping world right now with the arrival of some purpose bred, and talented young horses. Paratus is just one of those. He arrived in November last year, and is six years old by Aldatus by Aldato by Alme out of a mare by Libero H. In Europe, Paratus […] Read Article Comments Off

From the Archives: The Americanisation of Champ!

November 18th, 2016
Ever since I saw her gallop the Aachen Grand Prix course on Starman, forward and flowing, making mockery of the fearsome natural hedges and awesome water, Anne Kursinski has been one of my favorite showjumping riders. We were lucky to catch up with Anne at Rotterdam back in 2008 and watch her school what was […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Emily Blinkworth takes a lesson with George Sanna

Right now in the world of showjumping there are a number of exciting horse / rider combinations coming through the ranks, but there are also a number of very exciting student / teacher combinations out there – which is good news for the future of the sport... Read Article Comments Off

Schooling the Young Horse with Michelle Strapp

September 27th, 2016
Michelle Strapp is just a joy to work with. Why? Because she has that rare ability to express the Eternal Truths of the Equestrian Art, minted new each time! It’s doubly a joy when her pupil is Caroline Price, since Caroline is the ideal student, focussed, intelligent and a very fine rider - even if it is difficult, she will try to do what Michelle asks, and 99 times out of a 100, she gets it right. Triple treat it is when the horse is the magnificent four-year-old Holsteiner, Calavino... Read Article Comments Off

Olivia Dawson-Grove takes a lesson with Vicki Roycroft

August 24th, 2016
Olivia Dawson-Grove arrived for her lesson with Vicki Roycroft with a real baby, Honky Cat - just five years old, and just starting out... Read Article Comments Off

George Morris – More Timeless Truths

March 2nd, 2016
The world's greatest jumping coach, George Morris takes a lesson.. Read Article Comments Off