Rebecca Ashton – Page 3 – The Horse Magazine

Finding the light – with Stefan Wolff

February 2nd, 2018
Dressage trainer, Stefan Wolff was a long time student with Klaus Balkenhol and he carries on Klaus' tradition of respect for the classical principles - he is also a very gifted teacher and communicator... Read Article 1 Comment »

Jonny Hilberath, a Masterclass.

December 29th, 2017
German dressage team coach, Jonny Hilberath takes a clinic, and Rebecca Ashton was there to bring you his words of wisdom... Read Article 1 Comment »

Rebecca Ashton at the European Championships – day 1

August 22nd, 2017
Rebecca Ashton sits back to watch the world's top dressage riders work their horses in for the Euro Champs... Read Article Comments Off

Bettina Hoy – The stages of becoming an eventing rider

February 2nd, 2017
Rebecca Ashton sits in on a clinic with the German Olympian. Rebecca also took the photos… It was an early start for eventing legend Bettina Hoy with her clinic at Northside Riding Club on Sydney’s northshore. “I miss that sound!” she exclaimed from the arena, as the kookaburras were cackling away, welcoming what would be a […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Developing a Super Seat – Balance

January 10th, 2017
Good rider balance is important for you to be in true harmony with your horse. Modern Master Jean Bemelmans explains: “First of all I have to control myself before I can control him (the horse). If you are not in balance then you cannot ride because then you disturb the movement of the horse. You […] Read Article 2 Comments »

Getting out of your comfort zone… Training the brain!

January 4th, 2017
Rebecca Ashton has spent the last few months working on making your body more efficient for riding, now she gets to the tricky bit – your brain… So far most of the exercises I’ve given you have been to really hone in on your riding muscles so that you can better access these areas while […] Read Article Comments Off

Developing a Super Seat: LEGS

September 28th, 2016
Now that we have brought awareness to our torso, this month we are going to look at leg stability. The torso has a big influence on the legs and how we control them, that is why it was addressed first… Guérinière recommends lunging novice riders without stirrups so that they focus more on the seat […] Read Article Comments Off

How do you develop a super seat…

Rebecca Ashton continues on her journey to teach us how to develop the super seat... Read Article Comments Off

Developing a Super Seat: continued with Rebecca Ashton

The last two months we looked at the front and the back of the torso. To complete the “circle”, this month we’ll be looking at the sides. When we ride, we need good stability in our waist. If good control of this area of your body is lacking, it is hard to provide a framework […] Read Article Comments Off

Developing a Super Seat: REACTION

September 23rd, 2016
The precision of dressage demands good reaction from the rider. There is no point in feeling the stimulus from the horse, but not being able to react quickly enough. Udo Bürger tells us that riders must be, “bold, agile and relaxed.” Obviously knowing your craft well along with a good amount of “match practice” will […] Read Article Comments Off