Showjumping – Page 7 – The Horse Magazine

Bates Showjumping Leaderboard: Final Standings

February 7th, 2017
Top of the Bates World Cup Leaderboard for 2016/17, Clint Beresford, and Emmaville Jitterbug, leading horse take out the David Asimus Golden Grand Award... Read Article Comments Off

At home with Nick Skelton

February 3rd, 2017
Nick Skelton talks about his Big Star, and more with equestrian journalist, and old friend, Bernadette Hewitt... Read Article Comments Off

A Princess Nathalie Clinic…

January 30th, 2017
When young Showjumping rider, Megan Joyce lined up for her lesson with dressage trainer, and international top ten competitor, Princess Nathalie zu Wittgenstein, who better to send to record the interaction, than top showjumping coach, Michelle Strapp... Read Article Comments Off

Working with a new combination – Winnie takes another step

January 25th, 2017
Our favourite young horse, Winsome has just come back into work after some time off. She is back with 14-year-old Laura Rowe in the saddle, and coach Michelle Strapp on the ground… Words by Chris Hector and photos by Roz Neave Michelle easing Winnie back into work: “In the past three months, she has had […] Read Article Comments Off

Anne Kursinski talks about showjumping for eventers…

Anne Kursinski is one of the incredibly successful, effective, and stylish American Showjumping riders. Here she talks about the development of the style that has seen the US dominate the world… Over the past twenty-five years, under the guidance of Bert de Némethy, the U.S. has become noted for both the beauty and effectiveness of […] Read Article Comments Off

Jessie Fleming takes a lesson with Matt Ryan

January 24th, 2017
The year 2000 was when Matt Ryan collected his second Olympic team gold medal, to go with the individual and team medals he had won at Barcelona in 1994. When Matt visited the THM office in Pakenham Upper, it seemed a good opportunity to put him to work, and make an article for the magazine… […] Read Article Comments Off

Top of the Bates World Cup leaderboard!

January 23rd, 2017
Clint Beresford has now officially taken out the World Cup Qualifier Series for 2016/17, and finishes the year on the top of the Bates World Cup Leaderboard. His ride, Emmaville Jitterbug is also the Bates Golden Grand leading horse for the season. Clint tells us about his ride at the Boneo Park Qualifier, the last […] Read Article Comments Off

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

Laura and Winsome take their first steps (and jumps) together: Part Two

January 4th, 2017
In part one, we met four year old Winsome and her new owner, fourteen year old Laura Rowe. After passing her vet check, Winsome moved straight to Michelle Strapp’s training barn for some initial schooling. It was a wonderful opportunity with Laura home on holidays, able to watch Michelle ride, then hop on and get […] Read Article Comments Off

Julia Hargreaves takes a lesson with Vicki Roycroft

December 16th, 2016
with guest star, Copabella Visage It was not so much a lesson, as every young rider’s fabulous dream. One day their parents go out and buy a new horse. A European bred jumping horse, selected by one of the world’s top riders and trainers, and they bring it back to Australia – and what is […] Read Article Comments Off