Who Is SenSation HW? Laura Graves was notably absent from Wellington this season. Her long-time partner Verdades aka Diddy is now retired. She is back to the drawing board to find her next sensational partner. SenSation HW might just be it. This Black 2013 Westphalian Gelding by Sunday (Sandro Hit) x Dancier is a special […]
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Watch Carl Hester Ride A Hot Horse In The Grand Prix Dressage Warm Up
Warm-Up Wednesday It’s Warm-Up Wednesday here at Dressage Hub and today we have a bit of surprise and delight. Check out this grand prix dressage warm-up footage of Carl Hester and how he quietly works to create a positive mental experience for his horse before he enters the Grand Prix show ring. We have watched […]
What Happened To The Extended Trot?
What Is The Extended Trot? The extended trot in dressage by definition is: The horse should cover as much ground as possible while maintaining the cadence. While remaining balanced and on the bit, the horse lengthens the frame and the stride as a result of great impulsion from the hindquarters. In the forward movement of […]
Olympian Strikes Out In The Grand Prix Dressage Warm-Up: Olympians Jan Ebeling and Jacqueline Brooks
Dressage Warm-Up The warm-up ring is where all of the action happens at a dressage show. In fact, many professional riders say that the best way to learn from watching is by heading over to the warm-up ring to watch. While you can learn a lot from the warm-up ring in dressage there are a […]
Dressage Disaster: Double Trouble – Blood Elimination For Ashley Holzer
Ashley Holzer In The Hot Seat Ashley Holzer and her ride on Valentine have been a hot topic here on Dressage Hub all season. When Valentine entered the ring in a state of terror the ride went downhill from there. Part 1: https://youtu.be/l2G5u4RG19M Part 2: https://youtu.be/uTaBxHNrzZM Ashley Holzer is back again in the Hot Seat […]
Dressage Disaster P2: Valentine Loses Heart – Rolkur, Anoxia & Trigger Stacking Explained
This dressage disaster triggered a lot of people. There are those who endlessly support a big name and bad decisions and those who see that there is a problem with this ride. Where the opinions start to really vary is whether you believe that this is merely a simple spook or if you believe that […]
Corrupt Judging Rewards Bad Riding: Karen Pavicic ‘Snatched’ Another Win
Corrupt Judging Rides Again Corrupt judging is one of those topics that riders are not supposed to talk about in public. Yet every rider will tell you a tale about a judge who has openly judged them with bias. Last week we talked about the corrupt judging in the Lovsta Future Challenge Class. We stated […]
Corrupt Dessage Judging Rewards Bad Riding! How Karen Pavicic Slept Her Way To The Top!
Winning At All Costs Let’s face it when you suck at riding horses and have a lofty goal in mind, you need to find a better way to make that dream happen. That is exactly what Canadian turned Croatian, dressage rider Karen Pavicic has done. This weekend at the Wellington CDI she managed to score […]
What Happened To The Piaffe?
What Is The Piaffe? The piaffe is a dressage movement where the horse is in a highly collected and cadenced trot, in place or nearly in place. The center of gravity of the horse should be more towards the hind end, with the hindquarters slightly lowered and great bending of the joints in the hind […]
Damsey’s Last Dance – The Grand Prix Dressage Stallion Officially Retires
Helen Langehanenberg, Susanne Meyer and Louise Leatherdale announced the retirement from sport of their 19-year old Hanoverian stallion Damsey. Surprisingly Doha, Qatar was chosen as retirement show, far away from the actual dressage world. However, the door has been left open for Helen and Damsey to compete in one or two more shows in Europe this […]