Totilas, the dressage horse that became the biggest sensation in global equestrian sport, has passed away. The 20-year old KWPN stallion succumbed to colic on Monday night 14 December 2020. Totilas was by Gribaldi out of Lominka (by Glendale x Akteur). WCYH Finalist First trained and competed by the Friesian rider Jiska van den Akker, […]
MIPS technology has been available for commercial use since 2007. So why are we just starting to see it now in the equestrian world? Helmet companies need to do better and this is a change that you can help make.
Ingrid Klimke Grand Prix Freestyle on Franziskus Ingrid Klimke rocks the grand prix freestyle on Franziskus with this super fun music mash up that will appeal to fans around the world. While the fight is on between new school and old school dressage to make the freestyle more fun and integrated with pop culture. Ingrid […]
How To Prepare Your Horse For Flying Changes Flying changes are the big turning point when you move up the levels in dressage. This is a great exercise to check the availability of the aids before you begin to introduce the flying change. This is a fun exercise to not only help improve the counter […]
Robert Dover: When To STOP Using Your Driving Aid In Dressage Another awesome video from Olympian Robert Dover, in which he talks about how the driving aid becomes a nagging aid when you continue to work to hard to achieve the forward result you are looking for with your dressage horse. This video show cases […]
Robert Dover: Finding Schwung In The Dressage Warm Up Riding a forward warm up in dressage is essential for setting the tone of a ridable and forward dressage training session. In this video, Olympian Robert Dover shows us not only how to develop a forward warm up in your dressage horse but also how to […]