Reports Index

Shows

Viva Vidauban: The Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Side of a Show

18/05/2013

2013 CDIO Vidauban

Have I told you lately that I love shows organized in France? There is always something special about them. Maybe it's the fact that they are very well organized, the people are friendly and there is always good food on offer, while the field of competitors is new and exciting. Shows in the north of europe feature the same combinations over and over again but France is refreshing!

Training

Classical Training: Letting Go of Your Equine Partner

10/05/2013

Training Your Horse

To be at the top of dressage you have to have an amazing relationship with your horse, no question. Training a horse to Grand Prix not only takes talent and skill but also a great deal of knowledge of and respect for your equine partner. Some riders make their way to the top and are then given great horses to ride. Others are still finding their way: when a top horse enters their life, it teaches them and pretty much ignites their dressage career. So how do riders cope when a horse is taken from them?

Walks

Carola Koppelmann Starting Over with Desperado OLD

03/11/2012

A Walk on the Premises

At age 34 Germany’s Carola Koppelmann has had more Grand Prix horses than some riders will ever train in their whole career. Having recently retired her top Grand Prix horse Le Bo, the Warendorf based Koppelmann is rebooting her competition career with the Oldenburg gelding Desperado OLD.

Interviews

Mackinzie Pooley Combining College with Competing Professor Partous

06/05/2013

Young Guns in Dressage

Multiple medalist at the North American Young Riders Championships since 2007, young gun Mackinzie Pooley successfully launched into the under 25 division in 2013, taking out the under 25's at this year's Del Mar CDI aboard the horse she purchased in 2012 from long-time trainer David Wightman.

History

An Evening Dedicated to Classical Dressage and Harry Boldt

04/10/2012

2012 Great Evening of Classical Riding

Just one day after her appointment as chief German team trainer, Monica Theodorescu took part in an evening dedicated to classical dressage and former national coach Harry Boldt. The evening session was organised by the Personal Members (PM) of the German FN on 6 September 2012 and took place at the German Horse Museum in Verden, the home-town of the late Holger Schmezer who had followed in the footsteps of Boldt and Balkenhol during difficult times for German dressage.