Out and About Dressage
in the South
The online magazine for dressage riders and enthusiasts
Out and About Dressage
in the South
The online magazine for dressage riders and enthusiasts
Out and About Dressage
in the South
The online magazine for dressage riders and enthusiasts
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The wide expanse of the Brendon site lifted spirits with its promise of a new season of competitions in the fresh air. Sadly, with the lockdown due to coronavirus, that promise looks likely to remain unfulfilled in the near future. For participating riders, at least, it was an opportunity to benchmark progress and plan home-based training objectives.
Riders set their sights on this year’s Premier League and CDI shows, teams are the the goal of a new para rider and bareback workouts successfully tone recent-mum muscles. Elsewhere we hear of a candidate for Children on Horses classes.
This show gave another taste of some of the exciting combinations that will be contesting winter regionals classes as well as early-days glimpses of new combinations.
Image: Martina Ott rides the plus-70% Elementary 50 gold winner, six-year-old Frappacino
Image: Avery Maude and Double Agent win the Advanced Medium 92 qualifier and score plus-70% for their freestyle. (Results of young horse qualifiers included)
Image: Megan Austin on Kingcarra Carrick Cruise wins the Novice qualifier overall on 72.22% and takes second in the Elementary 40 with 71.94%
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The wide expanse of the Brendon site lifted spirits with its promise of a new season of competitions in the fresh air. Sadly, with the lockdown due to coronavirus, that promise looks likely to remain unfulfilled in the near future. For participating riders, at least, it was an opportunity to benchmark progress and plan home-based training objectives.
Riders set their sights on this year’s Premier League and CDI shows, teams are the the goal of a new para rider and bareback workouts successfully tone recent-mum muscles. Elsewhere we hear of a candidate for Children on Horses classes.
This show gave another taste of some of the exciting combinations that will be contesting winter regionals classes as well as early-days glimpses of new combinations.
Image: Martina Ott rides the plus-70% Elementary 50 gold winner, six-year-old Frappacino
Image: Avery Maude and Double Agent win the Advanced Medium 92 qualifier and score plus-70% for their freestyle. (Results of young horse qualifiers included)
Image: Megan Austin on Kingcarra Carrick Cruise wins the Novice qualifier overall on 72.22% and takes second in the Elementary 40 with 71.94%
"A little horse for my mum to have some fun with", chosen from a video sent over from Denmark, was the beginning of an epic journey to an Aachen CHIO. That was where Claire Knowles rode a fire-breathing Pendragon of Independence.
There is a way that we can remain socially responsible and improve our riding performance sitting quietly indoors at home! Judge, coach and rider Wendy Jago says that from her experiences as a hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner she developed huge respect for the personal, inner resources that we all possess and can turn to when we need help.
Leanne Wall, List 1 judge and BD Young Rider selector has her trainer hat on as she takes you through this fluent non-qualifier. It's a perfect vehicle for applying her 'Grow' method as it enables riders to prepare for the more difficult challenges at Elementary. Straight away she clarifies interpretation of 'collected trot', which comes into this test alongside 'working'. And just how does collection relate to way of going?
Human physiotherapist Andy Thomas, who has worked with both British and American equestrian team riders, gave a lecture to a group of coaches at Weymarsh Stud late last year. This is a summary taken from that lecture and will be of as much interest to riders as it is to rider coaches
Natasha Baker's loyalties are clearly divided when she talks of horses who made her. There is, of course, Cabral, who carried her to victory at two Paralympic Games. But before him came 'gentleman' Wald Minor — and less gentlemanly Charlie.
