The Belgian national federation has announced the dressage, para-dressage and jumping teams who will compete at the ECCO FEI World Championships, to be held Aug. 6-14 n Herning, Denmark. The following horse-and-rider combinations will represent Belgium in the Agria FEI Jumping World Championship, Aug. 10-14: Jérôme Guery on Quel Homme De Hus Nicola Philippaerts on Kantanga VH
Continue Reading...Flotus to Target Nunthorpe Stakes
Flotus will skip Goodwood for York, and trainer Ed Crisford believes the Aug. 19 Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) could be the perfect fit for the speedy filly. Runner-up in the Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) last year behind Tenebrism and third in this year’s Commonwealth Cup (G1) at Royal Ascot, the daughter of Starspangledbanner picked up her first
Continue Reading...How do you achieve “thoroughness” in early training?
In this article, we will be concentrating on the basic concept of ‘throughness’, and establishing this concept in the early stages of training. Firstly, the aims and objectives of the Preliminary level are to get the horses willing to work forward in all paces, using all muscles in their body in a loose and elastic way. To
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