WildHarp Equestrian

31/08/2024

Making use of my unexpected free time. 🪣🧼

15/08/2024

Understand what constitutes a correct free walk and learn how you can help your horse produce a better free walk.

07/07/2024

Great lesson today with Geraldine Van Montfrans at the fabulous covered arena at Performance Warmbloods. Superbly organised, as always, by Ange Beresford.

22/03/2024

My favourite way to describe creating and keeping a forward feeling contact.

To improve the position and forward aspect of your hands...

Imagine home base for your hands as a square in front of your saddle that is even with the width and height of your hips. Always keep your hands in the home-base square with the feeling that you are pushing a shopping cart forward.—Melissa Allen

🎨: Sandy Rabinowitz

07/03/2024

The best way to ride......even if it's just down the road!

To steer your horse and direct his energy toward your line of travel without losing alignment …

Imagine channeling him between your shoulders, elbows, knees and feet.—Annie Morris

🎨: Sandy Rabinowitz

25/02/2024

Otis looking like a superstar 🤩 after his wash with Katrina✨️

18/02/2024

08/02/2024

We speak to a top judge about how to boost your dressage scores – in ways you may never have considered

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06/02/2024

This rider was one of the demonstration riders at the recent Charlotte master-class in Qld. When I first saw this picture I thought WOW! The first comment was: Lovely frame. This is how they should look.....it should be taught to all the judges......
REALLY? Like we didn't know? I am so sick of judges being the most evil people in dressage. We unfortunately can't take a picture of one moment in time and either put someone on a pedestal or hang them out to dry. We have to judge entire movements throughout an entire test. We make quick fire decisions AND have to explain them in under 6 mins up to 40 times in a day. It takes years to do this with confidence and correct understanding. We give up our time to attend training, we barely cover our costs when we attend a competition and if you're like me and are self employed, you often lose money to be able to go and judge.
So next time you want to give out about judges, how about you take the time to pencil so you realise just how much we have to take in, or better yet, if you're a keyboard warrior who think you can do better, become a judge. Be the change you want to see.

05/02/2024

I'm sure I've shared this one before but it's one of my favourites!

To improve your ability to ride with a forward tendency in your arms ...

Imagine your hands, in riding position, pushing against an imaginary wall. This will give you the right feeling and, at the same time, will lengthen your back and help you sit deeper.—Susanne von Dietze

16/01/2024

14/01/2024

Dressage professional Gretchen DeMone answers this reader question.

05/01/2024

Gotta admit, this brought a tear to my eye 🩷

Troop horses Arnie, Prince, Lofty and Navajo are heading over to Moore Park today to patrol around the Sydney Cricket Ground for the Pink Test.
They are looking the part in their pink saddlecloths, boots and scarves. 💓 🌸 💓
The Pink Test has helped the McGrath Foundation raise over 22 million dollars for research into breast cancer.

01/01/2024

Hope you're all making better decisions then me this New Years day!

24/12/2023

Merry Christmas everyone ❤️ Hope you're as excited for Christmas as my ponies 😁

24/12/2023

Janet Foy explains the function of dressage movements in this excerpt from her book, Dressage Q&A with Janet Foy.

13/12/2023

Meeting the Moobours. Well, they moo not neigh, so they're not neighbours 😆

09/12/2023

Flying Palomino 💛

27/11/2023

The seat bone seems to me like one of the most important aids the rider has. How do I weight it correctly when riding a volte, circle or shoulder-in?

26/11/2023

Check out these dressage exercises from top German judge and trainer Christoph Hess, which can be helpful for combinations at any level

10/11/2023

This Olympian urges riders to refine their aids and have high expectations to increase the horse’s mental understanding.

05/11/2023

Learn how to understand your own body in order to address your specific position challenges.

10/09/2023

Beth Baumert explains why this kind of collection is the natural result of forward half halts and forward downward transitions

02/09/2023

I grew up with Thelwell! 😂😍🐴

17/08/2023

Improve your seat with advice from equestrian biomechanics specialist Dave Thind and American team rider Charlotte Jorst.