Once the horse is “in gear” using the Constants, the right Variables are used for each progressive exercise and series of exercises. IMPULSION is at the heart of the five Variables, and the other four
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DRESSAGE GOLD 3
William Micklem
Constants and Variables for Dressage
Part B – The Constants
William Micklem’s acclaimed structure
for dressage training for all horses and levels.
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Warning: Red Bull, 5-hour Energy, Monster, coffee and jalapeño chips may be required. For nine months of the year, Meyerhoff Show Horses bases in Statesville, North Carolina, at John and Anna Gilbert’s Eight Bells Farm. To pack
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The German scales of training have become predominant in dressage training in every European country in recent years. There is not a coaching manual or book that does not mention them, but on examination there
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All the EN team wanted this weekend was an opportunity to wallow in our hard-earned New Year’s hangovers. All we asked for was a soft pillow, some Netflix and a family-sized bottle of ibuprofen. But
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Good basic dressage training skills are the most important and most powerful skills for the whole horse industry. They are the key to opening doors to fulfilling potential in all equine activities for both horse
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Even during the festive season I enjoy refining my training even while not riding (whether that’s because I’ve enjoyed too much Christmas cheer Christmas Eve or too much Christmas
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Scouring the internet for videos you’ll love is one of our favorite pastimes here at EN, and with 2016 almost here, it’s time to take a look back at the most popular videos we posted this year.
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Terri Myers and her 8-year-old Thoroughbred/Quarter Horse gelding, Terroz, were never supposed to compete as eventers. “Several years ago I purchased ‘Oz’ knowing he had an injury,” she said. “The veterinarian said he would probably
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We’re pleased to bring you a special guest blog from Athletux rider Dani Sussman, who expands on the idea of horses as teachers. Many thanks to Dani for writing, and thank you for reading! Be
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Great saves. We’ve all had our own — those moments where we see our life (or at least our dignity) flash before our eyes. We saw some really top-notch saves in 2015, and we’re continuing
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The flight from London Heathrow to Richmond via Atlanta is a total travel time of around 10 or 11 hours. However, the long journey home from Burghley for me seemed to last for days. Even
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Eventers… we’re just normal people celebrating a normal holiday just like everybody else, right? Christmas card outtakes. #eventerproblems A photo posted by chmortensen (@chmortensen) on Dec 25, 2015 at 12:42pm PST We made lists for
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I’m sure there are well-maintained and constantly manicured equestrian facilities complete with hinge-tightened, never-bent, always-chained gates offering access to picture-perfect pastures. But for the rest of us who actually live in the real world, gates
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Embarrassing top riders with bad Christmas carol parodies and/or elf-yourself videos is a time-honored EN holiday tradition. Here’s our first victim, performed to the tune of “What Child Is This?” Whose Socks Are These?
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Sitting atop a rooftop in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, the temperature and humidity feel like a light blanket wrapping around me. To my right are alumni to the Puerto Rican Olympic team with medals
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year … for #EventerProblems. Grab mane because I’m pretty sure that this is the biggest edition we’ve ever posted! If you missed them: Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4,
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You know these kids because, once upon a time, you WERE these kids. (OK, maybe not this kid, but it probably crossed your mind.) A few weeks ago, on Horse Radio Network’s 12-hour holiday radiothon
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With the recent naming of the 2016 Eventing 25/18 Training Lists, there are a lot of talented young riders who are ready to take the eventing world by storm. This winter, we’ll be spotlighting the
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Itty-bitty teeny-weenie skinnies, the kind that make you suck in your own gut just walking up to them, are pretty standard fare on modern cross-country courses. But long before we were pointing our event horses
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Modern eventers may be a little bit wackadoodle-doodle-doo, but it’s not our fault, really. The condition is hereditary, and if you’ve been following along with this week’s Cavalry Training Tips series you know who left
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Normally at this time of the year I’d be in Australia enjoying time with my family and friends, eating pies and sausage rolls, checking out our young horses, and flipping burgers in my mum’s fish
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Even back in the black-and-white cavalry days, everyone understood how essential gridwork is to the training of horses and riders. I mean, you never know when you’re going to run into a triple combination of
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