Meet Adrienne Lyle: the USA’s top ranked dressage rider
Find out more about top rider Adrienne Lyle
DSP Rose Of Bavaria — meet Laura Tomlinson’s ‘future podium and workaholic’ grand prix ride *H&H Plus*
Laura Tomlinson’s stunning mare turned plenty of heads at the 2020 National Grand Prix Championships. Polly Bryan hears more about her
Need to know DSP Rose Of Bavaria Age: 11 Breeding: Bordeaux x Florestan I Studbook: DSP (BAVAR) Breeders: Rainer and Heidi Heuschmann Rider: Laura Tomlinson Owners: rider and Ursula Bechtolsheimer Greatest achievements: winner, grand prix special at Le Mans CDI3* February 2020; fourth with 75.46% in the grand prix, fifth with 79.95% in freestyle at […]
‘It’s so hard to get that lucky strike’: Charlotte Dujardin on helping upcoming dressage riders
Charlotte Dujardin discusses how it feels to watch Carl Hester ride her horse, and how she is helping upcoming riders progress in the sport
*Exclusive* Charlotte Dujardin on her tough 2019, going back to basics and a very special youngster *H&H Plus*
The double Olympic champion chats to Polly Bryan about the highs and lows of 2020, and how her training methods have developed
For Charlotte Dujardin, 2020 was supposed to be a huge year. She and Mount St John Freestyle were gearing up for the World Cup Final and then the Olympic Games, Charlotte’s first appearance at each since the heady days of Valegro. She entered the year on a high, riding the wave of a euphoric Olympia […]
‘One year we did pony fancy dress with British beef as our theme’: five minutes with Alice Oppenheimer
The dressage rider on competitive fancy dress and why she’d love to have dinner with Sir Winston Churchill.
All about Alice:
Alice Oppenheimer is an international grand prix rider with a number of national and international titles to her name, and has ridden for Britain on Nations Cup teams. She is based in Hampshire, at her family’s Headmore Stud.It has to be Headmore Bella Ruby (pictured, left). She’s only nine but is already showing all the ability to be a good grand prix horse. The first day I rode her at home after she had been backed, I trotted two steps and said, “Oh my God, this horse is amazing.” My mum thought she looked a bit ordinary, but I could just feel her endless scope and suppleness. As Bella has got stronger she has shown more and more impressive movement, and now Mum tries to say she always knew she’d be good really!
Describe your first pony… My sister Kate and I shared two Shetlands, Jimmy and Bertie. Jimmy was naughty, but Bertie was a gem. We used to do a lot of fancy dress – my mum was very competitive and spent ages making the outfits. We always had a theme – one year we did “British […]
Life lessons: Natasha Baker — ‘Lots of riders put so much pressure on themselves and forget why they do it’ *H&H Plus*
The Paralympic gold medallist on keeping an open mind, the value of TRT training and which grand prix horse would be perfect for para dressage.
Grade III rider Natasha has won five Paralympic gold medals, as well as double silver at the 2018 World Championships. She is currently aiming for the Tokyo Paralympics with Keystone Dawn Chorus, and is also an FEI dressage commentator.
Before going into the arena, I remind myself that this is fun, and I do this sport because I enjoy it. Lots of riders put so much pressure on themselves and forget why they do it. Thinking this way before going in also helps me breathe, and of course our horses pick up on everything […]
Remember the name: Laura Gulliver — ‘I’m slightly in the shadows, but we’re aiming for Paris 2024’
Over this festive season, we are shining a light on up-and-coming talent across the equestrian disciplines. These are riders you really need to keep an eye out for during the 2021 season…
The opportunity to compete a former grand prix horse has helped put this rider on the map
Remember the name: Ellie McCarthy — ‘I had to choose between dressage and polo’
Over this festive season, we are shining a light on up-and-coming talent across the equestrian disciplines. These are riders you really need to keep an eye out for during the 2021 season…
Meet Ellie McCarthy, the young dressage rider setting herself up for a successful grand prix career with an exciting string of horses and new yard to match
Meet Ellie McCarthy, the young dressage rider setting herself up for a successful grand prix career with an exciting string of horses and new yard to match
Remember the name: Alex Harrison — ‘I’d love to compete at Olympia next year’
Over this festive season, we are shining a light on up-and-coming talent across the equestrian disciplines. These are riders you really need to keep an eye out for during the 2021 season…
Find out more about this star bidding to get to the top of his sport
What a Christmas present: Carl Hester achieves all-time personal best score
“En Vogue is an absolute powerhouse; he has medals written all over him”