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World Dressage Championship
The 2018 World Dressage Championship among young horses is held annually in three age categories – 5, 6 and 7 years. In these competitions, horses are in the foreground, not their athletes, whose task is to maximally advantageously present the natural abilities of their wards. Among the winners of the World Cup, champions of Europe, the world and the Olympic Games are not often found, the stallions-producers who won this competition clearly demonstrate their athletic inclinations, which they then successfully pass on to their children. Continue reading
The Pata Parelli Horse and Riding System
Recently, the topic of natural relations with the horse is becoming increasingly popular. There are many new names, schools and even shows. The name of Pat Parelli is one of the most famous, but do we know about his school other than seven games?
The term “Natural Horsemanship” itself appeared in the eighties to describe the interaction of man and horse, built on an understanding of the natural characteristics of the animal. In fact, there was nothing revolutionary in this: these methods were used for hundreds of years, but only in the twentieth century there was a rapid development of equestrian sport, and as a result, people who lacked the experience and understanding of horse psychology started working with horses. Continue reading
The creation of a thoroughbred horse
The creation of a thoroughbred horse (English) breed of horses began under King Charles II and is associated with large changes in the entire horse breeding. He was a passionate racer. It was during the reign of Charles II that horse racing began to be regularly held in the vast meadow of Newmarket, not far from the royal stud farm. From then until now, Newmarket has remained the center of purebred horse breeding in England. Continue reading