In real life dressage carl hester shares his training methods and shows how they can be adapted to suit individual horses. In the final instalment of our five stars of windsor series, olympic dressage star, carl hester, tells us why he loves royal windsor horse show so much. At 19, carl got his lucky break when he went to ride for the german bechtolsheimer. Buy a discounted paperback of down to earth dressage online from australias. Carl hester hosts successful inaugural global dressage.
Dressage saddles carl hester new collection of dressage. Jump straight to the latest news about carl hester. Carl hester mbe is one of the greatest ever equestrians, having ridden in 4 olympics culminating in leading great britain to gold medal victory at london 2012. Team gb olympic dressage team gold medallist carl hester and bernadette faurie aim to make dressage training accessible for riders at all levels, with stepbystep guides for improving the horses paces, riding dressage movements, and competing. He soon became the youngest rider to make a british dressage team and two years later, he was britains highest placed dressage rider, making the final at the barcelona olympics on giorgione. Choosing a dressage horse is not easy at any level. Carl hester has 12 books on goodreads with 655 ratings. Great scores come from quality movements and riders who are willing to take a risk. In an interview published in new zealand horse and pony, hester speaks with candor about his unusual background and development as a professional.
Down to earth dressage and over 8 million other books are available for. Team gb olympic team gold medalist carl hester gives us a fresh slant on. Essentially this book is about every rider making the most of his or her potential and, in the. This is dressage training with carl hester and charlotte dujardin by josie le grice on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Making it happen, real life dressage and down to earth dressage. By pippa cuckson to be lent a horse, to learn about training as you go along, and to win two olympic golds at the first attempt seems like the stuff of fiction, but that is the true story of charlotte dujardin and valegro, the best dressage partnership the world may ever see. Carl hester is a british dressage rider who made his reputation on a hot thoroughbred cross named escapado. For riders at all levels, british olympian carl hester makes dressage training accessible and enjoyable with stepbystep guides for improving the horses paces.
At the young age of sixteen, carl hester began studying for his bhsai, and it wasnt long after that he began notching up wins in dressage and junior eventing. Carl hester is seen, in over more than 100 specially shot photographs, schooling his horses at home, bringing on youngsters and finetuning the more experienced animals. For enquiries about products on the online shop contact. Hosted in the beautiful town of del mar, california, auditors were treated to six lessons highlighting training through the levels from 4yearolds to grand prix. Buy down to earth dressage by carl hester, bernadette faurie from. The video above shows carl hester and uthopia riding kur at london 2012 olympics. An inside look at carl hesters training system dressage. After learning the ropes from top coaches in germany, he began training horses and ultimately. Olympic champion dressage rider carl hester hopes to be able to find a buyer who will keep his top horse in the uk.
Carl hester olympic equestrian dressage great britain. A trainer in worldwide demand he is the author of carl hester. A student of dressage history, carl noted how radically scores have risen over the years. Watch as carl hester rides uthopia, an 8yearold dutch warmblood by metall, with the expert coaching of germanbased jean bemelmans, current coach of the french dressage team. Down to earth dressage, how to train your horse and enjoy it. Down to earth dressage carl hester and bernadette faurie. All but one were professionals and they rode horses ranging from 4yearolds to the 11yearold danish warmblood hamilton, whom olympian charlotte. Buy down to earth dressage by carl hester, bernadette faurie from waterstones today. For more details about what it was like to be at carl hesters clinic, check out the july 2017 issue of our sister publication, dressage today. Pdf down to earth dressage download full pdf book download. Carl hester, top british dressage rider and trainer. Valegro the early years ebook written by carl hester. Carl hester, mbe born 29 june 1967 in cambridgeshire, england is a british dressage rider competing at olympic level.
All the horses in this book are horses who have problems. Down to earth dressage by carl hester and bernadette faurie. It describes how to ride dressage movements, from simple circles to flying changes, and pointing out common mistakes and how to correct them. Training advice from novice to grand prix carl hester, polly ellison isbn. Funny, down to earth and with a penchant for the positive, carl educated and entertained a crowd of about 1,400 in san diegos del mar arena while coaching horseandrider pairs over two days. Carl hester analyses his gps test michael at the euros aachen fei european championships 2015 duration. The carl hester website is managed by jmc ltd, 19 stonelee close, chadlington, oxfordshire, ox7 3la.
How to train your horse and enjoy it hester, carl on. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read valegro the early years. The book offers advice on training all types of horse and in everyday. Real life dressage by hester carl overdrive rakuten. An inside look at carl hesters training system dressage today. I expect that this book will be something i really love as it is all about my passion horses. Training advice from novice to grand prix by carl hester. Carl hester hopes to keep dressage horse valegro in uk. April 8, 2017 the west coast dressage convention, presented by sh productions, kicked off on saturday with a full day of education from the headline clinician, olympic gold medalist carl hester mbe. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content. Down to earth dressage by carl hester overdrive rakuten. Rebecca ashton caught up with a relaxed carl hester in new zealand over. We will always have the situation of a crooked rider on a crooked horse, and our goal is to make both straight.
The 45yearold from sark is selling valegro, the horse which at london 2012. Valegrochampion horse carl hester i chose this book because it the front cover intrigued me by the beautiful horse with his eyes wide open and his ears pricked forward. The older you get, the more books you read, the understanding of. Down to earth dressage by hester, carl author paperback 1999 hester, carl on. View carl hesters biography elite dressage rider carl hesters 35 top tips on everything dressage from finding the right horse, to training and stable management techniques. Bemelmans focuses on helping hester get uthopia on his hind leg and increasing activity and jump. Two years later he was britains highest placed dressage rider, making the final at the barcelona olympics on giorgione. Official profile of olympic athlete carl hester born 29 jun 1967, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. One of britains most successful dressage riders, carl hester mbe is an olympic gold medallist and multimedallist at european and world. When youre going down that olympic ramp into the arena, is that just. Dressage training with carl hester and charlotte dujardin. Valegro, champion horse by carl hester the gaitpost. A book that all aspiring young dressage riders should read clear and concise, it will be enjoyably used time and time again team gb olympic dressage team gold medallist carl hester and bernadette faurie aim to make dressage training accessible for riders at all levels, with stepbystep guides for improving the horses paces, riding dressage movements, and competing.
This book is about every rider making the most of his or her own potential and, in the process, producing a horse that. Down to earth dressage by carl hester, bernadette faurie. Olympic gold medalist carl hester explains what is needed to excel at the equestrian discipline of dressage. Down to earth dressage 9781872119205 with carl hester. But also, when i watch old videos, its almost that you accepted how the horse moved. In this session, hester and uthopia work at intermediate level.
He even gives us a sneek peak at charlotte dujardins upandcoming horses these films have been created in anticipation of the newly upgraded csi5 show jumping status of royal windsor horse show, taking place from 10 14 may. None of them are perfect, because in real life dressage, the perfect horse doesnt exist. Team gb olympic dressage team gold medallist carl hester shares his training system and philosophy in pictures and in his own words, jargonfree and down to earth. Carl hester mbe is one of britains top dressage riders and trainers. In 2016 carl hester showed a difficult and strong test at the fei world cup dressage at the london international horse show. Carl hester won the 1985 national young rider championship just 18 months after taking up dressage. In this video olympian carl hester talks to us about how he carefully selects a dressage horse for his training program and what key points he. Team gb olympic team gold medalist carl hester gives us a fresh slant on dressage training the key words being enjoyment and fun. Carl hester with difficult test in london fei world cup.