Allgemein, Health, Trainer, Training

Knowledge is Power

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Many people might know Franca Bartke as a successful trainer in the All-round industry: Int. DQHA Champion, European Champion, Golden Series Champion – the list goes on. Fewer people might know that Franca has been studying at the Deutsche Sporthochschule in Cologne for two years now – this university is the most prestigious school for competitive sports in Germany. Franca has told us about her undergraduate course that features riding as well and how she juggles being a student and a horse trainer.

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Allgemein, Health, Portraits

Never Give Up: The Story of Lea and Jerry

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Riding is a great sport and has many positive sides to it: victories, going for a trail ride, spending a day at barn with friends. If you’re honest, however, many of us experience a lot of negative moments during our riding career as well – some more, some less. It’s all about how you deal with such experiences. In this article, we tell the story of Lea Peters and her horse Cooldressedinvester aka Jerry. Lea says their story is full of positive and negative “I don’t believe that“-moments.

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Allgemein, Caring for Athletes, Health, Interviews, Service

Caring for Athletes Part I – Equine Physiotherapy

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Another topic that was highly requested was — let’s rephrase it — the maintenance of show horses. Which is why we are starting another new series that deals with the well-being of our four-legged athletes. Part I is an interview with Stefan Wolfrum who has treated European and German Champions and answers a lot of questions on equine physiotherapy.

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