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24/02/23

Harnessing your emotions Good riders have feel, something that can’t be taught. What you can learn though, explains Kerry Mack, is how to control your feelings...

22/10/22

The Short Side It is said that you can win a dressage test on the short side. I agree. There is no actual mark for the short side. However the short side is where the judge gets a really good look at the frame and paces...

05/08/20

In harmony with your horse Kerry Mack explains that being in tune not only refers to melody, of course, it also means concord or agreement...

17/06/20

Practise to perfection Excellent performance in any human endeavour is based on preparation. As Kerry Mack explains, training to maximise your marks in the dressage arena is no exception...

20/02/20

Ingrid Klimke Dressage Masterclass: Flying changes Kerry Mack reports on Ingrid's exercises for training the flying changes...

19/02/20

Ingrid Klimke Dressage Masterclass: Walk pirouettes Kerry Mack reports on the Medium level horses, where cavaletti were used to improve the walk pirouettes...

18/02/20

Ingrid Klimke Dressage Masterclass: Managing a distracted stallion The second group at the Ingrid Klimke masterclass included the stallion Dante Quando, (Charlie Welsh), and the mare Sugarloaf Fefe (Clarissa Bentley-Bell)...

17/02/20

Ingrid Klimke Dressage Masterclass: The lesson plan Kerry Mack reports from Ingrid Klimke’s dressage masterclass at Werribee. Part one covers the importance of having a system and following a lesson plan…

27/01/20

Centre of Gravity At Mayfield Farm we are often talking about balance. Dressage training aims to improve the balance of the horse. For the horse to be in self-carriage he must be balanced...

09/09/18

On a grand scale Having begun to explore the Training Scale, let’s now look at how to use it in your basic training...

• Nosebands: a pressing issue
• How to build your resilience
• Flying Changes Part III
• Flying Changes Part II
• Flying Changes Part I
• BLOG: Jumping and Waiting
• BLOG: A Little Cluck
• Morris the master
• Kerry Mack reports from the Charlotte Dujardin Masterclass (Part Two)
• Kerry Mack reports from the Charlotte Dujardin Masterclass (Part One)
• Kerry Mack reflects on a very special lesson with Carl Hester
• “Not just another Masterclass” - Kerry Mack wraps up An Evening with Carl Hester