Review - Enjoying Showjumping With Tim Stockdale

Abbey Wass, Editor of Essex Equestrian Magazine Hooked on Horses recently reviewed Enjoying Showjumping With Tim Stockdale:

"After seeing one of Tim Stockdale's lecture demos in person at Brook Farm Training Centre in Essex last March; I was really looking forward to watching this DVD as I know how entertaining and informative Tim is when teaching."

"Tim begins by promising some useful AND fun showjumping exercises for both horse and rider, he remembers something Harvey Smith once told him "you make your rosettes at home - you only go to shows to collect them." Tim then highlighted the importance of good basic flatwork: The foundation of any showjumper, and some of the exercises he rode were specific flatwork exercises that would help when jumping a course later on. Using training of a repetitive nature Tim shows how you can help improve the consistency of your showjumping and regularity of stride - and makes it look very easy.

Throughout the DVD Tim shares many of his tips to help with any level of showjumping. One was that "you don't change the course to fit your horse - you change the horse to fit the course!" He emphasised the need to jump courses at home set out with the correct distances, whether your horse is long or short strided, or you may get stuck when at a competition.

I found that a lot of the exercises concentrated on using your body to help the horse and improve the way the horse was going. When riding courses or fences on an angle or curving line, Tim explained "that your body has to sell it to the horse" and when he rode down a line of S-shaped fences it was obvious what he meant as his line was so smooth and he made it look very easy!

Throughout the film, the exercises progressed to become more complex - from poles on the ground to lines of fences to fences on a curling line to a "clockface" - which means that whatever your level of training there will definitely be an exercise to help you.

Another plus, as with all DVDs by professional riders, is that you get a real insight of their top horses in training. Tim's advice throughout is invaluable, making this DVD a must for any budding showjumper, or if you want to improve your showjumping technique."

This superb training DVD is now available from http://www.equestrianvision.co.uk/ RRP £19.95, duration approx 105 mins. An EV Production.

New Release From Equestrian Vision

ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP JUMPING FINAL LEIPZIG 2011 DVD

Equestrian Vision, the leading producer and distributor of equestrian DVDs in the UK, is pleased to announce that the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final 2011 DVD will be released for sale in the UK on the 22nd June 2011.

A thrilling Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final 2011 was fought out in the magnificent Leipzig Messe, Germany and the home nation saw victory secured by their own Christian Ahlmann and the 11 year old Galoubet A Stallion taloubet Z, a horse who has had a meteoric rise to the top.

Olympic champion Eric Lamaze from Canada and his brilliant horse Hickstead, defied statistics by rocketing up the leaderboard from 17th to 2nd and Holland's Jeroen Dubbeldam rose from 11th to 3rd on BMC van Grunsven Simon.

Taboulet Z only lowered one pole in 5 demanding rounds of jumping after the leaders on the final day, Marco Kutscher and Cash, faultless after 4 rounds, were distracted by the chattering crowds and had three down to drop to equal 4th, at a cost of some 30,000 euros.

An MBPtv production for Equestrian Vision with commentary from Philip Ghazala and Steve Hadley. The programme is approximately 104 minutes in duration and is £21.99 RRP.

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New Release from Equestrian Vision

REEM ACRA FEI WORLD CUP DRESSAGE FINAL LEIPZIG 2011 DVD

Equestrian Vision, the leading producer and distributor of equestrian DVDs in the UK, is pleased to announce that the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final 2011 DVD will be released for sale on the 22nd June 2011.

Dutch rider Adelinde Cornelissen finally won the top prize she deserved with Jerich Parzival in the Reem Acra FEI Worls Cup Dressage Final 2011. This combination were a class apart finishing nearly 5 percentage marks in front of the surprise competitor at these finals - Denmark's Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein and Digby, the only other combination to break the 80% barrier.

The home nation were led home by Ulla Salzgeber on Herzruf's Erbe, a performance Ulla hopes will help her return to the German Dressage team.

The top 12 tests are shown in full on this spellbinding DVD with a separate commentary track by Rochard Davison and John Kyle.

An MBPtv Production for Equestrian Vision, the programme is approximately 90 minutes duration and is £21.99 RRP.

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Badminton 2011 DVD

The Official Badminton Review DVD 2011 To Be On Sale 10th June

Equestrian Vision, the leading producer and distributor of equestrian DVDs in the UK is pleased to announce that the Official Badminton Review DVD of 2011 will be released for sale in the Uk on the 10th June 2011.

The 62nd running of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials was as thrilling as ever with 82 hopeful combinations setting out. The field included 7 previous winners of this most coveted of titles including the oldest of the former champions, 3 times winner Mark Todd, who at the age of 55 became the oldest rider to win at Badminton. He rode the 10 year old NZB Land Vision, 31 years after he last won on Southern Comfort in 1980. In a nail biting finish there were 12 combinations within a fence of each other going into the showjumping but Toddy was in the driving seat having taken the narrowest of leads after the cross country and he was not going to be denied this fairytale victory as he jumped a clear round on the final afternoon to the delight of the capacity crowd.

An MBPtv Production for Equestrian Vision. Approx 108 minutes, RRP £21.99

To pre order a copy of the Official Badminton 2011 DVD please visit Equestrian Vision's online shop http://www.equestrianvision.co.uk/ or call our order hotline on: 01403 864173