Five-Time Olympian and USEF Horseman of the Year Steffen Peters Returns to Dressage Today OnDemand with New Training Video Series
Five-Time Olympian and USEF Horseman of the Year Steffen Peters is returning to Dressage Today OnDemand with a new video series. This will be the first new content from the iconic dressage rider and trainer since 2020. Born in Wesel, Germany, Peters has trained and ridden a number of remarkable horses, reaching back to his teenage years in Germany when his father bought him a three-year-old KWPN gelding named Udon. Several years later, Peters made the choice to move to San Diego with Udon, working for others for five years, including Guenter Seidel, before going out on his own in 1991. In 1992 he became a U.S. citizen. While riding in a clinic with the late Dr. Reiner Klimke, Peters was spotted by Lila Kommerstad who would become his first sponsor, purchasing Udon from the Peters family. With the horse he had brought up from a three year old, Peters saw his dream come true as they were honored to represent the U.S. in the Atlanta Olympics where they won team bronze. Since then, Peters has gone on to become a dressage icon, producing and piloting several great horses to Olympic, World Cup, Pan Am Games and major Grand Prix wins and results across the globe. Some of his most famous mounts include Akiko Yamazaki’s Ravel and Legolas 92, Jen and Bruce Hlavacek’s Weltino’s Magic and his current mount, Suppenkasper. As gifted at teaching as he is at riding, Peters’ new series focuses on mindfulness, testing the horse’s sensitivity, accurate transitions and correctness of the walk, all with the aim of helping riders get even more quality. Regardless of where you and your horse are in your riding journey, Peters’ keen eye for details plus insightful tips and perspectives can help horses and riders at every level. Dressage Today OnDemand helps you learn from top experts with Dressage Today’s complete video-on-demand training resource. Whether you’re looking to better your basics or you’re polishing Grand Prix movements, Dressage Today’s 3,800-plus training videos can help you reach those goals. In addition, Dressage Today OnDemand subscribers have exclusive access to a decade’s worth of digital editions of Dressage Today magazine. Perfect your skills anywhere, anytime. Dressage Today OnDemand is accessible on over 1,000 devices including iOS devices, Android devices, Macs, PCs and streaming media boxes such as Roku, Apple TV and Chromecast. Subscribe now for less than the cost of a lesson—just $36/month. https://ondemand.dressagetoday.com/
Veteran U.S. Equestrian Team Groom Laurie Pitts Joins Practical Horseman OnDemand
Top barn manager and veteran U.S. Equestrian Team groom Laurie Pitts joins Practical Horseman OnDemand in a new video series. In the 1970s and ’80s, Laurie Pitts worked for some of the top professionals in the country, including Joan Boyce, Frances Rowe, Rodney Jenkins, Joe Fargis and Conrad Homfeld. She traveled with the U.S. Equestrian Team to the 1978 World Championships in Aachen, Germany, the first World Cup in 1979 in Sweden and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her favorite charge, Balbuco, ridden by Homfeld, was also chosen for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Laurie served as the barn manager for several U.S. Equestrian Federation-sponsored horsemastership clinics. She currently is a freelance groom and professional braider near Middleburg, Virginia. Practical Horseman OnDemand’s new series featuring Pitts, which will be released over the next few months, focuses on top-level grooming tips and tricks, stable management and proper horse-care technique. She covers topics like bathing, tack cleaning, how to keep white markings clean and correct wrapping technique. The top riders, trainers and professionals featured in Practical Horseman OnDemand’s training videos offer tips and valuable insights to help you improve your horsemanship, regardless of discipline or level. As a member, you’ll enjoy hundreds of how-to training videos and insider-access to private hunter, jumper, equitation and eventing clinics and lessons. You’ll also be able to watch exclusive interviews and lectures, slow-motion demonstrations and step-by-step tutorials taught by top-level pros. New content is always being rolled out, so there are always new videos available on the topics important to you! Join now for just $24.99/month on practicalhorsemanondemand.com and start streaming from any smart device. At the barn, from your couch or away at a show—watch and learn from anywhere with your Practical Horseman OnDemand membership.
Practical Horseman OnDemand Launches New Training Video Series with Hunter Judge and Trainer Holly Hugo-Vidal
Practical Horseman OnDemand has launched a new video series featuring top hunter/jumper/equitation trainer, judge, clinician and author Holly Hugo-Vidal. Hugo-Vidal, who is based in Canton, Georgia, grew up in New York where she learned the importance of solid basics. With her former husband, Victor Hugo-Vidal, she ran the successful show barn Cedar Lodge Farm in Stamford, Connecticut. There she learned from Victor’s ability to help anyone with a desire to accomplish his or her goals. Another of her mentors, show jumper Rodney Jenkins, provided her with lessons in reading horses and creating in them a desire to please, both skills which have helped her become a talented trainer and horsewoman. In addition to her busy clinic and training schedule, Hugo-Vidal is also the author of the book “Build Confidence Over Fences!”. The book helps riders learn to jump courses competently, safely and consistently through a step-by-step series of exercises. Hugo-Vidal’s new series on Practical Horseman OnDemand can help riders of all levels and disciplines create more confident jumping rounds. She covers topics like leg placement, stirrup-iron placement, creating a willing horse, qualities of a good hunter round and how to deal with nerves. The top riders and trainers featured in Practical Horseman OnDemand’s training videos offer training tips and valuable insights to help you improve your next jumping round, regardless of discipline or level. As a member, you’ll enjoy hundreds of how-to training videos and insider-access to private hunter, jumper, equitation and eventing clinics and lessons. You’ll also be able to watch exclusive interviews and lectures, slow-motion demonstrations and step-by-step tutorials taught by top-level pros. New content is always being rolled out, so there are always fresh, new videos available on the topics important to you! Join now for just $24.99/month and start streaming from any smart device. At the barn, from your couch or away at a show—watch and learn from anywhere with your Practical Horseman OnDemand membership.
FEI 5* Judge Janet Foy Training Videos Just Released on Dressage Today OnDemand
Top judge and rider Janet Foy returns to Dressage Today OnDemand. Janet is an FEI 5* dressage judge, young horse judge and a USEF dressage judge. She has judged all the major shows in the United States and Canada, including the North American Young Rider Championships and the 2019 Pan American Games. In addition, Janet has judged many of the top CDI 5* competitions in the world including the Tokyo Olympic Games, Paris World Cup Finals in 2018, the 2019 European Championships, the famous Aachen five-star, the Central American Games in Bogota and the Central American Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico. Janet’s unique perspective and teaching style make this video collection a must-see for riders of all levels. No matter what type of horse you’re riding, Janet can help you work through common problems and improve your riding. “I had the pleasure of being at Copper Light Farm in Vero Beach, FL for Janet’s clinic. Her insights as both an accomplished Grand Prix rider and Olympic level judge are unparalleled. With a wide variety of riders at different levels on horses including Warmbloods, an upper-level Quarter Horse, Arabian and a jumper just starting dressage, this collection truly has something for everyone,” says Stephanie Ruff, Dressage Today’s Digital Content Manager. Dressage Today OnDemand helps you learn from top experts like Janet with Dressage Today’s complete video-on-demand training resource. Whether you’re looking to better your basics or you’re polishing Grand Prix movements, Dressage Today’s 3,800-plus training videos can help you reach those goals. In addition, Dressage Today OnDemand subscribers have exclusive access to a decade’s worth of digital editions of Dressage Today magazine. Perfect your skills anywhere, anytime. Dressage Today OnDemand is accessible on over 1,000 devices including iOS devices, Android devices, Macs, PCs and streaming media boxes such as Roku, Apple TV and Chromecast. Learn more information at ondemand.dressagetoday.com. About Dressage Today The mission of Dressage Today is to give dressage riders of all levels a foundation for training their horses, to encourage the pursuit of a harmonious partnership and to promote the sport of dressage. Through multi-media channels including video-on-demand, web articles, social media, podcasts, digital issues, newsletters and events, DT taps into experts in the sport to help dressage riders. More than 3,800 training videos make up Dressage Today OnDemand, DT’s ever-growing video-on-demand site dedicated to providing subscribers with in-depth training from the world’s top riders, trainers and judges. In addition, DT continues to provide content on training, the latest innovations in the care and feeding of dressage horses, rider fitness and top competitors. About Equine Network LLC Equine Network LLC is the world’s premier horse enthusiast group, with events, memberships, marketing and media that span the globe. With our longstanding, award-winning brands, as well as some of the largest events in the horse industry, we strive to stay the best in our field, continually evolving and expanding our horizons. Equine Network owns and operates three of the world’s largest, most prestigious Western horse sport competitions: the U.S. Team Roping Championships, National Team Roping and the World Series of Team Roping. Through our membership services, we provide roadside assistance to more than 40,000 horse trailer owners and members, as well as online learning opportunities to thousands of subscribers. Equine Network also offers a valuable channel for marketing solutions through eight well-known equine industry information platforms that reach more than 3 million individuals and 600-plus leading companies. Learn more at equinetwork.com.
