Sport & Breeding

Our most popular simulator; the Dressage Simulator accommodates riders of all levels from beginners to advanced.

This horse allows you to practise advanced dressage movements, such as; piaffe, passage and half pass and can also be used for basic arena work.

The fully interactive Dressage Simulator offers a revolutionary way to focus on skills and balance by viewing immediate visual feed backo n seat position and riding movements. It is used worldwide by professionals and amateur riders as an essential aid to training.

With the additional feature of the auto training routine providing a meaningful and repeatable assessment of rider balance, bit contact and leg pressure though the gaits. It is excellent for assessing what a rider does in the saddle whilst moving completely automatically though walk, trot and canter. All sensor activity is recorded for 1 or 2 minutes and results can be printed off afterwards.

Our most advanced simulator, the Eventing simulator does it all, from true to life grand prix dressage movements like piaffe and passage to jumping grid work or negotiating technical combinations on our cross country course.

Our most sophisticated simulator is fully laden with sensors, providing feedback from the legs, reins and seat. With focused training options, features include instruction modes in all 3 phases. Practice riding a top level dressage or jumping horse in one model.

Practise Jumping within a safe and controlled environment, learn to spot the stride of the horse by collecting or extending the stride pattern ahead of each jump and instructors can modify the height and distance between jumps as required. It utilises state of the art motion control technology to replicate jumps up to 1.20m and moves in ways no other simulator can.

Equisense is the digital riding companion from riders for riders.

You often ride alone and you want to make sure that your work goes in the right direction? You are looking for creative, new exercises for your training?

Record your training and receive objective feedback and easy to understand data about your work. Use the Equisense Motion Sensor that attaches to the girth and connects to the Equisense app via Bluetooth. The Equisense Motion can be fastened at every girth thanks to its leather attachment. It measures the following data:

• time of the session
• time per gait
• number of jumps
• number of transitions
• symetry
• cadence
• cadence regularity
• elevation
• time per lead
• jumping analysis
• ...

More information on our website www.equisense.com

The sponsors’ association APPEL – Association pour la Promotion de l’Ecole de Légèreté – was founded in 2013 by Philippe Karl in France. The aim and purpose of the association are to promote activities regarding the Ecole de Légèreté. The association is active at the international level and has members in about 15 countries. Geographically, the APPEL member community reaches from the USA and Canada through Europe all the way to Australia.

To convincingly present the riding philosophy of the Ecole de Légèreté, APPEL supports projects and appearances at horse fairs all over the world through financial means and honorary commitment.

In the APPEL Club at www.philippe-karl.com, members have access to exclusive information and can exchange ideas in forums with like-minded people all over the world. Members are entitled to apply for APPEL funding for their own projects supporting the Ecole de Légèreté.

Learn more about the membership at the booth of APPEL (Hall 6/E28).

Philippe Karl, French riding master and former Ecuyer of the famous Cadre Noir in Saumur, is one of the leading figures in the art of classical riding. In 2004, he founded the Ecole de Légèreté in order to pass on his riding philosophy of Légèreté and his knowledge to dedicated and qualified riding teachers.

As an outspoken critic of commercial dressage sport, Philippe Karl is internationally renowned and in demand, with his Ecole de Légèreté offering a classical alternative. His riding skills and his methodical, analytical and pedagogical competence distinguish him as one of the best instructors of our time.

In his courses and as the author of numerous books and educational videos, Philippe Karl inspires and motivates people to ride in lightness.

Experience Philippe Karl at EQUITANA 2019! Meet Philippe Karl in person at the APPEL booth (Hall 6/E28) and have your books and DVDs signed.

The BIO stimulation blanket for horses improves important vital functions via neurostimulation impulses - for the best performance commitment. Electromagnetic signals create a wave field that penetrates deeply into the skin and reaches the major nerve pathways. The vital functions such as respiration, blood pressure and muscle tonus will respond to these stimuli. The blanket is used in many ways, before horse-riding to ease tensions, after the training for a quicker regeneration, in general for a target-specific muscle development or between the tournament competitions to support at best the organism. A selection of five programs provides a focused easy-to-use application of actions: activation, vita0405lization, calming, relaxation, or regeneration. The stimulation-cover effectively improves the health and performance of the horse in the long-term. 

The BEST Box detects the body’s weak points and treats them holistically with infrared B-rays and color light. For the analysis, a resonance measurement of the body's own electromagnetic frequencies is performed. The results are computer-aided recorded using laser and infrared technology, and a standard-value comparison shows the deficits in the body. Each cell uses chemical and physical processes to keep the body healthy or to heal injuries. The box supports the body's ability to control its functions. It comes to a strengthening of the organism, the muscle and locomotor system, to increase performance, to an optimal regeneration after heavy use and to reduce pain and inflammation in injuries. Acute and chronic conditions such as for example tendon / hoof and joint problems, problems of the spine, muscles, metabolism, digestion and the hormone or immune system are treated supportive.

The Ecole de Légèreté (School of Lightness) is based on an efficient, horse-friendly training concept by the French riding master Philippe Karl. Its central principle is absolute respect for the horse. Any use of force or coercive aids is strictly excluded.

The training plan of the Ecole de Légèreté is based on the insights of anatomy, locomotion, balance, psychology and ethology as well as on the knowledge of the old riding masters such as La Guérinière, Baucher, Oliveira and many more. The training plan is understandable, reliable, sustainable and applicable to all horse breeds and riding disciplines.

The trusting dialogue between rider and horse is at the heart of the Ecole de Légèreté. Minimising and refining the aids is a constant goal. In every phase of the training, lightness has top priority. The Ecole de Légèreté opens the way to the art of classical riding for every motivated rider, even with a “perfectly ordinary” horse!

ECB are the market leaders in the manufacture and sales of the equine spa and water treadmill. With offices worldwide, including Germany, ECB has supplied over 400 customers with the spa and water treadmill. Clients include Cian O'Connor, Godolphin, Zara Phillips, The Royal Family of Dubai, Jessica Mendoza, Nicola Pohl and many private yards in Germany.