My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Thank you Mary King for showing us all how to recover when you forget your dressage test mid-stream. It happens to everyone, eventually. Just not usually at Burghley. However, instead of making a big deal over it, you took your two point penalty, picked up where you left off and finished your test with aplomb. […]
Read MoreThe Spanish Walk is a movement about which many people consider to be a trick, used only in performances (mostly by Baroque horses, such as Andalusians). It is a slow, elevated walk where the movement of the front legs very high and extended well out in front of the body. Very few “dressage” riders train […]
Read MoreBurghley starts tomorrow (September 2nd) and for all of us not lucky enough to be in the U.K. to enjoy the spectacle, the next best thing to being there is Burghley TV which offers FREE live video coverage of the event. Make sure you pre-register so you don’t miss any of it! This year the […]
Read MoreAdding to their impressive array of championships, Edward Gal and Moorlands Totilas were name Grand Champions at the CHIO, Aachen (Germany) last Sunday after winning three classes in a row, amassing a final score of 90.96%. In the course of the event they set a new personal record winning the Grand Prix Special with a […]
Read MoreOn a day that it’s too hot to ride, here’s a video that’s so impressive it makes me want to go out and buy a sidesaddle and try! What a gorgeous horse and my goodness, where’s that arena!
Read MoreI first came across Lancelot, the dressage pony, back in June of 2008 (Dressage comes in a small package). I just came across a recent video and he’s even better in action. It makes me want to get my long lines out and start working Freedom in hand. Somehow, I don’t think he’ll be quite […]
Read MoreFor all of the Totilas fans out there, here he is at the World Dressage Masters in Munich last weekend where they won the Kur with a score of 88.5%.
Read MoreHow great it is that she is now able to write an update on her website! Hello everyone! Thank you for your cards, goodies, flowers and emails! I’m sorry I can’t respond to them all, but please know I am getting and appreciating all of them. I am awake and tube free now! For those […]
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