Tag: dressage
Adjusting the ubiquitous flash noseband correctly
It seems to me like it’s almost impossible to buy a bridle without a flash attachment any more, especially a dressage bridle. I guess I’m dating myself, because I have a clear memory of when the opposite was true: the flash was a piece of equipment you added if it were needed, but most horses […]
Read MoreFrom the racetrack to the dressage ring!
Here’s an amazing example of an OTTB who has found his true calling as a dressage horse. The video was taken at the 2011 PVDA Ride for Life “Dancing Horse Challenge” evening performance to benefit the Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Center. What a wonderful freestyle performance that captures his past and his present accomplishments. Of […]
Read MoreNot in the UK? You can tune into Burghley TV for free.
Some year I will get to Burghley to watch it live. This year I am just glad that Burghley TV is free. While not the same as feeling the turf under foot, at least I can enjoy the small, computer screen sized window onto the event. Dressage starts today!
Read MoreA nice demonstration of bitless riding
Although I have nothing against bitless riding (I rode my last horse bitless), I rarely see good examples of it on YouTube. Here’s a video of Uta Gräf riding the Holsteiner stallion Le Noir bitless schooling some Grand Prix movements. Very nice riding, indeed! Of course it could be argued that she is an exceptional […]
Read MoreDon’t forget about dressage
During hunting season it’s tempting focus only on conditioning and jumping. It’s all too easy to forget about dressage. Not the dressage as in riding the movements for perfection, but rather the dressage that helps your horse stay supple, strong and stretched — able to dodge that tree with a quick leg yield or to […]
Read MoreTotilas debuts with Matthias Alexander Rath at the Schockemoehle Stallion Show
It’s hard to imagine how much pressure Matthias Alexander Rath felt when he rode the great Totilas for the first time in public (keep in mind this is a stallion show, not a competition). He’s only that the ride since WEG and the “newness” of the partnership shows. Obviously Rath is a talented and sensitive […]
Read MoreTake a tour of the Spanish Riding School
As I sit surrounded by literally mountains of snow, it’s nice to fantasize about taking a trip. While I’m not going to be in Vienna any time soon, this video gives a very nice tour of the Spanish Riding School.
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