The most serious problem dressage has is that the judging isn’t done strictly according to the FEI rules anymore. For me the judging has come to the end of the road by leaving the official scale and it will be interesting … to see how this will evolve in the future. For example there is … More Judging gone astray
The forecast for this weekend was warm and sunny … for winter, anyway. Horses all sound and back in work. People all healthy. The formula for a nice riding weekend. And then it happened …
As has been the pattern this past couple of years, we reach the point of getting back in the saddle and something goes awry. Weather, lameness, work, human illness … we’ve experienced all in more than copious quantities of late. This week is proving no exception!
You’ve got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Johnny Mercer That advice may be very sound for living your life – but it’s not so valid when it comes to horse training.
In this day and age … rules have been established which permit riders desirous of studying equitation in depth, to be judged in competition. Some of these riders, but it is rare, attain the level of true Art, while others, much more numerous, perform the series of exercises mechanically, while chasing after medals. The true … More Competition as Art?
For some time now, I have been peeling away the physical and mental defects that resulted from Tally’s ill-fated time at a trainer in 2013. With each layer removed, I encounter previously masked new issues. Since we are only just returning to the state she was at when she went there, I have her prior behavior … More Peeling the onion
Horse Crazy Once Again 