Dressage 101

…the word “dressage,” just for clarification, starts with “dress” and rhymes with “massage.” On the surface, the word dressage is French and roughly translates to training. Beyond semantics, dressage is…

Dressage Associations

Dressage Association The Maryland Dressage Association promotes the knowledge of, and the sport of classical dressage. Find schedule of events, year-end awards, articles and membership information. North Carolina Dressage and…

Ride a Western Dressage Test

…clinic dates), and dressage in general, go to: Western Dressage Association of America (WDAA): westerndressageassociation.org United States Dressage Federation (USDF): usdf.org United States Equestrian Federation (USEF): usef.org North American Western…

A New Hat in the Ring

dressage. The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) defines dressage as ?the highest expression of horse training,? beefing up the usual definition of dressage as simply ?training? that allows it to be…

The Portuguese Way: Dressage in Portugal

Portugal and dressage belong together like Americans and football. Freelance writer Jec A. Ballou went to Portugal to experience Portuguese dressage at the Escola de Equita?ao in Alcain?a near Lisbon….

Finding Lightness at a Dressage Clinic

Sylvia Loch teaches that On a snowy weekend in March 2005, author and classical dressage instructor Sylvia Loch, along with Francisco de Bragan?a, brought all the elements of their lesson…