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…

Judging Western Dressage

Last weekend I had my first venture into judging western dressage. I’ve gone on record as not being particularly happy about the term “western dressage.” To me dressage is dressage,…

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…

USEF Announces 2015 USEF Dressage National Championships

…Prix Dressage National Championship For qualifying information and selection procedures for the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, visit: https://www.usef.org/IFrames/breedsdisciplines/discipline/alldressage/hpDressage.aspx….

Get Started in Dressage

dressage shows are run and what the riders are doing. Dressage Letters From A to X A standard dressage arena is 20 by 60 meters. The letters around the perimeter…