Switching Disciplines with Your Horse
…the levels in dressage is much more nuanced. I think great hunter riders sit above their horses and stay out of the way, whereas great dressage riders sit into the…
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Grand Prix Dressage Training
…It’s now back to the drawing board with the training. My mare spent the winter in Florida working on basics to establish FEI Grand Prix movements. She now has some…
The Unwritten Rules of Dressage Test Riding
…share with the Dressage Today audience what I consider the “unwritten rules” of dressage test riding. Learn more about dressage and dressage moves, with this FREE guide Dressage Moves: The Turn…
How to Grow a Dressage Group Member Organization
…Dakota Dressage & Combined Training Association started as a chapter of the South Dakota Dressage Society (SDDS) in the spring of 2000 after several founding members met at the first…
The Portuguese Way: Dressage in Portugal
…the local pubs of Alcain?a are explored. Experiencing Dressage in Portugal The following is a partial list of travel companies and private resources offering dressage training in Portugal. These are…
Balance, Strength & Body Awareness in the Dressage Horse
As I near about 25 years of practicing dressage, it’s become crystal clear to me what the bottom line is and what it’s all about. Dressage training is not just…
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,…
Chat Transcript: Shawna and Vinton Karrasch’s Training Tips
…On Target Training? How can I click if I am a dressage rider? Shawna Karrasch: Just push the button on the clicker! Just kidding… You build up a chain of…
A Dressage Adventure in Spain
…not the horse that I would be riding for my dressage lesson at Epona, a riding center outside of Seville that specializes in dressage training. With my hunter jumper training,…
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…