Man plans and God laughs. Yiddish Proverb A USDF Bronze Medal Rider Award is not out of reach for a dedicated amateur. From what very little I understand of the higher levels of dressage – i.e. anything above First – I might have to engage in dressage-specific activities to finish off the Third level scores.Continue reading “Bucket List: USDF Bronze”
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Ad Critique
What exactly is going on in this photograph? From context, I assume they are aiming for a high-end effect. However. The rider has a dressage saddle, a shadbelly coat (I think), and white gloves, all of which indicates upper-level dressage. However, the horse has a snaffle bridle, which indicates lower-level dressage; martingale stops on theContinue reading “Ad Critique”
Gold Stars All Around
Milton Trailered over to Stepping Stone Farm. Longed in covered arena. Came home. Easy-peasy. Rodney Has grasped the concept of couch. For those of you who don’t ride, couch is a complex maneuver wherein the rider and groundcrew converse while the horse impersonates a piece of living room furniture. For those of you who doContinue reading “Gold Stars All Around”
Variables
Why are we certain that feed [Comparison] was the reason Milton was NQR [Cups!]? The improvement could have come from many avenues: different hay, warmer weather, a change in routine of which we aren’t even aware. So why are we so sure? Because we screwed up. I mean, beyond the baseline error of misfeeding theContinue reading “Variables”
Text Art: L is for Longe Line
Longeing /ˈlʌndʒɨŋ/ (US English, classical spelling) or lungeing (UK English, informal USA). [Wiki: Longeing} Alphabet 2015 K is for Kopertox(R) J is for Jump I is for Irons H is for Hay G is for Green Grass F is for Feed E is for Eventing D is for Dressage C is for Caesar B isContinue reading “Text Art: L is for Longe Line”
Other Writing: Brooke USA, USDF
“Behind The Scenes: Cindy Rullman, Brooke USA” USDF Connection May 2015 United States Dressage Federation A short interview about working for an equine charity. © 2015 United States Dressage Federation. Used by permission. Reproduction prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher. Previous Behind The Scenes
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