Category Archives: Dressage

For This I Cleaned My Tack? Show Report, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, October 2018

Home Team   Dressage, CT, 3-Phase Full Circle Horse Park Pell City AL, USA October 13, 2018 With Milton, aka Moonlight Rainbow Class 3 – 2015 USDF Intro Test A (Walk-Trot) – Adult, 2nd of 2, 60% Class 4 – 2015 USDF Intro Test B (Walk-Trot) – Adult, 5th of 5, 58.875% Highest score: 7.5,Continue reading “For This I Cleaned My Tack? Show Report, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, October 2018”

The World’s Most Adorable Filler

Home Team   I got nothing. Have a some kitten. September 16, 16 weeks, 1 day. ~~~ I write & schedule Monday posts the week before to keep the weekend free. Therefore, one reason I got nothing today was that I spent last week in horse show prep mode. On Saturday, Milton and I madeContinue reading “The World’s Most Adorable Filler”

So It Begins, Show Photos, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, Summer 2018

Jeremy Villar Photography Dressage, CT, 3-Phase Full Circle Horse Park Pell City AL August 25, 2018 [Show Report, Maintaining Our Firm Grip On Last Place And That’s Okay] 2015 USDF Intro A Our first centerline. I know it’s looks as if I am pulling his mouth open. I’m not, see below. I have many sins,Continue reading “So It Begins, Show Photos, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, Summer 2018”

Dressage Versus Saddle Seat, The Night Before

Home Team vs. Adventures in Saddle Seat   The night before the show last weekend [Report], I was much less nervous. I was glad to be headed into a dressage ring. Well, there’s a sentence I never thought I’d utter. Dressage ain’t never been my fave, but it’s closer to what I understand than saddleContinue reading “Dressage Versus Saddle Seat, The Night Before”

Maintaining Our Firm Grip On Last Place And That’s Okay, Show Report, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, Summer 2018

Home Team   Dressage, CT, 3-Phase Full Circle Horse Park Pell City AL August 25, 2018 With Milton, aka Moonlight Rainbow Class 3 – 2015 USDF Intro Test A (Walk-Trot) – Adult, 2nd of 2, 55.313% Class 4 – 2015 USDF Intro Test B (Walk-Trot) – Adult, 5th of 5, 55.625% Highest score: 7, haltContinue reading “Maintaining Our Firm Grip On Last Place And That’s Okay, Show Report, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, Summer 2018”

Into Each Life A Little Dressage Must Fall

Home Team   Milton and I hope to make our dressage debut soon. I have entered two walk-trot tests at a local schooling show. As with the Saddlebred shows [1,2], the goal is to get in & get around, to finish with a number rather than a letter. Don’t care about the size of theContinue reading “Into Each Life A Little Dressage Must Fall”

In Which I Stare, Blinking, Into the Future

Writing   What happened to the USDF articlettes [List]? I am still doing them, 10 per year. The last one posted was February [USDF Interview: Heidi Degele, Dressage-Horse Sales Agent]. Since then, interviews have covered equestrian video (March), mental skills (April), breeder (May), & massage (June). When I restarted the blog [Bright-Eyed, Bushy-Tailed], I decidedContinue reading “In Which I Stare, Blinking, Into the Future”