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Two weekends ago, I was able to attend an educational day sponsored by my local dressage association, the Southwest Virginia Dressage Association. While I was at the event, I attended several informative workshops. One of my favorite workshops was presented by Tracey Smith-Oliver an “L” graduate and local judge and instructor in our area. ...
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A little fun for your Friday! This video was just to silly and funny to pass up. I can’t imagine being the person that is the “rear” part of the horse. I have to say I think the pair did remarkably well doing any gaits “together.” Sometimes I think people can get a bit too serious about...
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I came across this video today. It is unbelievable. Some of you may have seen this guy before, but this was my first experience. I couldn’t stop watching. I know how difficult it can be to control one horse, but eight! Also while standing on top of them. Talk about balance. Alright …if this...
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Recently, I have been busy on my farm putting up a homemade dressage arena. Those of us that have had the privilege to put up an arena know this isn’t the easiest of tasks. It is amazing just how easy it is to start of slightly crooked which gets magnified in the 525 ft...
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Happy Friday! It has been a few days since my last post. That is due to a good reason, I’ve been riding! We are having beautiful weather in Virginia and I’ve been taking advantage of every minute I could. Spring will be upon us very soon and that means it is time to...
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When I began The Art of Dressage, I received several questions about who I was. I have procrastinated answering these questions for several reasons. One, I wasn’t sure how this whole blog/website would work and putting yourself over the world wide web is a bit scary. I thought as I built my blog,...
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My last post was related to the concerns and debate over the use of hyperflexion as a training method for dressage horses. I decided to change directions and put up a video using some natural training techniques. I do have a comment on “natural,” which I think is an overused term in the...
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