Twitter: ArtofDressageYesterday an email was sent out to all USEF members regarding the new policy passed. Listed below is the direct bulletin sent out. United State Equestrian Federation – Bulletin 1/27/11 Protective Headgear Rules for Dressage Effective March 1, 2011, the following rules apply to Dressage Competitions and Regular Competitions holding Dressage classes: Riders under...
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Wow, the big news hitting the dressage community is that Moorlands Totilas has been sold to top European breeder Paul Schockemohle for a rumored 21 million dollars! The big controversy is not only about the selling of what could be argued as the greatest dressage horse the world has seen, but also the fact...
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The World Equestrian Games will begin in just a few weeks. Are you excited? I am just a little depressed I couldn’t catch some of the action in person myself. Bad economy, no raise in three years, and tickets reaching over $100.00 a piece make the games just out of my reach. I have...
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The 2010 All Tech FEI World Equestrian Games will be held September 25- October 10th at the Kentucky Horse Park. This will be the first time the games have left Europe to be held in the United States. The World Equestrian Games is a fairly new equestrian competition. The first games was held in 1990...
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So far I have participated in two schooling shows this spring. This is the first showing I have done in 4 years. I wrangled all of my show clothes out of my closet. I was actually amazed at everything I did have. Shopping in your closest without having to spend any green stuff is...
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Continued from March 31, 2010 post Scribe or Sit with a Judge – Scribing is a great way to learn what a judge looks for in a good test. Shows love having volunteer scribes and you will learn great deal. Scribing is one of my favorites, I just can’t quite figure out how to watch...
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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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I decided finally to put up a post on the controversial debate surrounding our beloved sport, hyperflexion or rollkur. This debate has been brewing for quite a while. I hesitated to put up a post on my blog, due to the passions surrounding this topic. I have visited other blogs in which hyperflexion/rollkur a...
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Hello world! My lack of posting this week is due to myself being under the weather both outside and inside my house. I am on the road to recovery and glad to be back to my computer . This morning I decided I wanted to write about the idea of “showing.” To show or...
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I have recently been thinking about getting back into showing. I used to show, but have been on about a three year hiatus from the show ring. Sometimes life just seems to get in the way. A new job, marriage, buying a farm that needs a lot of work, etc., didn’t leave me much...
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