Category: Lessons
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Of Poles and Pitchforks…
Riding while holding a pitchfork full of manure? How does that work? Let me explain. How do ride holding a pitchfork. 1.This is photo of me holding an actual pitchfork minus the manure! The way you do this while riding is to IMAGINE you are holding a pitchfork. And the pitchfork comes out of your…
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Belinda Trussell: The Balancing Act.
He’s a mouse in a big body!
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Discipline!
Internal Discipline: This is the discipline that sets your alarm at 6am and actually gets you up at 6 am and off to the gym and then you do the 3 sets of 12 reps of those strengthening exercises. External Discipline: This is the discipline that the gym’s trainer exerts when he or she counts…
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Are you riding a Square or a Parallelogram?
For a racehorse a parallelogram is ok. but not for a dressage horse.
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Isabel Werth Clinic in Wellington FL.
Isabel Werth is the highest ranking dressage rider in the world. She currently occupies the #1 spot with Weihegold, the #3 spot with Bella Rose and # 4 spot with Emilio. Isabel Werth is the most highly decorated equestrian in history. I think that says it all really. On February 7 2019 she was in…
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Lee Tubman: Meet the Judge!
I spoke recently with FEI 4* judge Lee Tubman. I have done lots of interviews with dressage riders and I thought it was time to get a judge’s perspective. Every horse and rider enters the dressage arena at A , halts at X, and salutes the judge who is at C. In the international competitions there…
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The Horse, The Rider and the Cantilever.
Lou Denizard gives another “outside the box” training tip.
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My Horse Hasn’t Read the Book!
Training tips from Lou Denizard.
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Inside? Outside? Which side? Which way?
I tell my students they are ‘peeing on the hydrant’ when I see that leg come away from the horse’s side.
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Riding the Mounting Block Update! 2 New Apps!
In just one lesson it revealed my problem….
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Riding the Hot Tamale!
He was not only sparkly but sassy as well!
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Lessons and Learning
What does this mean for me in Florida?