Tag: Dressage rider
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Belinda Trussell: The Balancing Act.
He’s a mouse in a big body!
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It takes a Village!
We have all heard that it takes a village to get an athlete, any athlete, in any sport, into the competition arena. Well it applies even to me, an older amateur dressage rider! Here are some fun photos of my “village”.Thank you Lisa Landis for snapping these. In this first photo the caption could be…
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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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2019: No Resolutions and Just One Goal.
Go out to the end of that skinny limb…..
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Book Review: Charlotte Dujardin The Girl on the Dancing Horse.
Charlotte does not pull any punches and is very honest about her life….
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When You’re Smiling!
This week’s WordPress Photo Challenge is the word SMILE. So here are some of my favorite smiles….
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Going Up To The Big Show
Then there are the “little people” like me!
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The Stability Leg!
In riding and in life we need a “stability leg”.
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Belinda Trussell:Competing for the Worlds.
We wanted to go riding. “Riding what?” our parents asked. “Horses!”
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Progress not Perfection
Onwards ever onwards!
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Dressage Freestyle in the Half Pipe!
They are throwin’ down the hammer here!