North American Western Dressage has put together a great video with everything you want to know if you’re interested in Western Dressage. The history, class details, judging and maneuvers are all explained. It’s easy to see why they are calling Western…
Alanna Flax-Clark is a woman of many talents in the ring and outside. She did her undergraduate degree in B.S. in Biology and Psychology at Rhodes College in Memphis TN. Alanna also got her graduate degree in M.S. Education Specializing…
This horse’s owner described him as a very naughty boy. She said that he rears, leaps and bucks every day. She attended a Warwick Schiller clinic in Australia and the results are beautiful. He looked like a completely different horse…
It isn’t every day that we get to watch a horse as amazing as this doing Grand Prix dressage maneuvers without a bit! Uta Gräf is riding Le Noir, a 2000 black Holstein stallion by Leandro x Caletto I. I…
Totilas is a Dutch Warmblood stallion who is considered to be on one of the best competitive dressage horses in the world! With so many beautiful performances it’s hard to pick which one we like best. Totilas amassed multiple world-record…
This performance from the The Spanish Riding School of Vienna is absolutely beautiful. The display of horsemanship is incredible. The horse and rider teams perform together as one. Their performance is flawless. Share this on Facebook if you love seeing…
If you’ve ever considered Cowboy Dressage, this is a great video showing the origins, philosophies, and maneuvers of this fun and exciting sport Cowboy Dressage seems to be sweeping the nation. I love that the horses and the riders seem…
Cavaletti training can be a huge benefit in developing more suspension and increasing rhythm. Erika Jansson, Dressage Trainer at Santa Rosa Equestrian Center in Santa Rosa, CA talks about her cavaletti training for horses. She started with 4 cavaletti’s and…
Cowboy Dressage is the best of both worlds! It’s traditional western meets classical dressage horsemanship! In this video, they’ve also added poles. This horse was perfectly dialed in to his rider throughout the whole pattern. He listened patiently and calmly…
You see it all the time on social media: people bashing western pleasure horses, people bashing people who trail ride instead of showing, Hunter Jumpers sticking up their noses at the western “cowboys” and twitter personalities who gain followers from…
I have recently started working with a 9 year old thoroughbred that was rescued by a lovely organization, HiCaliber Horse Rescue. It sickens me that horses ever end up in situations that require rescuing, but thank God the rescues do…
If you ride dressage, have you ever wondered what the most popular breeds are? For most, the generic term “warmblood” probably pops into your mind. I got a bit curious as to which specific warmblood breeds were most popular in…
[fbvideo link=”http://www.facebook.com/john.marti.3/videos/967568840001523/” width=”640″ height=”480″ onlyvideo=”1″] We’ve see plenty of extravagant trail courses, but this is the most extravagant jumping exercise we’ve come across! Here is a great training video from John Marti working with Tamara Schneider and the stallion Quinton…
I have to admit I was a bit nervous at the idea of scribing at a dressage show. What if I can’t keep up? What if I get lost in the test? What if I miss a comment or score?…
Those of us who compete on horseback have all felt those performance nerves: sweaty palms, butterfly-filled stomachs, and mind racing at a million miles per hour. We’ve all doubted ourselves: what if I knock down a rail? What if I…
