had a revelation today!! I finally had the saddle fitter out and he pointed out that my young horse has a short back and needs shorter cushions... So I decided that I might need another saddle anyhow and bought a demosaddle at a discounted price. The saddle fitter adjusted it to my horse and it arri...

Looking great! Love the video Flight!! My goals are to survive the show I entered in 2 weeks. we moved and that’s my first show in the new area.. Unfortunately it’s the indoor state championships (for over 40).. I am 57 so I feel too old for it.. and I am not sure whether we are really ready.. It’s ...

Still sending good vibes for all 2-legged and 4-legged members to quickly mend and enjoy nice riding weather. I had another lesson this morning that focused totally on demanding and establishing true connection to the point that we were getting lifted withers and the right use of the whole shoulder...

Manni, I found your second point about the not just being able to use the correct aids but the how much and when, to be critical for a horse to truly understand and accept the point being made. Today I had a lesson that was really much to do about that. We went for an hour teaching Junior to not on...

this is really a nice productive thread! The video is very impressive! young horses are always good for a surprise.... Ok I think will participate. Right now I have 2 horses, both homebred, one 11 and one 6 years they are half sisters.... I did get the first 2 scores of my Silver with my 11 year ol...

this is really a nice productive thread! The video is very impressive! young horses are always good for a surprise.... Ok I think will participate. Right now I have 2 horses, both homebred, one 11 and one 6 years they are half sisters.... I did get the first 2 scores of my Silver with my 11 year old...

sorry to jump into the discussion, but I do agree with Chisamba, I am sure SP deserves his Sponsor but still most German Riders get their horses pretty young and bring them up the levels, IW is the most famous one doing it, Helen Langenhanenberg got Damsey finished but I think all the other horses s...

Exvet, great that you got the chance to ride with H.Blitz. About the draw reins, I do know trainer like to suggest it if things are getting difficult and I think they do mean well and they just want to make it easier for you. my experience ( because it was suggested for both of my horses by pretty f...

Beautiful pics!! hi everybody, I just joined hope to have nice conversations about Dressage!! My goals for 2020 are to show both of my girls. My younger one was never shown so far.