Amateur Hour: Horse Shows - Expectations vs. Reality
This horse show will be different. That's what you tell yourself.
The Common Thread Among Grand Prix Dressage Riders
Is there really more to scaling the top of dressage than simply the mechanics? Perhaps we should we also examine what goes into making a Gra
Amateur Hour: Ease Is Only An Illusion
Recently, I took the eighteen year old Grand Prix schoolmaster that I lease to our first show together where we competed at 2-3 and 3-3. One
Climbing The Rider Fitness Pyramid - Part. 2 Flexibility
Just one level above balance, Amanda sites flexibility, or in equestrian terms "suppleness", as the second step on the Rider Fitne
To Jessica Wisdom "Quit" Is A Four-Letter Word
Jessica Wisdom is more than good enough. Today, the Washington-based dressage trainer has a Grand Prix National Championship to her name and
Climbing The Rider Fitness Pyramid - Part. 1 Balance
Amanda describes rider fitness as an ongoing progression that builds on each previous step. Similar to the way horses climb the training sca
The Dressage Rider's Guide To Being Horseless
At the age of 28 I decided to rejoin the equestrian world after a ten year hiatus. The only thing I didn't anticipate was that re-entry
An Incomplete List Of Things For Which I Am Thankful This Year
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my fellow equestrians! As I write this it's the day before Thanksgiving and by this time tomorrow I hope to...
Dressage's Dark Horse - How A Former Eventer And Her Longshot Gelding Found Grand Prix Success
When eventing trainer Terri Rocovich decided to make the switch to dressage with the purchase of her first "official" dressage horse, she...
