Often called equine ballet, dressage can be just as intricate to understand as its human counterpart. The purpose of this article is to provide a quick glossary to some of the more frequently used and heard terms around the barn, training arena, and show ring.Impulsion: The releasing of a horse’s energy as it carries itself [...]
Often called equine ballet, dressage can be just as intricate to understand as its human counterpart. The purpose of this article is to provide a quick glossary to some of the more frequently used and heard terms around the barn, training arena, and show ring. Activity: Refers to energy and liveliness of the horse’s movement [...]
A previous article stated that one of the beauties of dressage (apart from the agility and grace of the equine athlete) is that horses of any breed, sex, age, color or size can compete respectably within the dressage court and yes, that even includes the mustang and the mule.The American Mustang and Bureau Association writes [...]
Not only is the discipline of dressage beautiful, but the beauty OF dressage is that horses can be of any breed, sex, age, color or size.All that is really required are the basics of exceptional movement in gaits (walk, trot and canter) and a good temperament and sound conformation.There’s no doubt that some breeds seem [...]
Since competitive dressage is descended directly from royal presentations by European aristocracy it’s critical that the horse be turned out at a very high level of visual appearance to pay homage to the discipline’s regal history.There are rules that regulate the types of tack that can be used in competition, and dressage competitors are urged [...]