It's been an interesting year. First I found out that Asia would not be sound enough to compete in Western dressage, at least not this season. I had planned to go to all the rated shows I could find culminating at the WDAA World Show and the Morgan Grand National in OK. Not to be, [...]
With the advent of a home base at Berkshire Equestrian Center in Richmond MA, I have decided to change my winter strategy. Last winter I booked clinics and lessons for every weekend and most weekdays. This laudable attempt to keep working through the difficult months of January to April was based on the supposition that [...]
Asia and I did indeed ride down the Centerline at the rated shows this summer. We competed at CT Morgan, New England Morgan, Oakrise Farm and The Northeastern Western Dressage Championships. As I said in my last re-rider blog we competed at Intro because Asia simply isn’t ready for canter yet. Her back needs to [...]
There is a new discipline in the horse world that is gaining in popularity so fast that the organizers can barely keep up! It is called Western Dressage and is exactly that, classical dressage done on a western horse using western tack and gaits. It is now a USEF Affiliated discipline with its own set [...]
