(” . . . a moment over the centerline where you have two outside reins.”) Read More

(“She is that ‘Lumps in the Gravy lady.’”) Read More

(“I wasn’t using ‘the wrong aids’, but I also wasn’t using the aids right.”) Read More

(“See for yourself!”) Read More

(“She was determined, however, to make it through the whole hour.“) Read More

(“She was determined, however, to make it through the whole hour.”) Read More

(Indiana Jones to Marion Ravenwood in the climactic scene of Raiders) Read More

I hope you aren’t all grumped up about the coverage that dressage has been receiving in the media during the run up to the London Olympics. As politicians and celebrities say, “Any press—even bad press—is better than no press.” I’m just thrilled that in the future when my seatmate on a transcontinental flight politely asks what I “do”, my response won’t elicit as many blank stares as in the past. Read More

Early on, every Pony Clubber and most foxhunters are taught an emergency braking maneuver called a pulley rein. Even if you have no intention of ever setting hoof on a cross country course, it’s a valuable technique to have in your arsenal. Even a normally well mannered schoolmaster can decide for reasons known only to himself to one day detour at speed down the median of your local interstate. Or more likely, attempt a dash back towards the barn. When that’s happening contrary to your plans, you’d better have recourse! Read More

(“. . . . why she walks like a woman and talks like. . . . “) Read More