(” . . . a combination of leading and yielding.”)  Read More

(“. . . he feels rightly offended.”) Read More

(“. . . . (Only) well enough to order a pizza.”) Read More

(“. . . moving the girth around the inside front leg.”) Read More

(“How much . .  .to penalize”)

As you may know, every licensed dressage judge is required to take part in regular training/re-training periodically to maintain their standing. This includes written tests on the rules and at least every three years participation in a judges forum which usually involves moderated oral judging of tests in front of their peers and a distinguished moderator. These are usually two or three days in duration. Read More

(“A good true canter . . . tends to take care of itself.”) Read More

(“. . . Hugh Wiley, Harry deLeyer, Arthur Godfrey . . . “) Read More

(“Why practice them endlessly?”) Read More

explained by late Miguel Tavora:
(posted 3-24-22) Read More

(Ha-honk!)

I was judging a dressage schooling show in Tallahassee. As always, I was summoning the riders to the arena with my duck call. Ha-honk! Ha-honk! One competitor after another.
About mid morning I blew for my next entrant: Ha-honk! Read More