(“I’d knock down my own mother,” he growled once, “if she was crowdin’ the plate!” )
All posts by wcwdressage
The Weighting Is the Hardest Part
(“The tricks are consistency and being sure that the numbers you give convey the right messages to the rider.”)
Dressage Shall Overcome
(“’But we promised everybody you’d show videos,’ they said.”)
The Aids? Zero, Zilch, Nada
(“YOU let the dog out!”)
Please Release Him; Let Him Go
(“Only by not holding him back can you truly ride him forward.”)
Sometimes Size Does Matter!
(“Test sheets?”)
It amuses me when I hear of riders who say their horse just can’t perform in a small arena. Sure, non-eventors are used to the 20 by 60 standard arena, but even a 17-plus hand horse will fit in the smaller one if he’s well ridden, and sometimes, the more limited confines actually make it easier to keep them together.
Going Both Ways
( “She has [insert dread disease here].”)
Visual Aids
(“One lesson that day was with a teenager trying to figure out the nuances of positioning his horse for shoulder-in and travers.”)
Put De Posit Here, Not Dere
(“But another way to school you might think of as integrative,”)
Do Geese See God?
(“What makes that slogan special?”)