I must have been traveling too often, staying in too many hotels…. Read More

Interviewer: Elizabeth Waller

It’s well known that Marion County boasts more than its fair share of equestrian luminaries in every possible discipline, thanks to an environment that has fostered and supported the horse industry for more than 100 years. Now we can add an accomplished author to the list: Ocala resident and dressage instructor/judge Bill Woods’ first book, Dressage Unscrambled, was published by Half Halt Press last October to rave reviews from readers and riders all over the United States. According to the publisher, the book consists of a ―slightly off-center‖ collection of stories and anecdotes that ―elucidate, illustrate, and demystify hoary dressage principles while managing to skewer the sacred bovines, both two and four legged—of our sport.‖ Readers have described it as ―brilliantly hilarious‖, ―hysterical‖, and ―full of wisdom‖. Read More

(“That’s why we have video.”)  Read More

(“There’s the whole notion of what dressage magazines are pushing.”) Read More

(“This was the microchip version of the same exercise.”) Read More

In Print: Monday, September 14, 2009 Read More

Published: Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Read More