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Is it ok for a dressage horse’s tongue to turn blue? Rollkur controversy at World Cup dressage qualifier

Posted in adult riding, dressage, learning to ride, tagged , , on October 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Usually I try to keep my posts light and fun but I had to write about this.  I don’t know if any of you have seen the video (watch it on YouTube) of Swedish Olympic rider Patrik Kittel riding his horse at the World Cup qualifier in Odense, Denmark. He rode his horse, Watermill Scandic [...]

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Brrrrrr! Motivation is the word of the month

Posted in adult riding, dressage, learning to ride, tagged , , , , on October 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I was standing in my barn shivering last weekend.  It’s not even the end of October and I’m figuring it’s nearly time for riding hibernation.  I am losing motivation to giddy-up faster than a  leaky tire.   Getting ready to go to the barn is almost as tiring as riding.  I have an entire closet in my car.  This [...]

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