Dressage Archives - Wellpride

Using Fish Oil to Finish Out the Show Season

You’ve been at it all year with your horse. You have trained hard with your trusty steed, cleaned countless pieces of tack, packed and repacked, trailered to shows and lived out of hotels, and hopefully, racked up some ribbons and trophies. You may now see the light at the end of the tunnel for the

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Lessons Learned from the USDF L Program (Session A)

After months of waiting, the time had finally come. No, I’m not referring to a show, a clinic, or a tack sale. Instead, I was anticipating Session A of the L Program. Even though I had wanted to further my dressage education and credentials for years, making the decision to get my “L” was not

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Riding, Managing, and Owning the Spooky Horse

How do you own, ride, and manage a consistently “spooky” or hot horse? It can be a challenge to say the least. As noted in prior blog editions, Calabrae is a very hot horse with a strong flee instinct. He’s lovingly referred to as “a one man army.” His fiery nature is what’s made him

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Kathryn and Calabrae, Part III: Dressage Showing Tips

Since our last edition, Calabrae has really improved with his rehabbing. While his workload is still small, he’s handling the weekly increase in exercise wonderfully. In fact, our biggest challenge – or perhaps I should say my biggest challenge – is to keep him walking calmly! He is SO ready to work that he pretty

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