Tag: Adult Amateur
Dressage Spectator Etiquette
By Sally O’Dwyer
My officemates decided to come and watch me ride in a dressage show. I was thrilled...at first. Then, I panicked because they...
Quarantine Top 5 – In Case You Missed It!
This list contains the five most popular YourDressage articles from the 2020 Coronavirus quarantine (approximately March-August). What were some of your favorites? Let us...
Driven To Dressage
A former Amish, draft-cross driving horse becomes an inspiration for other “non-traditional” mounts at the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®
By Jennifer M. Keeler
As...
The Adult Amateur Grand Prix Trophy – A USDF Perpetual Trophy
Every year at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention, year-end award winners, champions, and high-score recipients are presented with perpetual trophies commemorating their achievements. Even beyond...
From Naughty to Nice
Linden Thompson’s Haflinger gelding may be a handful, but he’s also taken her to Kentucky to compete against the best in the country at...
Five Ways to Win in Dressage Competition!
By Sally O’Dwyer, Dressage Amateur
"Winning and losing isn't everything; sometimes, the journey is just as important as the outcome." - Alex Morgan
Winning means success,...
A Slow Journey for “Speedy”
By Karen Sweaney
With my purebred Arabian gelding, G Ima Starr FA, known around the barn as Speedy G, this June we finally earned the...
How An Equitation Class Can Help You
By Cassie Sherwood
Razmitaz and I have been a team for six years now. She’s an unusual and talented combination of warmblood and quarter horse,...
Pint-Sized Equine Partner, Bryan the Cob
By Valerie Goodman
If someone would have told me the first horse I would ride at an FEI level would be a barely backed, 6-year-old...
Dressage Riders: Coronavirus Quarantine Means You Can’t Ride? 8 Things...
By Sally O’Dwyer, Dressage Amateur
Are you a dressage fanatic going a little stir crazy because you are unable to ride? Don’t be blue! Pursue...















