Tag: Education
Pasture Perils
You know tick bites can make horses sick—but did you know there’s more than one kind of tick-borne equine disease? Two veterinarians explain what...
Let the Training Scale Be Your Guide
Dressage should be an art without pressure or force
Reprinted from the June 2015 issue of USDF Connection
By Walter ZettlPhotographs courtesy of Walter Zettl
Riding dressage...
How to Train Your Dragon
The biggest impediment to progress, an amateur rider discovers, is her own psyche
Reprinted from the July/August 2015 issue of USDF Connection
By Karen Rice
My 18-year-old...
Distance Learning
Schoolwork and showing aren’t an either/or decision. Here’s how some young dressage riders manage to excel in both the ring and the classroom while...
HALTED AT X
Are you feeling “stuck” in your riding and unable to progress? Sport psychologists and performance coaches explain common causes and what you can do...
American Dressage Legends: Karl Mikolka
Reprinted from the May 2014 USDF Connection magazine.
Although a
number of European dressage masters played important roles in developing the
sport in this country, relatively few...