Tag: Friesian Cross

The inspirational Rescue Horse! We are celebrating them as our April Breed of the Month on YourDressage! Dressage riders who choose Rescue Horses as their...

I couldn’t help myself, and blurted aloud the first thing that came to mind: “Well that’s an interesting cross!” I was immediately embarrassed by this seemingly rude comment. Without skipping a beat, my trainer spoke up and said “He’s a nice looking horse, you just never know.” Little did I know what life had in store for me.

The mighty Friesian! We are celebrating this fairytale-looking breed as our May Breed of the Month on YourDressage!  Join us all month long as...

The mighty Friesian! We are celebrating this fairytale-looking breed as our May Breed of the Month on #YourDressage! Did you know that dressage riders who choose...

For the first time in my life, aboard Star, I could run and walk and not fear that I was going to trip and fall. At the barn, I had a place where I could be normal- a place where I belonged. By Skyler Wroblewski

How to choose and train draft horses and draft crosses for dressage. By L.A. Sokolowski

The mighty Friesian! We are celebrating this fairytale-looking breed as our May Breed of the Month on YourDressage!

I decided to name him Rubeus Hagrid after the lovable and generous half giant from the Harry Potter books. After all, it was his mother who was the giantess while his father was a normal size. His story was too similar and he was too hairy to not be a Hagrid.