Tag: Quarter Horse

The development of the WDAA has given western horses a place to showcase dressage skills, by combining western traditions with classical dressage.

Region 7 rider, Shannon L., shares about suffering a TBI and how her love of horses helped her overcome the physical and mental impacts of it.

I have always been attracted to the “diamond in the rough”, the underdog, if you will. By Karen Sanchez

This TR Dasher mare has exchanged her racing plates for dressage dancing shoes. This story is sponsored by the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA).  It...

By Madelyn Houser I never thought I'd... Actually, I legitimately began typing that statement before coming to my senses and realizing it was false information....

Lyle helped a variety of horses and riders improve their connection and balance. By Stephanie J. Ruff    This story is sponsored by Dressage Today.  It...

I have always loved animals, particularly horses, and at the age of eight my grandmother Sheena decided to pay for me to take horseback riding lessons. This began a lifelong dressage passion that would follow me into adulthood. As I began college, I took ten years off riding to get married, begin my career, and have my own children: two boys, Kade and Kyson, and a girl named Aubrey.

I discovered the sport of para dressage at age 11, when I searched the internet to see if there were riders with a disability out there, and to my pleasant surprise, there were. I watched riders like Rebecca Hart and Roxanne Trunnell give their all in the ring with their horses. I had waited 17 years for a chance to chase my dream after persistently asking my parents for lessons, and I was so excited.

Gail graciously showed and rode Mitras for us, and I remember thinking - I would love to own that horse someday. I stayed in contact with Gail, and we developed a strong friendship over the years. And in 2015, that “someday” became a reality.

Jennifer Grant had the great fortune of growing up riding in mountain forests and open prairies on horseback, starting colts in the round pen,...