Tag: Word of the Week
Word of the Week – From Behind
FROM BEHIND - Shorthand for “energy/activity/thrust from the hind legs” (as in “needs more__‘from behind’”).
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Word of the Week – Irregular
IRREGULAR - Impure, unlevel, or uneven. Can be momentary or pervasive, and may or may not be due to unsoundness. Should not be used...
Word of the Week – Methodology
METHODOLOGY - The system that a judge uses to give scores in a consistent and standardized fashion. This results in the correct and logical...
Word of the Week – Position
POSITION - 1) Lateral flexion at the poll so that the horse “looks” to the side, e.g., “positioned right” or “positioned left.”
2) Posture...
Word of the Week – Blocked
BLOCKED - Impaired in the connection due to sustained muscular contraction, creating rigidity.
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Word of the Week – Chewing The Bit
CHEWING THE BIT - The movements of the horse’s mouth—gently and softly mouthing the bit—showing mobility and relaxation of the jaw and causing secretion...
Word of the Week – Exercise
EXERCISE - A designated task that may include movement(s), transition(s), figure(s), and/or pattern(s) to be performed at designated gaits and paces and sometimes at...
Word of the Week – Suppleness
SUPPLENESS (Elasticity and Freedom from Anxiety) - Suppleness indicates the absence of negative muscular tension, allowing the joints to move with harmonious flexibility. Elasticity...
Word of the Week – Rocking/Rocking Horse Canter
ROCKING/ROCKING HORSE CANTER - A canter in which the neck/forehand goes too much up and down as a result of lack of sufficient ground...
Word of the Week – Obedience
OBEDIENCE - Submission in reference to the accurate performance of the required exercise, in contrast to submission in regard to the basics. The horse...
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Sharing a Dressage Horse
This article received an honorable mention in the 2023 GMO Newsletter Awards for first person experience articles for GMOs with 75-174 members. It appeared in the October 2022 St. Louis Area Dressage Society newsletter, Hoofprints.
High-tailing It To Houston
We couldn’t be more excited to bring the 2024 Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention to Houston, in Region 9’s great state of Texas!
