YourDressage

While working in Florida for a week, I met Koda. I didn’t expect my kismet partner to be a two-and-a-half-year-old unraced Thoroughbred.

Flinka and Sterling will never be 17-hand horses with long legs. But, they will be the most honest and kind horses you will ever meet.

We are celebrating Feisty Fjords on YourDressage! Riders who choose a registered Fjord as their partner may be eligible for All-Breeds Awards!

I did not begin training dressage with a goal to show. But, as the year went on, I grew to LOVE dressage.

I had done my research, liked what I saw, and trusted my gut. So I bought her sight unseen. It sounds completely impulsive..but sometimes you just know.

Welcome back to Bridle & Boardroom, a monthly reflection where the lessons learned in the arena mirror the challenges of leadership.

For a moment, everything was still. When the judge returned the salute, 10 years of work came to a close—not perfectly, but with a feeling of deep satisfaction.

What happens to our biomechanics in the saddle when the muscles responsible for supporting and stabilizing do not know how to let go?

Annie and I are still writing our story, one canter stride at a time. Because our story isn't just about Kissing Spines, or cancer, or ribbons.