Dressage

my horse and I had put into it. Eventing is a thrilling three day event that a master and his or her horse perform in. It is not just to show how well a horse and rider can perform the games, but to show how well they work together. With jumping, dressage and endurance tests, eventing is an old but challenging event that horses and riders work daily to prepare for. Eventing has been around for decades. It was originally created to be used as a training competition for horses and their officers…

How have one of my passions grown me? Well what is passion? Passion is defined as an intense desire or enthusiasm for something. Personally, passion is what motivates me to live. It makes me feel love and significant. I think passion is what makes us love. I have grown and matured through my greatest passion, the practices of art. Painting, writing, and drawing have all made me think with a higher consciousness. They have all shaped me into the person I am today. When you have a physical…

The Friesian (or Frisian) horse breed are a relatively rare, black colored breed that originated in Friesland, a province of the Netherlands. Breeding Friesian Horses and dealing in them was very important for the Friesians. The monks in the many monasteries in Friesland before the reformation did a lot of horse breeding. Formerly used as warhorses, the black pearls of the north have come a long way. Friesian horses are dramatic, graceful, and very fairytale-like with long, wavy manes and tails…

require solid and strict dressage – from an early age ought to focus on them and let them know who's manager generally may attempt to take the "power". This breed is exceptionally solid and threatening however communicated steadfastness makes them incredible guardians. German Shepherd Dog These dogs are presumably the most prevalent protect dogs. The vast majority chose them definitely on the grounds that they are dauntless, to a great degree savvy and simple to dressage. German Shepherds…

horses is evident across the boards. That being said, Western riding is a much more practical and functional discipline concerning life outside the competition arena and through a career oriented view. A very popular event in English riding is Dressage, in which the horse and rider complete a pattern where the horse is made to look almost as if he is dancing. While a very graceful and difficult competition, it has no…

to perform well under pressure, as well as the idea of relativising both winning and loosing. As there are four generations of horse riders in my mom’s side, riding and especially dressage came out as a natural choice to do something athletic at a higher level while injured. Cyclical and precise but subjective, dressage brought up the ability to relax while leading, which gave me a sense of confidence I had never experienced, while jumping allowed me to develop a sense of reacting well to…

While many western riders neck rein horses, English riders use each hand to give signals to the horse. There is a wide variety of English sports including dressage, jumping and polo. Riders of all disciplines know it is important to always look presentable. English riders will usually wear a fitted jacket of some kind over a shirt, breeches and tall riding boots. Western riders usually sport the traditional…

trail riding. Western is more of taking it slow, where as English is a lighter saddle and is meant for going at a faster pace. Just like there are different types of of western there are different types of English. Jumping, racing, hunt seat, hack, dressage, and my favorite saddle seat. Enough about the different types of riding; What is saddle seat? You will have to keep reading. First off, what on earth is saddle seat? It is a little hard explaining…

they became known as the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales (Clydesdale Horse). Although Clydesdales are known to be used for farm work and for being used by Budweiser for promotional purposes, they are also able to complete many other tasks such as dressage, general riding, jumping, and therapeutic riding (Clydesdales). Clydesdales can do so much more than people think they can and a perfect example of that would be a Clydesdale named Frost’s Erastus Sally or Sally for short. She was “the only…

developed strong work habits, and shared my friendly personality with different types of people in many different situations. I love working with people and feel a great satisfaction in helping to make a difference in other's lives. North Woods Dressage Association is a big part of my life. I have spent the majority of my summers over the past four years volunteering at NWDA horse shows. Most of the time I don't ride my own horses, I go to volunteer because I want to make sure the show runs…