Elimination For Marlies van Baalen Olympian Marlies van Baalen and Ben Johnson were eliminated this weekend in Exloo during the Grand Prix dressage freestyle. Marlies has been campaigning Go Legend out of Totilas for the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Ben Johnson (Johnson) headed down centerline to begin what should have been an amazing freestyle with […]
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Grand Prix Dressage Warm-Up Ring At The Hickstead Horseshow
Dressage Warm-Up The warm-up ring is where all of the action is at a dressage show. In fact, the best way to learn from watching is by heading over to the warm-up ring to watch. You can learn a lot from the warm-up ring in dressage. Many professional dressage riders are opposed to the public […]
How To Ride A Spooking Horse Through Trigger Stacking
Two Schools Of Thought This year we have seen a lot of trigger-stacked horses in Wellington. What became very clear after posting a few of those videos is that there are two very different schools of thought when it comes to comprehending the needs of the dressage horse. In the first school of thought, riders […]
Matthias Alexander Rath: Life After Totilas
Matthias Alexander Rath was given the gift riders can only dream of when he got the ride on Totilas after Edward Gal. Unfortunately for him, the fans of Toto were not happy at all. The Perfect Storm There are several toxic traits that equestrians have that make this sport and the commentary on it hard […]
Unpopular Opinion: USA & CANADA Dressage Team Predictions
Nothing makes DH haters angrier than me having an opinion. So… When one of our fans asked me what my team predictions were for the United States and Canadian Dressage Teams, I decided the best way to answer would be with a video of course. I strongly believe we need to normalize sports talk […]
Dressage Legend Willi Schultheis: One-Handed Pirouettes, Half Pass & Tempi’s
There are few trainers who have had as much of an impact on the sport of dressage as Willi Schultheis. His legendary training program influenced dressage around the world. Aside from that, the man is a legend on a horse in his own right. Willi’s legacy is a lesson for all of the Karen’s in […]
The QUEEN Is Back! Isabell Werth and Bella Rose Score 80% In The Grand Prix Dressage Test
Isabell Werth and Bella Rose made an impeccable come back to the competition ring after a 20 month break from showing. The pair smoothly won the Grand Prix for Special at the 2021 CDI Mannheim on Wednesday 28 April 2021. 20-Month Break Werth and Madeleine Winter-Schulze’s 17-year old Westfalian mare (by Belissimo M x Cacir […]
Totilas Progeny Dominate Dressage – Black Is The New Gold
Epic Equestrian Fails From Land Rover Ketucky 3 Day Event #LRK3DE
Dressage riders are basically control freaks with an expensive hobby. (I know you are offended Karen, nobody cares.) Once a year we gather together to watch the pretty jumps and the thrills and spills that is the Land Rover Kentucky 3 Day Event. We use this day to justify our existence as dressage riders and […]
Dressage Disaster: P-OFF
It was a busy weekend in the world of dressage. Every ride counts as team selections are getting closer to being made for the Olympics in Tokyo. While there were several amazing rides there were also plenty of horses that have decided that today was not the day that they were going to make the […]