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Climbing The Rider Fitness Pyramid - Part. 2 Flexibility

Just one level above balance, Amanda sites flexibility, or in equestrian terms "suppleness", as the second step on the Rider Fitne

8 Reasons Why USPRE Week Is Disneyland For Dressage Enthusiasts

If Las Vegas is Disneyland for adults then USPRE Week is undoubtedly the happiest place on Earth for dressage enthusiasts. The 5-day long ev

The History Of Dressage: Evolution On A Circle

Since Before Christ horses have been an essential part of nearly every culture's history. Yet after over 2,500 years of depending on horses many societies made a pivotal change in the early 1900's that left many equines for lack of a better term - unemployed. I spoke with Gerhard Politz, a US-based dressage trainer from Germany and International Dressage Trainers Club member who explained the cultural shift that the equestrian world experienced at the turn of the century. "Pe

To Jessica Wisdom "Quit" Is A Four-Letter Word

Jessica Wisdom is more than good enough. Today, the Washington-based dressage trainer has a Grand Prix National Championship to her name and

Climbing The Rider Fitness Pyramid - Part. 1 Balance

Amanda describes rider fitness as an ongoing progression that builds on each previous step. Similar to the way horses climb the training sca

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