It’s been at least a decade since I taught a riding lesson and only then did I ever teach up-down lessons to super litte kids, but yesterday I did my best to give my friend, a former saddle seat rider, a lesson in basic dressage on my pony who she is half-leasing. I discovered two things: 1) It turns out I can really ramble on about dressage even when I can only ride it at a largely rudimentary level myself and, 2) Teaching dressage is hard, which really I already knew, but this just reenforced. Once again, I have to give mad props to all the instructors and trainers out there!
U.S. Weekend Preview:
Barnstaple South H.T.: [Website] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Saturday Links:
Frangible tech now mandatory for international cross-country jumps
COVID-19: Navigating a New Normal at the Barn
Dover’s 7 Dressage Fundamentals For Every Rider At Every Level
Kristin Harms Matthews: USEA’s Volunteer of the Month
What Makes A Positive [Drug] Test: An Explanation Behind The Figures And Thresholds
RIDE: Helping our Veterans with Horses
10 MRI Resources on TheHorse.com
Saturday Video:
This is my new ‘out of Eventing season’ cardiovascular fitness training! 🤣💪#PonyClubDad #EventingFit pic.twitter.com/TQEYx7OqK0
— Andrew Hoy (@HoyEventing) January 7, 2021
