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There's just one Driver Slot left for the Dec. 5-7 Clinic at the Florida Horse Park. Grab it before someone else does! Auditors will be included in all group discussions, and I'll have a mic, so you can hear the teaching throughout the clinic. If you miss that last slot, grab an auditor pass and mark “Driver Waitlist” on Your Profile — if a spot opens, I’ll fill it by date of signup, and if not, you still get the full auditing experience.

I’m joining the Whip’R Snappers Driving Society for their Educational Day and Meeting in Temecula, CA, to dig into long lining and combined driving strategies — from what you teach on the lines to how it shows up in dressage, cones, and obstacles. Check the Whip’R Snappers event page for full details and RSVP info.

There's a difference between thinking about competing "with" or "against" one another.

I have not competed at Bromont International CDE in many years. This year we decided to attend based on how many good things we heard from our friends who attended last year. We were not disappointed! The drive up to Quebec from Eastern New England is much easier than battling our way through Connecticut, [...]

This week marks yet another week that I have been reminded of something so fundamentally true, it can not be escaped: “Teach what your train, train what you teach.” Having recently returned from a successful outing at the Bromont International Driving Championship CDE, I turned to planning the next steps in Loretta’s training. In that process, I reviewed the areas in our work that are going well, and

Why should recreational drivers practice dressage even if they don't intend to show their horses? Simple exercises can gain you and your horse big benefits such as better communication, improve your horse's balance, and most importantly, greater longevity.

Yesterday’s dressage test at Live Oak FELT GREAT!! ‘RettaRoo is really starting to get into this new level for her. She’s clearly is beginning to understand the test, and more importantly, like it.  Photo by Tegan Henderson We ended day one of the three day competition in 3rd place behind U.S. Equestrian Team [...]