Maybe it’s the horses. Maybe it’s the history and the diversely beautiful landscape. And maybe it’s the wine. Come to think of it, that has a lot to do with Portugal’s lure. In a week, I’ll be flying across the Atlantic with my friend and photographer extraordinaire, Meg McGuire, to head to my favorite riding…
I figure my body is a microcosm of beneficial bacteria because of horses. At least that’s what I tell myself while I am doing the “stall shake,” a choreographed dance in which I scoop up a pile of poo with a stall fork and wiggle it to sift out shavings and leave horse apples behind….
Diamante Farms owners Terri and Devon Kane are passionate about supporting up-and-coming dressage riders. Devon rose up through the ranks as a Young Rider and, in 2007, she was a NAJYRC Individual Gold Medalist and Team Bronze Medalist. Now, she is unstoppable in the show ring as an international Grand Prix rider and a USDF…
JJ Tate must be one of the hardest working people in dressage. The Grand Prix rider based out of her own farm in Landrum, South Carolina, in the summer and Yellowbird Farm in Wellington, Florida, in the winter is a whirlwind of energy. She has trained 14 horses to the FEI-level, gone down centerline in…
Terri Kane took an idea she imported from Europe to spread breast cancer awareness and ended up coloring the US Dressage Finals pink. Several years ago, horse show organizers in Odense, Denmark, chose to highlight breast cancer awareness month by providing pink polo wraps to the horses in the awards ceremonies at the dressage show….
For Immediate Release Region 9 Dressage Championships and Southwest Dressage Championships a Spicy Texas Sensation Katy, Texas – Oct. 15, 2015 – The Houston Dressage Society (HDS) developed the perfect recipe for a successful show. They started with a generous helping of professional riders, well seasoned. Then, they stirred in a heaping helping of enthusiastic adult…