Tisha Green Dressage

09/21/2017

Love this guy. So grateful for him. It has not be easy but he is a tremendous teacher.

09/27/2016

The principle of progressing from easy to difficult work requires that the rider always go back to the basics when problems arise.
Johann Hinnemann

02/08/2016

In the February, 2016 issue of Dressage today, on page 64, there is an article about Why is my horses acting so irritable? The thoughtful Emma Hardy, PhD states that through Post mortem studies they have found that the right dorsal colon is frequently the site for inflammation and ulceration.

I am not a scientist or a doctor who can look past the skin and hair of a horse and see the ulceration, I am, however an lifelong Acupuncturist and an herbalist who uses looking, smelling and listening, palpating and questioning to arrive at my diagnosis.

All of these methods work, but for a horse we have to observe more because there is no voice to answer back. So, for the horsemen, observation, listening and palpating tells us so many things.

My horses Deluxe and Ser give me clues about how they are feeling. When I am training my horse, and we are going to the right, sometimes there can be more difficulties, and I am aware and observe these moments. I feel that years of my life studying Medicine has been so worth it. I kept thinking that this reluctance and hardship for the horse going right has now been answered. I thought the difficultly was the intestine. Thank you Emma Hardy for saying so. This does not make me think that the right hind and trouble there is only intestine. Horses do lay in the mother's womb curled one way or the other. I take into account this fact as well.

We, as horseman, must think harder about how our horses are feeling and when you see them struggling, help them. Training must be good and conscious and aware. There are also other answers, not necessarily medicine, but maybe Aloe Vera for irritable gut and ulceration or some laser therapy on the digestive system to help our NOBLE friends.

When I get on and start my walk in my warm up, i can feel so much that the horse is telling me about how he is feeling that day. I have noticed that the 10 to 20 minute walk is ever so important, especially on winter cold days. If i suspect that there is some discomfort in the digestive tract or the sacroiliac i use lateral work at the walk. The sacroiliac is directly over the intestines. Think of how lateral work flexes and extends and moves the intestine while we are in it. This lateral work puts my horses on to my aids and also does a little Yoga through his barrel. We are a continuous whole and so are our horses. The intestines, the muscles, the joints, the mind. If their belly is hurting, how can they execute demanding movements? Some people say they are naughty. I think we must look harder and observe.

In my quest for the perfect digestive system for my horses I give them ground up flax seed, daily and some Opti-Zyme which supports and balances the digestive system. I also treat them regularly, with Laser acupuncture on the major digestive points to keep the organs functioning properly, and I use MOXA on the Kidney, Spleen, Stomach and Large Intestine. Both horses breathe deeply, completely relax, chew, yawn and sometimes sleep when i give them therapy. It is rewarding to help them to feel good and it shows in their enthusiasm to go to work.
I love my Beasties.
February 8th, 2016 Chinese New Year!

11/20/2015

I was there. My other sport in another life. Thanks for sharing Barrymore! This section of life was about the love of the mountain, the snow and recklessness and uniqueness of all of the other competitors that loved this wild expression. I love my tribe, thanks you guys. Life is awesome.

This film segment is from Dick Barrymore's "The Golden Years of Ski Films". It highlights the origins of skiing and of Hot Dog Skiing. The World's first Hot ...

11/06/2015

There is an Elk with a huge rack in the trees above Deluxe. He loves this field, it is a treat from him. Life is good for the D. just being a horse. Love my Beasties

11/06/2015

Love my Sandro Hit

For more information see: www.elitestallions.co.uk/index.php?id=13&singleid=28&L=0 He's a Bundeschampion and Dressage World Champion with a phenomenal breedi...

06/17/2015

Just vetted and open. USDF 4th level accomplishments. Qualifies as ELITE MARE, has one successfully showing son. Needs grass and a warm place. Sweetheart of a horse. Always willing to trail and adventure. Remarkable temperament. A love bug. ... | The #1 place to buy and sell Warmblood Horses for Dre…

06/09/2015

The Best Team ever!

USEF Names Team and Traveling Reserves for the 2015 U.S. Pan American Dressage Team

CLICK HERE:
http://dressageheadlines.com/articles/dressage/usef-names-team-and-traveling-reserves-2015-us-pan-american-dressage-team

05/23/2015

My gorgeous BEAN.

05/20/2015

Steffen and Legolas danced their hearts out! Congrats Steffen!

Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 were second in the CDI5* Munich Freestyle with a 80.35%!

04/19/2015

And so it is..Thank you Shannon for sharing this with the rest of the world.

04/17/2015

Steffen Peters (USA) and Legolas 92

04/14/2015

My other crazy obsession... More air.
such a lifetime ago!

04/07/2015

People often ask me about shoeing elite dressage horses and how modern materials can enhance performance. Shoeing is certainly important in dressage, but the question we should perhaps be asking is, “where is the sport going?”

03/05/2015

Free download: In the fall, a paper published in the open-access journal "Toxins" detailed early testing of the milk thistle plant as a possible aid to horses with laminitis problems....

02/18/2015

It is understandable that you might be confused by the comment “shouldn’t jump into the canter.” The canter is a jumping movement. When the hind legs are sluggish due to a lack of engagement, judges may suggest the quality of the canter would improve with

02/05/2015

Go Steffen! Zen and Dressage!
You are the Best!

Steffen Peters is competing Legolas 92 in the 5* and Rosamunde in the 3* this week at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival! The second group of FEI horses jogged today - report and photos: http://psdressage.com/viewarticle.php?id=1799

02/03/2015

12/10/2014

Doing everything I can to be healthy. AND to make my horses health and viable.XO, T.

11/07/2014

Healing horses.

10/25/2014

Art and Music.
stunning.

10/01/2014

wow.

Gaspard de la Nuit, the son of Ravel, has been licensed as an approved stallion by the KWPN.

09/11/2014

08/12/2014

spectacular! The Master.

VERDEN, Germany, Aug. 10, 2014--Steffen Peters produced the performance he wanted to take to the World Equestrian Games to support his American team mates in capturing the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Sunday for the pair's second straight victory

08/08/2014

Ser has been ingesting POWER MUSHROOMS. They have immune enhancing functions, an anti tumor effect, they boost energy and used for autoimmune problems. In Chinese medicine these tablets tonify the Qi, the Yin and benefit the stomach spleen, lungs and Kidney. Studies on Red Ganoderma mushrooms have shown to regulate the immune functions and coronary and cerebral blood flow, reduce bloods lipids, protect the liver from toxic chemical damage (drugs can do this to your liver) and treat liver disease. In Japan, Red Ganoderma are used to treat cancer. The polyporus mushroom, a relative of the Maiitake has tumor-inhibiting polysaccharides.

He has been on this therapy and also another Herbal formula for about 5 weeks. The other Herbal formula is anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. I used one and then the other. The results in him have been excellent. He reminds me of his young self, and the sarcoid is shrinking.

Chinese medicine can answer so many of our heath questions and those of our horses.

08/06/2014

The power of Observation.

08/05/2014

True riding is an endless search for synchrony and harmony; you can get it today and lose it tomorrow. This search is no overnight affair. It is a progression of steps, measured in tiny...