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08/08/2024

Another good one!

Please share with your horsey friends!

07/28/2024

Show #2 in the books for SVV Dressage! Unfortunately Nero was not himself and we scratched both days. Hopefully with a little R&R he will be good as new! Claire’s mare was a bit of a challenge on Saturday but came with her game face today. Robin had 3 very consistent, lovely 3rd level rides and earned her bronze medal 🥉!

07/15/2024

Good insight from the judges box! (I couldn’t get it to share both posts, so I screen shot it!)

07/15/2024

Great weekend for SVVD! I will write more tomorrow!

06/08/2024

SVVD’s next two shows will be

July 13th - 14th MidSummer Dressage - Lake Elmo MN

https://www.horseshowoffice.com/hso/enter2.asp?ShowID=17&cid=61

July 27 - 28th Twin Rivers Dressage - Maffitt Lake

https://www.horseshowoffice.com/hso/enter2.asp?ShowID=1181&cid=46

If you are interested in traveling with us to one or both, please let me know!

BMCI Corporation PO Box 248 Dexter, MI 48130 USA (734) 426-2111 phone (734) 426-3111 facsimile email: [email protected]

05/30/2024

Someone has their fancy pants on today! We try not to mess with it too much because it comes so natural for him and he will use it as an evasion…especially in the piaffe work… but sometimes you have to have a little fun!

05/07/2024

Schedule update. Our first show of the season will be Maffitt Lake June 15-16. If you are interested in going please reach out to reserve your trailer spot!

Thanks!

04/21/2024

Here is SVVD's 2024 Show Schedule

May 24th - 26th Cornhusker Classic Elkhorn NE
June 14th - 16th Maffit Lake Dressage Cu***ng IA
July 12th - 14th MidSummer Dressage Lake Elmo MN
July 26th - 28th Two Rivers Dressage Cu**in IA
September 20th - 22nd CSDEA Championship Lake Elmo MN

03/10/2024

We cannot wait to help you & your horse discover the comfort and fit of County! Submit your appointment request @ safesoundsaddle.com/book

03/01/2024

Safe and Sound Saddle Fit - Midwest Saddle, Bridle, & Bit Fitting Services will be in Sioux Falls Saturday April 20th.

She offers saddle, bridle and bit fittings. She is willing to travel to farms in SF area, depending on how many appointments there are. Dawn has kindly offered to let us the use of Cottonwood, if you need a place to come to. The more consolidated we can keep it, the more appointments we can fit in!

Sign up here: https://safesoundsaddle.com/book/

About Lindsey Kahn:

Lindsey (also goes by LK) is a Society of Master Saddlers Registered Qualified Saddle Fitter (QSF), Lantra certified bridle and bit fitter, and the founder of Safe and Sound Saddle Fit. She is dedicated to helping clients across the Midwest achieve their riding goals without sacrificing the comfort of their beloved horses.

LK trained extensively with the Master Saddlers Association in 2016 and is proud to be Minnesota’s exclusive County Saddlery representative. She also regularly works throughout Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and even travels as far as Montana for fittings! Her training enables her to balance a rider’s seat, compensate for a horse’s asymmetry, and support overall equine movement and performance through proper saddle fit.

Understanding that the keys to a sound, willing equine partner include ALL tack and equipment, LK decided to pursue an education in bridle and bit fitting in 2017. She earned her Lantra Certificate in Lorinery Science (bit fitting) in 2018 from the NS Academy, and was honored to receive the Loriner’s Award and Certificate of Achievement for highest-marked student. LK also completed the CPD Accredited Horse Bit Fit Bridle Fitting coursework with Distinction in 2019. She is now one of only a few certified bit fitters in the United States.

She continues to build on her education and stay up to date on current research by studying at the North American Saddlery School, and attending as many biomechanics and sports medicine seminars as possible. In 2023, she had the honor of completing the prestigious Society of Master Saddlers’ advanced saddle fitting course with other experienced candidates from around the world. On June 22, 2023, after passing a day-long, rigorous and multifaceted exam, LK became a SMS Registered Qualified Saddle Fitter, one of only a couple dozen in the United States.

01/04/2024

Love my Bemer blanket!!

12/23/2023

Sandie Van Voorst Dresssage is excited to announce that starting January 1st Bemer Therapy sessions will be available!

30 min session $30
15 min session $20
2 - 30 sessions per week $55

Other options and services available, inquire for more info!

I am willing to come to your barn or your event! (Mileage fee will apply)

“The BEMER Horse Set has been proven to have a positive impact on your horse’s body. It strengthens your horse’s health in terms of prevention and promotes regeneration after illness. It improves suppleness during training or when preparing for competitions. It can also provide valuable support during the horse healing process, including recovery from muscle tension or tendon/ligament/muscle injury.”

12/22/2023

It has been such an honor to be part of the slow and steady two-year process to get this grumpy old man back in shape after coming out of retirement. Just in the last few months has he told us that he was BACK! The last year, Ty has done such an amazing job, keeping both his body in mind stimulated and keeping him happy in the work. ❤️ Since it was nice enough to be outside in the big arena we decided to try to ride through the prix st.george for the first time together. I was definitely more tired at the end than he was🤣 The last trot half pass I definitely let fizzle and he could have more jump in the pirouette. It was also just his second time being back in the double so I was light in the contact and there was a couple of bobbles in the connection.

12/22/2023

Nothing but a sun shirt, outside in December ❤️❤️

12/12/2023

SVVD gift certificates available!

12/11/2023

Excellent virtual (hence the red box) lesson with Brad today! Laura Blankenship’s Davina rocking some half pass. Her lateral work is getting 😍

12/05/2023

SVVD is excited to announce that they have become a Bemer dealer! Sandie is currently undergoing some training but hopes to be offering sessions in the near future!

More info: https://henczkrisztina.bemergroup.com/en_us/equine-line/home/

12/04/2023

Exciting things happening at SVVD! Announcement coming soon! 🤔😁

11/30/2023

Super fun collage! From 3 year old Materiale, Traing Level & 1st Level. All photos by Huppert Photography ❤️❤️

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Sioux Falls, SD
57106

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http://Sandievanvoorstdressage.com/

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Brad

Excellent virtual (hence the red box) lesson with Brad today! Laura Blankenship’s Davina rocking some half pass. Her lateral work is getting 😍 #sandievanvoorstdressage #svvd #countysaddlery #safeandsoundsaddlefit

Good job Mariner! He really lives to teach changes! @Ty First attempt at 2’s! ( I’m not going to lie…. Counting wasn’t this easy for me and I’m a little jealous!)

Good job Mariner! He really loves to teach changes! Ty Buck’s first time doing tempi’s and first attempt at 2’s! ( I’m not going to lie…. Counting wasn’t this easy for me and I’m a little jealous!)

11-09

Excellent Brad lesson today! Starting to figure out the changes! A bit late in front and a bit “expressive” but coming!

Ty & Mariner

This is my favorite time of year, and I don’t mean fall/winter! Post horse show season! When you can train without a looming show coming up. You have the opportunity to experiment without having to worry about messing up something for your next test! This is when the real work happens! This is when you really get ahead!

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In the words of the great Herbert Rehbein (and not so bad 😜 Brad Cutshall) “They have to grow up sometime” Nero looking fancy, and his big boy bridle offering some cadence in the half pass. Nero is a heavy horse by nature, often funny in the mouth and in the connection, and seem so much happier in the double. He is much more forward, honest and light. Thanks to Janine Doocy Salazar for organizing the clinic and Aaron for tagging along 😘. #countysaddlery #espritequestrian

Yesterdays test tough. He was scared of the end of the arena and was full of tension. He was short in the neck and heavy…and threw in a change in our right canter shallow loop 🫣🤣 todays test was better. We did some warm up at the scary end😉 He was slow off my left leg in the beginning of the right leg yield, but after a touch of the whip, went waaaaay too sideways. And in our right 10m circle he saw a man in a cowboy hat 🤠 🙄.

It was a hot but fantastic first day of showing! For our first test (1-2) Nero was a bit “squirrelly” in the warm up so I rode a bit conservatively and was happy with a 67%. Our 2nd test he knocked it out of the park and we had our PB with a 73% ! He was such a good boy (despite still being a little squirrelly warming up). He got an 8 on submission, which is amazing if you had witnessed any of my recent rides 😂😬After missing the last couple of show seasons, Robin did an amazing job knocking the cobwebs out and getting her first 2nd level scores for her bronze! Claire, as always, laid down some solid and consistent 2-3 tests. I believe there may have been a “9” today!

I have touched on changes once or twice and Nero never really quite understood the order his feet needed to go to make the change 🤪. Today was cross training day and I thought I’d give it a try over a pole. Success!