Valleyedge Dressage

09/24/2022

"These days we have these super well bred, super moving horses, and they allow riders to get away with things they ought not get away with..." Princess Nathalie, trainer of Cathrine Dufour tells us:
“That’s the dangerous part because still a horse has to be really supple and through to both sides. We all know a horse has a good, and a not so good side, and that’s what you have to make equal, and develop the horse more. And of course, riders try to hide this behind spectacular movement, but those spectacular horses also have to be trained in a good way.”

06/17/2022

TENAYA
This is my Andalusian filly! She is almost a year old. Going to be all black like her Sire. She is the sweetest as they come. I am looking forward to riding her smooth gaits.

06/17/2022

Tenaya and her Mom.

06/12/2022

Horse Show News
The first show in Tehachapi on May 22, was a success! My first rider to go was Violet Huisjen, a junior, very first show, and riding a borrowed horse Pete. Walt/trot tests. Won the Junior High Score! My second rider to go was Maya Grasse, second show ever, riding her own horse Misty Mountain Dusty. Won her Training Level tests and the High Score AA. Stacy Vehrs checked into the office, and found that she and her Tres Belle had won the High Score AA at the last show in 2021! Stacy and Belle won her Training Level class and her First Level class at this show. To round it up: my riders won WT 3, WT 4, Training T1-T2-T3, and First 1. Could not more proud of what they have accomplished! I showed PSG on Dahara, Nancy Owen’s beautiful black mare.

06/12/2022

Just can't get enough....

06/11/2022

06/11/2022

06/11/2022

BABY NEWS!
Baby Spider born on Wednesday April 27. Sire is Secret (Sezuan/St. Moritz), Dam is Dahara. He will be registered as an Oldenburg. He is for SALE. Dahara’s Sire is Donar Weiss, and her Dam is Reina (Rosenthal). Spider will be black.
Baby Zoomie born on Thursday May 5. Sire is Zoom (Zack/Don Schufro), Dam is Kantisha. He will be registered as a Dutch Warmblood. Not for sale. Kantisha’s Sire is Freestyle (Florestan), and her Dam is GJubilee (Olivier/Idocus). Zoomie is looking like he might become a Liver Chestnut!

05/29/2022

My Students Maya and Violet ROCKING IT!

04/11/2022

Motivation Monday….. just a reminder!

04/01/2022

The Mares are getting close!

01/26/2022

These are great RIDING RULES FOR Middle Aged HORSEWOMEN

1) We DO NOT need to show up with our hair combed and wearing makeup and a clean shirt.

2) Moaning, groaning and complaining about aching muscles is perfectly acceptable, as is taking Motrin (or something stronger) prior to a ride.

3) Helping someone on or off the horse does not mean the rider is an invalid. It only means the horse got taller overnight.

4) No one will comment about how big someone's butt looks in a saddle.

5) Everyone will wait patiently while someone dismounts and adjusts equipment. They will also wait patiently until that person re-mounts and is ready to move on--no matter how long that takes.

6) When a horse is acting up, we will just accept that it is having a bad hair day - it is not the rider's fault.

7) Mentioning that it is too hot, too dry, too humid, too cold, too wet, too buggy, etc., is considered self-expression, not whining.

8)Wanting to be first, last, walk, or just stop does not mean the rider is a wimp. Sometimes it is necessary to teach a horse who is in charge.

9) We will take time to discuss the important issues of the day, like who is dating who, who is cheating on who and any other relevant information that needs to be passed on.

10) We will acknowledge that horses are very strange animals and that sometimes, for no reason at all, we fall off of them. If this happens to any rider, the other riders will ascertain that the person is okay and then not mention the incident to another living soul, especially husbands and significant others.

11) Our horses are not fat, they are "big-boned."

12) We need to keep this riding thing mysterious and strange-sounding. If everyone finds out how much fun it is, the price of horses will go up and we will not be able to afford a dozen of them.

13) If we want, we can show up in English helmets and boots and ride in a western saddle if we feel like it, so we can take more stuff with us and no one is allowed to make comments.

01/23/2022

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12/08/2021

Just thought this was a great video!

12/05/2021

Absolutely ❤️ this!!!

07/24/2021

07/16/2021

07/15/2021

Today is National I Love Horses Day. Embrace the neighsayers.

07/07/2021

07/07/2021

05/13/2021

Charlie Mackesy

04/10/2021

Ummmm! Could not resist sharing. Great photo of a horse cantering...... maybe more to come.

„Es hat wieder ZOOM gemacht“ -
Sieg bei Debüt in der schweren Klasse

Grandioser Saisonauftakt für unseren Landbeschäler ZOOM und Helen Langehanenberg beim ersten Start in der Saison und gleichzeitigem Debüt in der schweren Klasse. Auf dem Late-Entry Turnier in Münster-Handorf siegte das Paar heute in einer Dressurprüfung Klasse S* auf Trense mit deutlichem Abstand und einer Wertnote von 8,5.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

02/12/2021

Unlock your horse’s dressage potential with this rising international star’s key to success.

12/12/2020

YellowStone VE is for sale! Mustang gelding, born in 2012, standing 14.3 hhs.

YellowStone VE showing a First Level test 4 Western Dressage 12/20. Second time showing, first time First level. Last time show was August 2019 at Walk/Trot...

10/09/2020

Christoph Hess on the emergence of the new modern dressage horse: “The better the movement of the horse, the better rider you have to be. If you think all you have to do is buy a horse in Europe with wonderful movement, and you won’t have to learn to ride it, you are wrong. Big gaits are more difficult to ride, piaffe is easier than extended trot to ride. I see top horses after a few years, weeks or even days with a rider that is not balanced or supple, and they go down. Riders often don’t realize that they are using their reins to balance their body.”
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2020/07/christoph-hess-talks-about-the-basics/