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Big energy with Finn 🌟🥰 This young man is growing up and showing us more of what he can do!
12/16/2024

Big energy with Finn 🌟🥰 This young man is growing up and showing us more of what he can do!

Big moments in training this weekend with Finn. We're so pleased with this horse's progress!Antarès Sellier USA Lightpro...
12/16/2024

Big moments in training this weekend with Finn. We're so pleased with this horse's progress!

Antarès Sellier USA
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"The poll should be at the highest point" only matters if you aren't sacrificing the other elements of balanced riding t...
12/07/2024

"The poll should be at the highest point" only matters if you aren't sacrificing the other elements of balanced riding to get it. It is meant to represent a horse in its peak strength and balance such that the poll being the highest point is possible, in addition to all the other foundational work being present and operating as it should.

The poll being the highest point is the finishing of sprinkles on the cupcake. 🧁 The only people who want a cupcake with golden sprinkles when the cupcake itself is made of tight-backed sh*te, are people who have been taught to gobble up said sh*te because they have been told that the sprinkles are all that matter.

Stop worrying about your horse's poll and learn to ride their bodies. If you can't bake a nice cupcake, stop worrying about the sprinkles and the icing and go back to the basics of how to properly mix water, flour and eggs. The poll being at the highest point is something to aim for when all your other ducks are in a row, not the be-all end-all of everything that is dressage.

I'll leave you with this. The only people impressed by a turd covered in sprinkles are people who don't know what they're eating.

Finn. 16.2h coming 7yo gelding in training with me for the last year after racing successfully.
12/03/2024

Finn. 16.2h coming 7yo gelding in training with me for the last year after racing successfully.

Raven was successfully sold through our consignment program to an eventing home in Northern California. She was such a g...
12/03/2024

Raven was successfully sold through our consignment program to an eventing home in Northern California. She was such a good girl with a great brain - she even let us fly a drone over her while we jumped around one day, totally unbothered.

This special appaloosa mare was a delight to have in our training program prior to her eventual sale. She is now showing...
12/03/2024

This special appaloosa mare was a delight to have in our training program prior to her eventual sale. She is now showing with her new mom on the central West Coast.

This enormous gelding was sold out of our barn to a show home in the Midwest, where he showed successfully in the 3' hun...
12/03/2024

This enormous gelding was sold out of our barn to a show home in the Midwest, where he showed successfully in the 3' hunter division.

Finn. 16.2h coming 7yo gelding in training with me for the last year after racing successfully. Showing potential for 3r...
12/03/2024

Finn. 16.2h coming 7yo gelding in training with me for the last year after racing successfully. Showing potential for 3rd level dressage and beyond - already offering enormous efforts in the half steps with a quick and expressive hindleg. Started in the changes and developing steadily in his lateral work.

We've been on a social media hiatus lately - we are busy with riding. Our training horses are going beautifully and we a...
10/16/2024

We've been on a social media hiatus lately - we are busy with riding. Our training horses are going beautifully and we also have several very nice dressage horses coming up for sale. We have been attending young horse inspections, riding in clinics, visiting with friends and are currently in the development phase of a new venture that will launch in the coming months. Lots going on here. I will have video updates of our horses soon and will post when I have time.

Be well. Take care of yourselves, take care of your horses and take care of each other. 🌱

-JMR

08/03/2024

Sadly both Dr Reiner Klimke and Susan Hayes Woods are no longer with us, but this edited interview from 1995 is a pignant reminder that modern dressage started to go wrong over 20 years ago...

SUSAN’S INTERVIEW WITH DR. REINER KLIMKE AT THE AACHEN CHIO JULY 1995

Susan: I was watching you as you schooled Biotop in the indoor arena this morning, and it was wonderful. I noticed you were working him in a fat snaffle, and I wondered if you could talk about the importance of working in the snaffle for upper level horses.

Klimke: I ride at home only once a week on the double bridle.

Susan: Do you mean for most of your Grand Prix horses, or for this one especially?

Klimke: All. I want to have them very light in my hand. It is easier when they are really “through”, and they take the bit and take your hands. Then they are not afraid to come out to the double bridle.

Susan: Biotop seems to be very “out” to the bridle–there is not a lot of overflexing.

Klimke: And when he goes in extensions, the neck and frame extend too. And yet there are horses who make their extensions with overflexed necks and they score just as well…

Susan: Can you explain that?

Klimke: Well, when I tell you this, I don’t want to sound jealous, but I live for classical riding. Classical riding means that the horse must go: that is, the energy must come through and the horse reaches forward. But the judges don’t always mark accordingly. I don’t mind; I know what is right. I have been in this sport for nearly 40 years.

Susan: I also saw today that you were doing a lot of work on the basic paces, and simple transitions.

Klimke: Yes. The horse must go forward and he must be happy. If the horse is happy and he trusts you, then you can teach him. If you punish him, that is wrong.

Susan: They never forget. Is there any place for punishment in riding?

Klimke: I hate to punish a horse. It must not be. It can happen to anybody. Sometimes you lose your patience, you try to make the horse a slave. But it is not right. Sometimes you see riders blowing up, even here, with top riders. I say to myself, “Poor horse, I wouldn’t like to be in your stable.”

Susan: Why does it happen? A lot of these riders will teach and talk about riding classically, and mean to do it, but then it is different here. Is it the pressure?

Klimke: I think everybody wants to win. Perhaps they think if they make a horse tired it will be submissive. Sometimes it may work, but if you really look you can see what is wrong. Some judges don’t have a really good eye, and they judge by punishing mistakes, like too many or too few strides in a pirouette, for example.

Susan: Too much counting and not enough…

Klimke: Yes. The principle is: how is the walk, how is the trot, how is the canter, how is the acceptance of the bridle, how does the back work–all of these things. And in addition, the figures. But they deduct too much if a figure is not 100% okay. You see? If you make a pirouette and the horse really uses his hindquarters, and maybe the pirouette is a little big, you should not be given a 5.

Susan: That’s a little extreme.

Klimke: Yes. It can be at least a 6, can also be a 7, when the horse really canters classically. Even if the circle was too large, remember that you must deduct from 10. The judge must be able to see the main achievement of a horse and rider, in a movement.

Susan: This brings up another question, and that is–there are some amazing equine athletes here, and some of them get a lot of points because of that. Where are the places in the Grand Prix test where the talent can’t cover up the problems with the training?

Klimke: I look only at the way that the horse moves, in all three gaits. He must come from behind, with a swinging back. The head and neck must seek the bit. I hate it if the horse comes behind the vertical and stays there. When the horse is really “through”, you must be able to open and close the frame, and keep him reaching into the bit. And right now, in the judging, in my opinion, this doesn’t count for enough. But sooner or later, good riding will be rewarded. You must not lose your patience, you see. And don’t give up.

https://woodsdressage.com/ for the full interview and about Susan Hayes Woods

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Stella was absolutely delightful for our first USDF recognized show together. Thank you  for trusting me with this speci...
07/31/2024

Stella was absolutely delightful for our first USDF recognized show together. Thank you for trusting me with this special mare and for being the most incredibly supportive horse mom to Stella! ❤️

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Special thanks to for all the background coaching and professional support, and for ensuring our horses receive excellent daily care. We appreciate ALL that you do for us! 🙌

Thank you and for putting on a lovely show.

A great time was had by all and we have plenty of work to do. See you all at SCEC in August!

Extension is not the opposite of collection. Fundamentally, the opposite of collection is the stretch, with the working ...
07/11/2024

Extension is not the opposite of collection.

Fundamentally, the opposite of collection is the stretch, with the working frame directly in the middle between the two.

You can only collect your horse as much as you can stretch him. If he struggles with the stretch, he will struggle equally with the collection. If he is on the forehand in the collection, so too will he be on the forehand in the stretch. If I see a horse that is blocked, disengaged and tight in his back for the stretch, so too will he be when asked for collection. If you as a rider struggle to illicit a proper stretch from the horse, you will also struggle to produce proper collection. This is true because the elements that make a good stretch are the same elements that make good collection.

If you want your horse to be light and self-balancing in the collected movements, drop your reins and see if he can self-balance in the stretch without interference. The ride you have on the long rein is the same ride you will have in the collection.

There is a reason that stretching and lengthening come long before collection as you move up the levels - you need the stretch for everything else if you're riding correctly.

Jessica Roller
Trumpet Hill Sport Horses
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