Dressage for Everybody with Lidia Taylor

25/01/2025

The arctic blast is over allowing us a great day of lessons in South Bend. My daughter practiced rolling Napoleon's mane; I think he looks dashing in royal blue and silver.

12/12/2024

Well, that's going to be an absolute mess if every horse show will be required to provide at least 30 day notice, not sure if inspections are mandatory. There is an information webinar this Friday evening that I cannot attend due to prior engagements. If you happen to attend, please, provide an update for the rest of us.

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

According to an October 9, 2024, press release from the American Horse Council, 🅰🅻🅻 horse show and equine event managers will be required to:

Provide notice to APHIS at least 30 days in advance of the event via mail or email, including whether or not they are hiring/requesting an inspector.

Provide any event updates 15 days in advance of the event.

Report any violations of the Horse Protection Act within five days after the event concludes.

Read the rest of this new requirement for 🅰🅻🅻 horse events:⬇
http://www.equinechronicle.com/new-horse-protection-act-requirements-for-all-equine-events-beginning-february-1-2025/
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09/12/2024

Full day of lessons at the Oleo Acres in South Bend. Managed to snag pictures of most riders, only missed a couple. Everybody got to play with some obstacles today. Caught a beautiful sunrise on the way there.

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07/12/2024

I had so much fun talking about riding and horses with Destri Millsap and Becky Pearson (Pivot Point Equine & Rider Rehab) on their podcast Pivot Point of View. Dr. Kimberly Rasmussen (Redbud Equine Veterinary Services -osteopathic, holistic and modern veterinary care) connected Destri and me during one of my Oklahoma clinics, and I've met Becky during the podcast. Both Destri and Becky are physical therapists (for humans) and Becky also works with equines, both come from the western/rodeo world, so discussion was very multifaceted and engaging. For more content on rider and horse health, both physical and mental, check out their YouTube channel. Let me know what you think of this episode!

Tune in as we welcome Lidia Taylor with Dressage for Everybody. Her expertise in helping riders of all disciplines learn how to cue their horses at a natura...

25/11/2024

May I ask everyone for some help? Could you please share what you have paid for SCHOOLING dressage/western dressage/eventing shows in the last couple of years? I would appreciate it if you could respond with the state, discipline (d/wd/ed), entry fee per test, any other fees, and how many tests per day have you ridden. Thank you so much in advance!

18/11/2024

Back from a fantastic clinic in Des Moines, at the Red Tail Ranch. 13 riders/20 lessons over 2 days. Current students making steady progress, and a whole bunch of new students joined us this time around. As always, great range of horses and riders, all making great improvements in their lessons. Many thanks to Leslie Cook for organizing and Lynne and Mike Flater for hosting me

01/11/2024

I encourage Midwest USA Working Equitation members to designate their $5 contribution for KarMik Acres. Karen and Mike have been working tirelessly on promoting the sport of Working Equitation in the Midwest for many years. Each year they host horseless and traditional clinics, schooling and licensed shows, and bring in clinicians that help advance skills necessary in our sport.
As for the elections, I, too, support Seth Marshall. The organization is in desperate need of new blood, candidates thinking out of the box and not swayed by old politics.

KarMik Acres, Inc. appreciates your $5 designation as an Affiliate member of USAWE. The money is used on up keep for our obstacles, and insurance. It helps support our show series each year. You don't have to be in Illinois to choose us. It is appreciated.

For at Large Director our choice is Seth Marshall. He has shown his commitment to Working Equitation in the US by showing, traveling to Europe to learn, his pod casts and more. He is motivated and is a free thinker. He doesn't get caught up in the group think. Not afraid to stand up for what he believes in. Thanks for taking this on Seth.

27/10/2024

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22/10/2024

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22/10/2024

22/10/2024

Pictures are the combination of Brandie Gean's and my efforts. Thank you, Brandie - so many beautiful shots! Red Tail Ranch, LLC.

21/10/2024

We had a picture perfect clinic weekend in Des Moines, Iowa at the Red Tail Ranch, LLC - bright skies, beautiful fall colors, warm temps, and a bunch of horses and riders who came excited to learn. It is always so rewarding to see a horse/rider pair finish a lesson with a higher level of partnership/trust then when they started, horses standing relaxed, with soft eyes, and both ears on their rider. I forgot to take pictures the first day, so missing a few riders. Many thanks to Leslie Cook for organizing.

15/10/2024

Sadly, the event on my schedule on 10/26-27 had to be cancelled, which means I am available if you would like to host a clinic (could be mounted, horseless, a classroom session, or any combination of these), lesson day, or a schooling show (Working Equitation or any dressage based sport - dressage, Western Dressage, eventing dressage, working eq dressage).

Please, share the post and drop me a note if you are interested in hosting something.

09/10/2024

Finally have the time to post pictures from the New Mexico State Fair Horse Shows 2024, courtesy of Lauren Aston Art . We had 2 days of Working Equitation clinic, followed by the schooling show. Many thanks to Mariah Wilson for bringing Working Equitation to the NM State Fair and to Zia Working Equitation Club for helping organize the event. show winners got beautiful buckles. We also had High Point cash prizes - Teresa Heine won HP Dressage and EOH, and Sarah Regalado Porte won the prize for the fastest Speed round.

08/10/2024

A quick post about another amazing Oklahoma clinic. I had a chance to catch up with many friends, worked with my regular students and met some new ones. I did pretty well taking pictures or videos of the majority of riders - my apologies to those I missed. It was fun introducing dressage riders to Working Equitation obstacles and pushing Working Eq riders to reach for the next level. Many thanks to Dr. Kimberly Rasmussen for organizing, Lyn Francik and for hosting, and all of my students for their support. More photos and videos to come later.
P.S. Just counted and I did worse than I thought - completely missed 5 horse/rider combinations.