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Unfortunate Developments in Dressage

Could they be partially Saddle Related? by Rivkah Roth DO DNMfirst published 2019-09-01 on coachmetoo Emotions are flying high when and where it comes to the competitive aspects of dressage. On one side, there are spectators hungry for circuslike displays of bigger-is-better movement excitement. These include horsy and non-horsy admirers of our field that is…
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Straightness

Why you May Have it All Wrong “Straight” is not “|” Straight, but “)” = “(” Even Bend by Rivkah Roth DO DNMfirst published 2016-11-08 on coachmetoo Ever since Prussian dressage master Gustav Steinbrecht (1808 to 1885) demanded, “reite Dein Pferd vorwaerts und richte es gerade” – usually translated into English way-off-the-mark as, “ride your…
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Training Knows No Shortcuts

From ill-proportioned 3 Year Old into an Elegant 6 Year Old or a Wreck by Rivkah Roth DO DNM first published 2018-11-03 on coachmetoo What we do with a horse between age three and six determines health or unsoundness of the horse’s body and mind for the rest of its life. Facilitating to the degree…
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