Online Judging Of Videotaped Dressage Tests And Videotaped Dressage Lessons

I purchased my mare, Daysie, at the beginning of April with high show ring ambitions. Daysie came from a woman who did not show, but had schooled her up to the second level. I have always been a hard worker, and a go-getter, and had every intention of showing 2nd level for the majority of the summer, ideally hitting a 3rd level test at the end.

How I expeceted to be ready to show at the top of my own ability, as well as my new mare's ability, is lost on me. I have been in the industry long enough to know that nothing happens overnight, regardless of how hard you work. So after a month of riding, realizing how out of shape my mare and I were, and hock injections, I have swallowed my pride and entered her for our first show together at training level. And ya know what? I feel great about it. The way I see it, neither of us have hit our prime yet. We both have solid basics to build on, and the time for quality building. I would......

USEF "R" Judge Bill Woods offers an experience gained through over forty years of working with horses, having ridden literally thousands of them and having taught thousands of riders at all levels.