Out and About Dressage
in the South
The online magazine for dressage riders and enthusiasts
Out and About Dressage
in the South
The online magazine for dressage riders and enthusiasts
Out and About Dressage
in the South
The online magazine for dressage riders and enthusiasts
Summer Area Festival, Sparsholt, Hampshire, 27-29 July 2021
Riders were allowed to celebrate their successes in style at the Hampshire venue which invited one to 10 placed combinations to line up and make their lap of honour. Out and About watched the action and now tells the stories behind the sashes and rosettes.
Summer Area Festival, Sparsholt, Hampshire, 27-29 July 2021
Riders were allowed to celebrate their successes in style at the Hampshire venue which invited one to 10 placed combinations to line up and make their lap of honour. Out and About watched the action and and tells the stories behind the sashes and rosettes
Fairoak Grange, Hampshire, 14 August 2021
Bringing on a young horse demands experience, or at least an experienced support network — and it always takes a lot of guts and determination. Several of the winning riders at Fairoak have proved that it can also, ultimately, be especially rewarding.
Image: Lauren Russell and Fantastic Khan win the silver Advanced Medium 98 and the advanced medium freestyle with 67.9% and 70.83%
Image: Rowena Gilbert and Keystone produce 69.24% and 71.83% scores for their Medium 76 and medium freestyle tests in preparation for their trip to Arena UK Area Festival finals
Image: Julie Taylor and thoroughbred Vocal Killinghurst return to competition after their recoveries from injury scoring plus 65% at elementary
To celebrate the event and encourage the dressage community to show their support for this important new venue, online magazine www.outandaboutdressage.co.uk is offering a free digital image from their test to every bronze, silver and gold winning rider on the day.
At the beginning of Andrew Gould's demo session with nine-year-old Zhivago stallion Genie, judge and trainer Clive Halsall notes: "The more supple and bendable a horse is, the easier it will be to make it straighter."
List 1 judge Mark Ruddock has sat through innumerable test 38s — as will have your judges at the...
Sussex Equine Vet Natasha Jocelyn explains the various reasons why horse owners and carers must always be on the alert for the dangers of laminitis.
Douglas Hibbert inspires a great deal of affection among the people he trains — as well as a lot of respect. He boasts neither UKCC nor BHS certificates, jokingly instead offering to show you his Cycling Proficiency and 50m Backstroke ones. His name has cropped up a few times this week talking to riders out doing well at competitions.
