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
No fewer than six combinations celebrated debut performances up and down the dressage levels on this busy show day. The demand for local higher-level competition opportunities was underlined by well-supported small tour and grand prix classes
Sparsholt, Hampshire, 19 July 2020
Riders from the top to the bottom of the dressage levels put some big marks on record at Sparsholt’s first show after the Covid-19 lockdown.
Both Cobham Manor and Saddlesdane show organisers, Sian Eadon and Victoria Birt, were rewarded for the additional work of Covid social distancing arrangements by riders who were keen to show off their training.
Image: Emma Storm and White Nite winner of the silver Prelim 13 qualifier with 71.54%
Image: Charlotte Blain and Donatella IV produce an on-form 69.6% PSG on their return to competition
Results are now free to view on Out and About and include internet link to organisers’ full results when available
Image: Chris Hammond and Bon Bravoure six-year-old Jersey Boy win the novices with 66.9 and 70.74%
Out and About visited Felbridge, East Grinstead, West Sussex, when it held its first affiliated British Dressage competition on Friday, 24 July. The images show riders yet to put the venue into their show diary what the centre has to offer.
There is a way that we can remain socially responsible and improve our riding performance sitting quietly indoors at home! Judge, coach and rider Wendy Jago says that from her experiences as a hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner she developed huge respect for the personal, inner resources that we all possess and can turn to when we need help.
Leanne Wall, List 1 judge and BD Young Rider selector has her trainer hat on as she takes you through this fluent non-qualifier. It's a perfect vehicle for applying her 'Grow' method as it enables riders to prepare for the more difficult challenges at Elementary. Straight away she clarifies interpretation of 'collected trot', which comes into this test alongside 'working'. And just how does collection relate to way of going?
Human physiotherapist Andy Thomas, who has worked with both British and American equestrian team riders, gave a lecture to a group of coaches at Weymarsh Stud late last year. This is a summary taken from that lecture and will be of as much interest to riders as it is to rider coaches
The Horse That Made Vicki Thompson Winfield. Vicki's grand prix partner, Enfant, took her to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and he is the one who put her name in the history books.
