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
Merrist Wood Arena, Surrey, 20 December 2021
The indoor venue served up the spectacle of future nationals champions and also showcased the training that lies behind hard-won achievements and pleasure of the amateurs who combine dressage with their day jobs.
Grand prix veterans returned to the ring give cause for celebration — hard work, years and experience are rewarded up and down the levels — and some lovely young horses make their riders’ hearts beat faster at the start of their competitive journeys
Felbridge, Parwood and Belmoredean, 3-9 December 2021
Along with riders completing there winter Area Festival and Regional qualifications the shows this past week have highlighted some exciting young rider talent and some significant new partnerships
Image: Mary-Anne Horn awards Julia Brazier and Daisy Grey 68.33% and 67.05% best to date results in the Medium 75 qualifier and Advanced Medium 85
Image: Kathy Staples and Foxs Castle, who enjoyed the heat and a plus 72% score in the elementary silver at Sparsholt summer regionals, win the Elementary 53 on 65.74% in the January rain…
Image: Fifteen-year-old mare Quirien scores 64.48% in the Elementary 45, her first test in over three years, ridden by Stephanie Terry
Several new centres have joined the southern network of dressage venues, established centres have tailored their offering in response to demand — and anyone will have a chance to sample the new Hickstead!
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.
