News briefs Archives - Out and About Dressage

The 2017 Petplan Finals novice challenge — test 38

by Out and About Dressage in the South East | Jul 5, 2021 | News briefs, Test Analyses | 0

List 1 judge Mark Ruddock has sat through innumerable test 38s — as will have your judges at the...

PSG test analysis for riders: ‘Got my tailcoat and I’m good to go’

by Out and About Dressage in the South East | Sep 15, 2020 | News briefs, Test Analyses | 0

PRIX ST GEORGES is the first senior FEI test and also the FEI Young Rider test, comments formerly Surrey-based List 1 judge Mark Ruddock, at the beginning of his his latest test analysis. He adds: “It is also the only PSG in this country, so anticipation can become a problem. (This test analysis first published in May 2017.)

Hurrah for Hampshire and for Southern Dressage

by Out and About Dressage in the South East | Dec 15, 2019 | News briefs | 0

At long last, British Dressage has corrected an anomaly that has bugged me for years! Why has the southern coastal county of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, been ‘Central’ for BD regional purposes? We must thank Sharon Walker, BD Southern RDO, for promoting the new alignment. Here’s the challenge: there remains a far more important issue that should concern equestrian bodies and riders.

This is Merrist Wood Arena’s £85,000 smile

by Out and About Dressage in the South East | Jul 22, 2019 | News briefs | 0

TINA MARTIN, Merrist Wood equine commercial manager, has achieved a long-held ambition to improve facilities for riders who compete in the Arena.

Roll up for more affiliated dressage at Priory!

by Out and About Dressage in the South East | May 5, 2018 | News briefs | 0

ZOE SOPP will be running her first "Colgate Dressage" affiliated dressage competition on 20 May at Priory Equestrian Centre, Frensham, Surrey, GU10 3DP. Speaking to Out and About, Zoe commented: “I have been very lucky to be...

Model success to improve your performance

by Out and About Dressage in the South East | Mar 2, 2018 | News briefs, Training & Trainers | 0

‘HOW’ is the basis of all Neurolinguistic Programming investigations, writes NLP Master Practitioner and coach Wendy Jago. Modelling how successful people do what they do can enable us to do what we do better. MODELLING is not...

Zoe Sopp to relaunch Priory dressage shows

by Out and About Dressage in the South East | Mar 2, 2018 | News briefs | 0

Well-known dressage rider and trainer Zoe Sopp plans to relaunch dressage competitions at the popular Priory Equestrian Centre venue. The shows will run monthly starting this March and Zoe hopes that support from the dressage...

How should we handle human-equine stalemates?

by Out and About Dressage in the South East | Feb 1, 2018 | News briefs, Training & Trainers | 0

Wendy Jago, NLP Master Practitioner and coach, applies Neurolinguistic Programming “presuppositions” to the art of developing more successful human-equine partnerships. NLP Presupposition 5, 'Having a choice is better than not...