Communication

Communication

Communication.  If there was one word that I think of when it comes to dressage that would be it.  From the very beginning of when I learned to ride and knew what dressage was I was fascinated by it.  How does an FEI rider get their horse to do all those things and...

Schooling vs. Recognized Showing

Dahlgren Dressage is lucky enough to be located in central Virginia where there are a lot of local riding clubs that put on inexpensive, casual dressage and combined training shows. We typically have at least one winter show series as well, which is nice as that can...
Horse Therapy

Horse Therapy

Every once in a while I get super overwhelmed with everything. I mean seriously… not sure why that would happen? Possibly because I have 4 kids and work as an ER doc, plus fitting in my riding time? This week it just seemed like everything was happening at once. The...