by Amy Dahlgren | Jun 28, 2017 | Samantha, Tips, Training Tips, Uncategorized
Recently I have been riding three very different horses but a theme has come to light during my lessons which is my bad habit of micromanaging. I think dressage riders have an especially tough task in avoiding micromanaging their horses during rides. Dressage attracts...
by Amy Dahlgren | Jun 20, 2017 | Amy, Showing
This year started out amazing. I have two really nice horses to show. Both just keep getting better. My plan was to qualify Saltira for the USDF Regional Championship at first and possibly second level. This would be my first season competing Belle and I would...
by Amy Dahlgren | Jun 5, 2017 | Showing
Horse shows!!! They can be amazingly fun and devastating. Why do we place so much emphasis on something we do for fun? Why do we let one persons opinion matter so much? Well obviously we want the justification that all the hours of hard work, not to mention the...
by Amy Dahlgren | May 22, 2017 | Training Tips
So have you ever thought you knew something only to realize later how clueless you were? I have taken many lessons from fabulous trainers who would tell me how important straightness is. Every day we would work on my position being straight and my horse...
by Amy Dahlgren | May 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Since I started to ride at the age of 9, I’ve been fortunate to ride many different breeds of horses including Arabians, Anglo-Arabs, Morgans, Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, Paints, Lipizzaners, and various breed of warmbloods. Each breed brings with it certain...
Amy Dahlgren of Dahlgren Dressage is a USDF Bronze and Silver medalist offering quality dressage instruction in central Virginia.