by Amy Dahlgren | Nov 10, 2017 | Samantha, Training Tips
I recently have had the extreme honor of leasing Amy’s Prix St. Georges gelding, Bo. I have known Amy and Bo for several years and have seen Amy retrain him after he had spent some time in a program that didn’t work well for him. I have ridden Bo a handful of...
by Amy Dahlgren | Jul 18, 2017 | Samantha, Uncategorized
I have done most English disciplines with my horse, Echo, including eventing up to the Novice level, hunter/jumpers to 3 foot, and pleasure classes. Now we are schooling 3rd Level dressage and hopefully making our 3rd Level debut in August! A lot of my friends are...
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 | Apr 30, 2017 | Amy, Samantha
Judgement. In the horse world, it is easy to make judgements without any background information which is not doing us any favors. Horse people already can be perceived by outsiders as privileged because of our expensive hobby. So without any further information on the...
by Amy Dahlgren | Apr 20, 2017 | Samantha, Tips
“Do your homework!” – This is something we are told repeatedly from elementary school on up. It is also something crucially important in dressage. I recently had the opportunity to spend two months as a working student for Allison Spivey Dressage and there I...
by Amy Dahlgren | Apr 5, 2017 | Amy, Samantha, Showing
Dressage and having horses in general is pretty amazing. There are so many benefits. The bond we have with our horses, fresh air and exercise just to name a few. The one thing that I find very interesting is the depth of friendships we make through our...
Amy Dahlgren of Dahlgren Dressage is a USDF Bronze and Silver medalist offering quality dressage instruction in central Virginia.