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 | Jul 6, 2017 | Guest Bloggers, Tips, Training Tips
Guest Blogger Mari Monda Zdunic joins us again! “Doubt caused indecision. Indecision causes inaction. Inaction causes us to put the important back there where the unimportant things reside. Inaction cause idleness and additional doubt. It builds a wall between...
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 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...
Amy Dahlgren of Dahlgren Dressage is a USDF Bronze and Silver medalist offering quality dressage instruction in central Virginia.