Featured image: Nicole Grous, photo by Michael T. Photography Gate training is indispensable to any rancher’s horse. Working Equitation is designed to show the skills necessary to maneuver obstacles that closely represent the athleticism of a working ranch horse. Teamwork and focus are essential to tackling obstacles similar to those found in the fields. Where […]
Bending your horse through a corner not only helps with suppleness, it’s also important for balance in your Dressage tests and also in those tight turns in Ease of Handling. We always want to strive for our horse bending around our inside leg, not pushing or bracing against our leg. The corners in your Dressage […]
At their Board meeting on March 5, 2019, the WE United Board of Directors voted unanimously to host the first North American Championship Working Equitation Competition October 10-13, 2019 in Del Mar, California, in place of the National Championship Show previously planned for that date and location. The decision was made to enable the show […]
I think what creates hesitation for some riders are the obstacles in Working Equitation. There can be an underlying fear that our horses will lose their mind with some of those “experiences”. I’ve found that the opposite is actually more true. Training at home with obstacles keeps your horse enthusiastic. The confidence that obstacle training […]
Sounds like a great title, but sometimes the reality is our horses are rushing, pushing on the bit, and just overall unhappy with the Dressage training. Dressage exercises done correctly are beneficial to our horse’s mind and body. Creating suppleness provides lightness and balance, in other words… comfort for horse and rider. Shoulder in is […]
Valentine’s Day Weekend, 40 WE fans from three states (Washington, Oregon, and California) came together to share their love of the sport and their appreciation for one another at a two-day B-Rated show hosted by Working Equitation Oregon at the Oregon Horse Center’s Prairie Arena Complex in Eugene, Oregon. To meet the scheduling demand, judging […]
Highlander Ranch at McClennan Community College in Waco, Texas, welcomed eleven horse/rider pairs to a small but well-run Working Equitation competition on February 16-17, 2019. Sue Watkins, r, California, judged the event. Claire Edwards competed on two horses. She and Tennessee Walking Horse Señorita S earned 63.96% in Dressage and 58.75% in Ease of Handling […]
Eleven horse/rider pairs joined judge Rebecca Algar at Pepperglen Farm in Norco, California, for a B-Rated Working Equitation competition on February 3, 2019. Kaylie Cox and Sille van de Veenhoeve swept the three-entry Introductory class (earning 72.91% in Dressage and 64.00% in Ease of Handling). Linda Horn and Meet Me in Hollywood came in 3rd […]
Fifteen hearty horse/rider pairs, along with Judge Polly Limond and a brave crew of show staff and volunteers shivered their way through torrential downpour and “the water obstacle that simply knew no end” at the February 2, 2019 Pepperglen Farm WE show in Norco, California. Kaylie Cox and Sille van de Veenhoeve swept the two-entry […]
Fifteen horse/rider pairs joined “S” judge Doreen Atkinson, TX, at the Florida Horse Park for the Southwest Baroque Horse Shows’ January 2019 Working Equitation Competition. Introductory Level Paulette Stoudt and Gypsy Vanner WR Esmeralda’s Will by Caymus swept the six-entry Introductory class, earning 66.46% in Dressage and 66.88% in Ease of Handling to take home […]