Hey, obviously, none of you seem to ride dressage. I am doing dressage a bit, so if you have any questions, just ask me, I’ll be happy to answer you if I can.

YOU CAN RIDE MY BIO IN INTRODUCE YOURSELF. I STARTED TAKING DRESSAGE LESSONS IN 1978 WITH MY APPALOOSA/QUARTER HORSE AND IT CHANGED BOTH OF US DRAMATICALLY. Our BREEDING STOCK PAINT MARE OF QUARTER/THOROUGHBRED STOCK WAS A NATURAL, AND THEN WHEN WE GOT OUR EGYPTIAN ARABIAN STALLION IN 1983, WE CONTINUED THE DRESSAGE AS A FOUNDATION FOR EVERYTHING WE DID AND EVERY HORSE WE OWN, EVEN TODAY. I JUST SAW cAVALIA HERE LAST WEEK AND CHEVAL HERE IN LAS VEGAS A FEW YEARS AGO. BOTH ARE AWESOME!!!!!!

I ride dressage at the beginning training level and find it a lot of fun. I have a great trainer so it often is funny. I am hoping to get more coordinated as time goes, but seem to be making slow progress. I also enjoy watching others and watching others ride my horse.

I ride entry level (my term for mid away training level). While I have no aspiration to be a dressage rider, I found that it improved my seat a great deal.

We also are working are way to driven dressage.

Arab owner, I'm in so. Cal - are you a so cal person too?

Been riding dressage since the mid 1980s. Also balanced/hunt seat and jumpers. Since 1999, I've been concentrating specifically on classical dressage.

Now this is what I'd like to ride like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKQgTiqhPbw

Oh my... That performance was the most impressive ride I think I've ever watched. How incredible it would be to have a horse that loved the sport as much as that mare! Oh, I can only dream...

Wow! I never thought I would actually see a horse dancing! That was amazing, think of how much fun you would have with that horse.

I guess its all in paying attention to the the details.
Watched the video-YUCK!!
One of the most important parts of Dressage is Harmony and Lightness- Here the horse has flat ears, leaning heavily against the bit, overflexed in his neck[not even @ poll] and the RINGING of the tail. Clearly shows an unhappiness in his job.
Sorry, guess I was hoping for it to be better. Not trying to take anything away from them, just getting to that point is alot of effort and hard work. But it can/should be done better. Especially since there are people who are looking for something to emulate.

Yeah, now that you say it and I watched it again, I noticed the same things. I guess I just wasn't paying attention to the details the first time.