Dressage is a beautiful discipline and one I know very little about, so I’ve been collecting all of the dressage trainers and riders I could find to learn a little more. Here is the list so you can learn more too.
Be sure to stop by and say hi to @theequinest while you are there.
A listing of dressage on twitter in alphabetical order – all links open in a new window.
@amateurdressage
Amateur Dressage Social Network
US
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Name
Debbie Flood
Website & Places you can find my work online
Websites: www.debfloodart.com & www.paintingachildaday.com
Blog: debbieflood.blogspot.com
Follow Debbie on Twitter: @debflood
Where I am
Belfast, Maine, USA
Tell us a little about you, what is your background & where do you come from?
I was Born in Maine and still live in the same area.
I grew up on a horse farm. We raised Appaloosa horses, showing them, breeding them and riding them. A lot of family members owned various breeds of horses and that’s what I was raised on, the horse life.
This is a position which benefits from strength of character, excellent riding skills and a firm understanding of the racing industry. Jockeys must work with a variety of people including horse owners, trainers, exercise riders and a variety of barn staff.
Extensive horse experience, a small (but strong) stature and a fearless ability to think fast are all traits of a successful jockey. With few exceptions this is perhaps one of the most dangerous horse jobs.
Excuse the ad at the start, but this clip is worth a watch. The high jumper is (or was) the Guinness World Record holder for a human clearing a horse high jump. Lets just say the jumper is a (very) strange Frenchman, the announcer is a very skeptical Brit, and hilarity ensues. Enjoy!
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Image from katbert
A city is a terrible place to keep a horse, but for one reason or another too many of them seem to end up there.
Many of them work pulling tourist carriages, others as police horses and still others provide transportation.
Regardless of the reason they are there, there is always something decidedly melancholy about a horse in the city.
These photographers did a great job of capturing the plight of the urban horse.
Bhutan is an interesting horse area, the animals are used in large part for work and agriculture.
In the late 1960’s & 70’s the Austrian government sent several small herds of Haflinger horses to Bhutan to work on a Swiss farm. However the Haflinger was found to be unsuitable for the local people, they were too large and not surefooted enough for the terrain.
More recently, in 2000 a small heard of Spiti horses were imported to begin a trial breeding program. The Spiti has similar characteristics to local animals and it is hoped they will be better suited to the needs of the locals.
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Perhaps most well known for their lovely long, curly coat of hair, the American Bashkir horse is a breed shrouded in the unknown. The existance of a horse with the *curly* gene in North America is a mystery.
Their bloodlines are clearly the same as the Bashkir horse native to the Ural mountains. Animals with curly coats were discovered in America in the early 19th century.
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There is something so very majestic about a horse when they rear up onto their hind legs. It takes their great size to a whole new level and essentially forces you to show some respect & pay attention.
I really enjoyed putting together this horses in motion series, dedicated to horses moving everywhere.
With so many disciplines and types of horse, it seems the movement possibilities are endless.
So far, I’ve covered horses playing & bucking and there are plenty more where that came from.
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Name
Jennifer MacNeill-Traylor
Website & Places you can find my work online
My website is a work in progress: www.gypsymare.com
My blog is updated several times a week: gypsymare.blogspot.com
Ebay: Gypsy Mare Studios
Etsy: Gypsy Mare Studios
Cafepress: Gypsy Mare Studios
Follow Jennifer on Twitter: @GypsyMareArt
Where I am
East Petersburg, PA which is in the bucolic countryside of Lancaster County.
Tell us a little about you, what is your background & where do you come from?
I grew up in Cochranville, PA. My mother had a palomino mare named Gypsy when I was born and took me on trail rides with her when I was a baby! I blame that horse for my lifelong addiction to all things equine.
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There are a number of horse classified sites out there, but it seems very few of them have made their way onto social media. Here is a list of the few equine classified services I could find.
Be sure to stop by and say hi to @theequinest too.
A listing of horse classified services on twitter in alphabetical order – all links open in a new window.
@canadaequine
Canada Equine On-Line – Horse Classifieds
Canada
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Name
Jessica Duffy
Website and places where you can find my work online
Website: www.ahorseaday.com
Facebook: Jessica Duffy Photography
Follow Jessica on twitter: @jessicaduffy
Where I am
I’m a rising sophomore at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
Tell us a little about you, what is your background and where do you come from?
I’m from Sebastopol, California. My passion is for horses.
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This is a position which benefits from attention to detail, the ability to juggle multiple tasks and management experience. Racetrack trainers must work with a variety of people during their day, owners, jockeys, training riders, vets and farriers to name a few.
A flexible attitude, a sublime knowledge of the racing industry and a deep understanding of horse anatomy, physiology and psychology are all essential elements of a great racetrack trainer.