Agape Dressage

06/23/2022

Bay or Gray?? I couldn’t possibly choose between my two favorite Spanish gents. 🦄🦄

06/23/2022

Or it just me??

#equestrianproblems #dressagerider #lefttoleft #dressage #dressagetrainer

06/21/2022

Friends remember horse trick rider killed in Tucson crash while heading to rodeo

So very sad.

Despite his success, his friends say he always shared his wisdom.

06/21/2022

This is after a hard ride! Guess he needed to express himself. 🤯😵‍💫

#belén #andalusian #energizerbunny #elchapo #dressagerider #dressage #dressagetrainer #feihorse

06/20/2022

Working hard or hardly working? I believe they call this #processing

#mondaymotivation #dressage #dressagerider #dressagetrainer #ottb #oldenburg #quarterhorse #hashingitout #problemsolving

06/16/2022

This right here, riders!

#TipTuesday: Every corner is an opportunity. They are where the next movement begins, so don’t blast through them. And practice them, so they’re not a thing that you only attempt when someone in a little judge’s hut is watching - make them your default setting ⚙️

06/12/2022

Orion is a 21 year old, OTTB who came to Dressage a bit later in life. He suffered a major injury to his pelvis in a starting gate accident many years ago. As a result, he’s never been able to move evenly behind and struggled to canter when I first met him 5 years ago. Through consistent work by his owner/rider Laurie, he has developed enough strength and balance to carry himself correctly with regularity. However, he still needed to build his top line and increase his symmetry, especially off his weaker right hind leg. In order to accomplish this, Laurie began riding him in the Equicore 4-5x a week. The difference in just six weeks is incredible! Orion is able to move so much more freely and with power from behind.

#equicore #ottb #dressage
#dressagehorse #dressagerider #dressagetrainer #dressagetraining #symmetry #balance #engagement #adultamateur

06/09/2022

Hard to believe this sweet 😇 face could ever be naughty, but…

There is a tradition at Agape Dressage, dating back to Show Team with Dorie Vlatten Schmitz when I was a wee rugrat, to ask “Permission to Dismount” before an unauthorized dismount. In the event that a rider fails to ask permission before hitting the ground, treats must be brought to the barn to share with everyone.

Autumn brought these delicious chocolate chip walnut cookies for everyone and the Universe is once again in balance. 🍪

#permissiontodismount #dressagerider #dressagehorse #dressagetrainer #dressagetraining #unauthorizeddismount#naughtyhorse #chocolatechipcookies

@wolf.lorie @dvschmitz

06/08/2022

Memorize this.

#dressagegoals #dressagerider #dressagetrainer #dressagetraining #dressage #lusitano #schleesesaddle

06/08/2022

The Greatest Filly Who Ever Lived

The Greatest Filly Who Ever Lived

“As God is my judge, this filly may be better than Secretariat!” —Secretariat trainer Lucien Laurin It’s Belmont week. All the talk deservedly is about Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike. His is a story about the affirming nature of life, of hope, of dreams. A story about a $30,000 claimer re...

06/08/2022

Fine like Sugar!!

#serrano #pre #andalusian #feihorse #sugarfiend #snackmonster

06/08/2022

All the feelings about the first Monday in June.

#lusitano #ottb #andalusian #oldenburg #hanoverian #arabian #dressagetrainer #dressagetraining #agapedressage #dressagerider

06/07/2022

Guess who just did her first line of 4 tempis?! Autumn is my working student this summer, and one of the perks is lessons on The Professor, aka Theo, a GP schoolmaster. They got the 4s on the first try, easy peasy. Being able to ride other horses besides one’s own is highly beneficial.

#grandprixschoolmaster #dutchwarmblood #workingstudent #dressagerider #dressagetrainer #dressagetraining #tempichanges #dressageisajourney #theprofessor #baygelding

06/07/2022

I’ve been quite delayed in posting this, but huge CONGRATULATIONS to Marcy and Mimi on their recent Working Equitation wins!! 🌟 They were High Point in Ease of Handling, won the Judge’s Choice award, and qualified for the Western Zone Championships. 🦄 So proud of you both! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

#latergram #workingequitation
#dressagehorse #dressagerider #dressagetraining #chestnutmare #arabian #schleesesaddle

06/06/2022

Watch: Wild horses chased by grizzly bear run for their lives

Yikes!!

A network of trail cameras in Alberta, Canada, captured an extraordinary scene recently involving wild horses running for their lives from a grizzly bear.

06/04/2022

🐎🥰

No one understands us.
 
The yummy mummies at school pick up don’t understand why we arrive with a car covered in dirt, straw in our hair and a questionable stain on our well-worn breeches.
 
Our doctors don’t understand when we laugh at suggestions we shouldn’t ride until the cast is off.
 
Our friends don’t understand why the qualifying show with its early morning start is more important than another night out with the girls.
 
Our relatives don’t understand why we’d rather spend our money on the new horsebox than a holiday in the sun.
 
Our mates who play sport don’t understand that the commitment goes beyond the training, goes beyond the competing, goes beyond the participation.
 
We understand. We are galloping housewives. We know the costs. We know the sacrifice. We know it’s worth it.
 
We understand.
 
We are galloping housewives.

#gallopinghousewife #ilovehorses #amateurequestrian #middleagedwoman

05/28/2022

So long for the summer, Glenna and Henry!! I’m not jealous at all that you’re escaping the Tucson triple digit heat for the cool mountain air. Not. At. All. 😜 See you in the Fall when cooler temps prevail. Until then, enjoy your lessons with Dolly!

@dollyhannon

#adultamateur #dressagerider #dressagehorse #dressagetraining #trakhener

05/24/2022

Schleese Saddle Fit day at Willow Woods! Thanks to Connie, Michelle, and Chris for keeping our saddles in great shape so our horses can perform their best. 🦄

#schleese #schleesesaddlery #dressagetraining #dressagetrainer #dressagerider #andalusian #saddlefitforlife #feihorse

05/19/2022

I am still in shock. Dr. Taylor was a great vet with a wealth of knowledge that he shared with all. More importantly, he was a wonderful human being. He leaves a lasting legacy in his family and the horse community but he will be dearly missed. My deepest condolences and prayers to his family.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Dr. Scott Taylor(3/18/63-5/14/22).
We have been mourning the loss of a role model, a friend and great family man, who made an impression on anyone he met.
Dr. Taylor had been a partner and board certified surgeon at Arizona Equine since 1993.
He will be dearly missed and we know he would want us to continue with our regular practice standards of care.
Our clinic hours will remain the same.
There will be a celebration of life ceremony in several weeks to come.

05/15/2022

Yep. Truth 💣

#dressagerider #dressagetrainer #dressagetraining #athlete #myhorseisspoiled

Repost @cavalierecouture

05/11/2022

Even though I’m visiting my sister to help with her husband as he begins radiation and chemo for brain cancer, I managed to sneak in a workout. Hoping not to lose too much fitness while away from the barn. Thanks, Joseph, for creating a plan for me even when I can’t be in the gym! I may have worked out underneath a ‘62 Corvette, but I still got it done. 👊🏼💪🏼

#functionalstrengthtraining #geterdone #blockfitness #cancersucks #fcancer #dressagerider #dressagetrainer

@blockfitnesscollective

05/10/2022

Heardle

🐄 🔔
#Heardle

That daily musical intros game

05/10/2022

Wishing Martha a safe and wonderful Summer. She leaves this week for Seattle and other fun destinations as she escapes the Tucson heat. Her trusty steed, Happy, gets to stay with me for the summer as we continue to strengthen his 3rd level work and try to help install the canter pirouette button. Have a great summer, Martha!! Everyone at Team Agape will miss you!! 🏔☀️

#dressagerider #dressagetrainer #dressagetraining #rhinelander #adultamateur

05/08/2022

How Rich Strike came back to win the Kentucky Derby

Incredible!! And he wasn’t even supposed to be in the Derby. 🐎

05/06/2022

Dian and Sky are finally finding their groove!

#andalusian #adultamateur #dressagerider #dressagetraining #dressagetrainer #getintothegroove

04/26/2022

I couldn’t make it to the TDC Awards Banquet last Sunday, but was thrilled to learn that Serrano and I won the Prix St. Georges Open division in a tie with the talented @laura.decesari. Both of us averaged 69.51% for the year at PSG. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

#dressagerider #dressagetrainer #dressagetraining #andalusian #pre #feihorse #prixstgeorges #champion #schleesesaddle #brixtonhat #baygelding

04/25/2022

Picture perfect! 🦄

#andalusian #andalusitano #belén #feihorse #smallbutmighty #dressagerider #dressagetrainer #dressagetraining #schleesesaddle #adultamateursrock

04/23/2022

Photos from Tamarack Hill Farm's post

04/23/2022

Thomas Ritter: "Who Are We to Judge?"

‘Criticism is easy, but Art is difficult.’

Thomas Ritter: "Who Are We to Judge?"

04/23/2022

**Attention Tucson and Southern Arizona riders!!**

The team from Schleese Saddlery Service are tentatively scheduled to be in Tucson and Sierra Vista locations May 23-27. Please contact me at [email protected] if you’d like an appointment.

Book your 80-Point Saddle Fit evaluation today and find out if your saddle is fit for you and your horse's optimal performance.

https://schleese.com/saddle-fit-evaluation/

#Schleese #FitisEverything #SaddleFit #Horse #Equestrian #Equine #horselife #horselove #horsestagram #horsesoninstagram #Saddles #Saddle #Dressage #Horsebackriding #Horses #EquinePhotography #SaddleFitting #SchleeseSaddle #SchleeseSaddlery

Photo courtesy of our German branch @schleese_sattel

04/22/2022

Señor C 🦄

#lusitano #feihorse #unicorn #dressagetraining #dressagetrainer #dressagerider #schleesesaddle #traumavoid #heymanwhythelongface

04/21/2022

After 18 days away from the barn, I’m back in the saddle, sporting my new hat from Brixton. But… I. Am. So. Sore!! Time to get back in shape.

#myhappyplace #brixtonhat #dressagetrainer #c4belts #dressagerider #andalusian

04/13/2022

How it all started, many years ago. My Mom helping me tack up Blue Lady at Old Adobe Riding Club when I was a scruffy little street urchin. I think I’m about 4 years old in this pic.

#startemyoung #futuredressagerider #dressagetrainer #dressagerider #ragamuffin

04/04/2022

Still correct 27 after the interview took place. IMO, things have only gotten worse, not better. If only we all applied his principles.

04/03/2022

Señor Cantante 🦄

#lusitano #purosangrelusitano #feihorse #dressagehorse #dressagetraining #dressagetrainer