International Multi-Sport Event Coverage: Dressage
How to
Dressage is not about putting horses in clothing, even though that sounds like it would be a great idea. Nothing too restrictive that will make the horse upset. Maybe a nice sundress, some linen culottes. Whatever.
To be a successful competitor in the horse-based sport of dressage, both rider and equestrian must perform a series of memorized tasks involving different types of trots, gallops, and canter. Together, this fancy footwork makes up the ride.
Winning
The ride is rated on the following scale:
10 – Excellent
9 – Very good
8 – Good
7 – Fairly good
6 – Satisfactory
5 – Marginal
4 – Insufficient
3 – Fairly Bad
2 – Bad
1 – Very bad
0 – Not executed
It is the opinion of Staff that all horses are 10 Excellent. All horses should win.
Quadrennial top medal match-ups: Dressage
Monday, August 15 at 9 a.m. EST: individual dressage
Famous horses from history
Secretariat
Li’l Sebastian
The horse with no name
Good horse Tumblrs
@dressagehub describes itself as having everything you need to know about dressage.
@equine-images has the dream job you didn’t know existed: professional equine photographer
@i-draw-one-hundred draws 100 of a thing and then moves on to the next one. They’re currently on horse 98, so get over there fast.
