For most of us, it is an unavoidable initiation into the sport of dressage. Sitting trot hurts.
Training
On her ten-year-old Hanoverian gelding Lymrix, Crystal Kroetch was a member of the silver medal-winning Canadian Pan Am Games Dressage Team in Guadalajara, Mexico, in October 2011. A Level III Dressage Coach, she has trained numerous horses and riders to the FEI level, including former young riders Janet Hambly Adams, Stephanie Koepke and Shanna Smart. Crystal and her husband, master saddle fitter Danny Kroetch, are based at Carousel Stables in Calgary, AB.
Randy Roy is a senior international judge, course designer and author. He owns and operates Hunters Glen Show Stable in King, ON, with his daughter, Ryan Roy.
After a summer of outdoor shows, moving indoors to a tournament as big as the Royal can be pretty unnerving, especially for a first-timer. Jill MacRae offers some tips for de-stressing and preparing yourself and your horse.
Randy Roy is a senior international judge, course designer and author. He owns and operates Hunters Glen Show Stable in King, ON, with his daughter, Ryan Roy.
Jumping equitation ring answers the questions demanded by the biggest grand prix and leads to professional show jumping careers.
Your event horse may be bold cross-country and a capable stadium jumper, but falls apart during dressage. He may get anxious or rebellious, spooky or distracted and tune you out completely.
Like the halts on centreline, the walk is a movement where good technical execution almost guarantees a good mark, regardless of the horse's athleticism.
The challenge of riding an unfamiliar horse over a course of fences is presented at the World Championships, in many equitation finals, and also recently at Spruce Meadows in the Final Four jumper series.
Randy Roy is a senior international judge, course designer and author. He owns and operates Hunters Glen Show Stable in King, ON, with his daughter, Ryan Roy.
