Last weekend Mow and I competed in our first ever dressage show! We have been taking dressage lessons for about two years now and I finally felt ready to take him to a local show. He exceeded my expectations and we actually won two out of the three classes we entered! Here we are warming up before the first class.
My trainer, Heather, lives nearby so she was able to come and coach.
Here we are during our first class, an introductory level dressage test. (Basically, a set pattern that everyone rides and you are graded on each movement).
The tests are ridden in a standard-sized space that is marked off with these white fences. Someone can "call" the test for you, but these we very simple patterns so I just memorized them.
This photo is from the end of our second class (another test). Dressage tests start and end with a salute to the judge, who is at the end of the arena.
Mow and I competed in one other class where we rode with other riders and were judged on our equitation (riding ability) with no set pattern. Here we are with our ribbons, I'm one proud lady! Next time we will be moving up a level...
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