Equestrian discipline of Dressage

My own history with Dressage

how well can I define the Dressage Dc?

Points of Historical importance

• 2000 years ago, Ancient Greeks trained their horses for war
• 3 disciples in the 1900 Olympics
• mounts for the military
• women competed 1956
• US Cavalry disbanded in 1948

Bodies of organization

• Fédération Equestre Internationale
• USDF
• USEF
• USPC
• USEA

members

• Judges
• trainers
• competitors
• event organizers
• spectators

INTERVIEW
CHRISTEL CARLSON
'S' National USEF Dressage judge, 'R' DSHB judge

INTERVIEW...

• Participation means showing an interest in training program
• rules: continue to develop, attend conferences, treat as intellectual sport
• communication: closed meetings, forums, required education
• Books, lots of famous must reads
• friendships from all over the world
• trained eye

Christel, Marilyn, Carter

Article in Practical Horseman by Marilyn

RIO 2016 PHOTO FROM NEWYORKTIMES.COM

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genre

USDF.ORG

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Special Equipment

Movements

THE LETTERS

EQUINE VOCABULARY

CONCLUSIONS

questions

Sources