How did you find out about Better Dressage Scores? Honestly, I can’t remember! My guess is through Facebook. Why is online showing so important to you? At the beginning it was super important because I didn’t have a trailer! It was my only way to consistently show. Then it was the most “bang for my buck”. I can enter 3 classes and get all the add-ons for less than it would cost me to do one schooling show for the same…
Samantha found out about Better Dressage Scores after searching the internet for on-line dressage shows. She was looking for something to work towards with her horse without the stress of trailoring him. Learn a little more about her and her online competition teammate, Vulcan, below! 1. When and why did you start riding? I started riding at a very young age, both of my parents rode so it was a hereditary addiction. 2. Why is online horse showing so important…
Jennifer grew up as a hunter/jumper and had the good fortune of parents who would sit in a 20 degree barn or the super hot summers to allow her to ride. After several years of competing for her college equestrian team, she moved to Florida to work in the horse industry. Unfortunately, that’s where she lost all her confidence. She and her OTTB were joined a charity trail ride that ended in disaster 13 years ago, and they never quite…
Maddy S. doesn’t ride her horse bareback because she’s a badass – that’s only part of the reason. Her 13 year old thoroughbred, Murray, sustained an SI injury a few years ago, and bareback riding has now been a part of their routine to keep him happy and healthy! Read about their journey together and watch their bareback dressage tests below:
Felicia is a 33-year-old horse girl with a lot of grit. Her love of horses began at the age of 5, and ever since, she has done just about every equestrian sport there is: eventing, pleasure driving, exercise riding, show jumpers, dressage, barrels, poles, foxhunting, and steeplechase. Now, she works for the Department of Defense, runs a nonprofit 4-H club, and owns 3 beautiful horses on her North Carolina farm. Two of her horses came to her as a pair.…