Tag Archives: dressage

Stamina isn’t just for horses

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Alli Farkas

Yesterday morning started out with icy roads and overturned cars. Fortunately I wasn’t among them, but I came close to it. My destination was a seminar on horse and rider biomechanics, presented by my trainer Karin Bielefeld. In spite of … Continue reading →

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2018 Quadrille is here

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Alli Farkas

This performance almost didn’t happen. On Saturday one of the horses slipped her stifle right before we went in the ring. Our Wonder Woman barn manager manipulated everything back in place and thankfully on Sunday the mare was ready to … Continue reading →

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Foolproof braids

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Alli Farkas

We’re in costume for our Hawaii 5-0 music themed quadrille at last weekend’s horse show. Charm has enough mane for two horses plus part of a pony, so it’s been a challenge to find a faster yet indestructible method for … Continue reading →

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From Secret Agent to Pink Panther

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Alli Farkas

A little notice: this embed from Facebook starts playing with sound muted. At this point I can’t change that, so you will have to turn on the sound by clicking on the little “speaker” icon in the lower right hand … Continue reading →

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Bouncing rider should have worn a Raggedy Ann costume

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Alli Farkas

I’m going to cheat here with my tale of the weekend’s pas de deux. Mainly because I can’t recall ever looking so floppy as a rider–hence the rag doll reference. So except for the little movie clip at the end … Continue reading →

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Short interruption for some swag

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Alli Farkas

OK, enough about painting for a couple of minutes. I belong to two dressage GMO’s (group member organizations) and at the end of each year they give out awards for that year’s show season. So— Champion high point for Quadrille … Continue reading →

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Charm and I love the number 5

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Alli Farkas

It couldn’t have been a more perfect weekend for a horse show. Cool, dry, breezy. Overnight on Thursday it rained probably a couple of inches at the showground, but by the time we arrived on Friday evening the wonderful sand … Continue reading →

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A Saturday date with Charm

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Alli Farkas

This past Saturday I took temporary leave of my senses and rode Charm in the first of Karin Bielefeld’s two annual spring dressage clinics at Willow Tree. These events are valuable because they give you practice riding with an audience … Continue reading →

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Rockin’ Riders rocks the quadrille…again

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Alli Farkas

OK, I have no video, or even photos, to prove this. But we did rock our world at the horse show yesterday. We’ve tightened up our moves since early June and junked one awkward-looking sequence for something much more elegant. The … Continue reading →

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New! Improved! 2016 Quadrille!

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Alli Farkas

First, a few words about our innovative new product! The Rockin’ Riders quadrille is now in its third year. It was time to up our game a little, so our team leader (who is responsible for mainly our entire existence … Continue reading →

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