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DONOSO VII Swedish PRE champion 2009© Yeguada VIKINGA PRE Foto: Javier Villlard www.horsespre.com
2010-07-01 Leslie Reid buying a PRE, read more here
27/9 Read more about DONOSO VII here and about the championship here
5/9 Video collection Horsespre;
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=horsespre
28/8 Camel dressage!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnsWQ4kNG-w
27/7 Edward Gal and Moorlands Totilas at Hickstead;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL-DFsh5A0I
19/7 Kyra Kyrklund wins Prix St George with her Lusitano Rico;
http://www.eurodressage.com/scores/2009/hartpury.html
19/7 Falsterbo Horse Show scores;
http://www.eurodressage.com/scores/2009/falsterbo.html
27/6 Beautiful kür by Edward Gal and Moorlands Totilas at dutch championships 2009;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvUDAlsLo20
25/6 Dressage-news.com Jessica Ransehousen speaks out on dressage judging;
http://www.dressage-news.com/?p=1723
25/6 Interesting articles from the US Dressage Federation Magazine on dressage judging;
Hilda Gurney: Make judging constructive not critical. "I would like judges to be more positive", says the California based two time Olympian and FEI "I" judge. "I am a judge and a trainer and a rider and a coach. With some of the judges, it has been so long since they have been to a show that they no longer appreciate what it takes to get there, and they are willing to castigate the rider. They need to remember that it requires years of training, is a great expense, and demands a lot of effort. And people adore their horses. I recently took a bunch of students to a show, and the judge slaughtered the students. I am not talking about the score, but about the comments. It was almost cruel, and so unnecessary. It makes you almost afraid to send your students in to the arena. Judges should be more positive with the comments. They need to be encouraging so that riders will want to come back. We won't have horse shows otherwise."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvUDAlsLo20
25/6 Dressage-news.com Jessica Ransehousen speaks out on dressage judging;
http://www.dressage-news.com/?p=1723
25/6 Interesting articles from the US Dressage Federation Magazine on dressage judging;
Hilda Gurney: Make judging constructive not critical. "I would like judges to be more positive", says the California based two time Olympian and FEI "I" judge. "I am a judge and a trainer and a rider and a coach. With some of the judges, it has been so long since they have been to a show that they no longer appreciate what it takes to get there, and they are willing to castigate the rider. They need to remember that it requires years of training, is a great expense, and demands a lot of effort. And people adore their horses. I recently took a bunch of students to a show, and the judge slaughtered the students. I am not talking about the score, but about the comments. It was almost cruel, and so unnecessary. It makes you almost afraid to send your students in to the arena. Judges should be more positive with the comments. They need to be encouraging so that riders will want to come back. We won't have horse shows otherwise."
Debbie McDonald: Make judging spectator-friendly. Says the 2 time Olympian from Haily, ID: "I would like to see us reexamine our system of judging so that it is easier for the public to follow. In order to draw the public in and increase our fans and sponsors, they have to know what the judges are looking for, and why a score of 70%, which would be considered mediocre in most other sports, is quite good in dressage. We can help that situation by including an explanation in show programs about the system of judging and what the judges are looking for. At the same time, we should reconsider how a horse with a major disobedience is judged. The public doesn't always understand what they are watching, but they are smart enough to know that if a horse runs backward and spins, that is not supposed to happen. When they see that and then the rider medals, they wonder what our sport is all about. It is no fault of the judges; it is just the system we have in place. I have so many people and sponsors approaching me, questioning how a horse is able to medal with a huge disobedience. I tell them that is just one movement, but they respond that a figure skater doesn't win with a fall, nor does a vaulter or an athlete in any other Olympic sport. When the sponsors start to question, then I think we are in trouble.
23/6 Sport Psycology; http://www.eurodressage.com/reports/interview/psychology/adamson_11.html
23/6 Sport Psycology; http://www.eurodressage.com/reports/interview/psychology/adamson_11.html