I am so fortunate to have
found the perfect horse to help me continue my dressage education.
Anthem is a 15 year old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding standing 16+ hands.
He was previously shown through I-1with scores in the mid-60s.
So he has the training to teach me and hopefully the patience to deal with me while I learn!
Since he has not been in training
for over a year, we will both be getting back into show shape together.
It will be a wonderful experience to have my own FEI schoolmaster in my
backyard.
Anthem and I have started our
weekly lessons with Karmen Mills. Its always a challenge with a
schoolmaster -
they
know everything, you know nothing - how do you transfer that knowledge?
Thankfully, he has proven to be a patient teacher so far.
Anthem's gaits are so different from my previous horses -
but his gorgeous trot is what
attracted me to him in the first place.
I have been having so
much fun learning movements I have never done before. I really like his
canter and have been playing with changes across the diagonal and canter
pirouettes. In August, Anthem and I attended our first real
clinic with "S" judge Mike Osinski. Anthem was his usual self -
hard working and dependable. Mike was sure to point out that he did
every single thing I asked of him. He tries so hard Mike called him an
over-achiever! I am hoping we will be ready for a fourth level test
for the schooling show at the end of September. That will help us get
ready for the *real* shows next year!
Dressage is a journey in
partnership. Anthem and I have many miles to travel together and this is
only the beginning. I only hope I can become as good a rider as he is
a horse.
WHAT AN FEI
HORSE DOES ON A WORK DAY:
WHAT AN FEI
HORSE DOES ON HIS DAY OFF:
Stoney
Wood
Friesians
