Category Archives: Dressage

Extra Lessons!

Many of our students (and trainers!) have out-of-town holiday plans, so Lisa has scheduled time this week to squeeze in make-up lessons before the holiday craziness sets in.  Lisa will be available on the following dates for the rest of the month: Thursday (12th), Saturday (14th), Sunday (15th), Tuesday (17th), and Thursday (19th), to make up for the two weeks she will be visiting family (21 December to 3 January).  If you can’t make it out for a make-up lesson this week, schedule a ground school lesson with PK while Lisa is on vacation.

Katherine and Bonnet

Online Lesson Scheduling

Our new online lesson scheduling system is up and running!  We’ve worked out the kinks and it is working great.  Use it to schedule your next lesson with PK, Lisa, or Michelle!

Evening Rides

We had a fabulous turn out for lessons and our weekly Evening Ride on Thursday! Join us next week for a lovely evening at Hillside; the outdoor arena is lighted so we can ride during dusk and after dark.  We always have a blast!  Don’t forget, we also have online scheduling for lessons now: http://hillsidestables.appointy.com/  Check it out today!

Correct Dressage Contact

“Contact” seems to be a mysterious, elusive term that is thrown around but rarely discussed.  What is contact?  How does one achieve contact with one’s horse?  Gail Hoff-Carmona’s article, “Ask the Experts: Correct Dressage Contact” in Dressage Today offers some answers.

The Art of Classic Dressage Training

Dressage Today recently published a great article, The Art of Classic Dressage Trainingby Dr. Josef Knipp.  Knipp’s essay is a lovely essay reminder all riders, regardless of discipline, why we ride horses and what should be valued in every style of riding.

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Katherine took her lesson on Jake today! And BonBon got an instructor ride. All did great. They even had to rangle around the ground school class of four that PK was teaching. The day continued with Michelle and PK in a group lesson and later Leo got a visit from his family. Good day….

Lateral Work Lessons!

Lisa has returned from training in Kansas and cannot wait to share what she learned about suppling, collection, and lateral work.  Have you set up your next lesson with her yet?