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overweight bias?

Does this exist in judging?  Does a rider/driver’s weight affect how a judge places a class? Assuming all the performances are equal, where would a judge usually place the fluffy rider? I think there’s a good chance this bias does … Continue reading

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Dressage Gelding for Sale

This guy is a Silhouette Statesman son.  Dark bay, small star. True 15.2 barefoot after trim.  Stands quietly for braiding.  He is schooled dressage, shown just a few times with Intro scores in high 60′s, low 70′s.  9 years old. … Continue reading

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Western Dressage

The post about western dressage at Gold Cup caught my eye.  The video has expired.  Can someone tell me about western dressage?  I’m familiar with ‘regular’ dressage and driven dressage.   I’ll be showing Western for the first time next … Continue reading

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