After a 27-year hiatus from the horse world, I met a sporty little black Quarter Horse named Poco Blu Bar, 10 years ago, when I turned 50. I fell in love with his personality, size and looks and leased him for a year, then bought him. Blu is a jack-of-all-trade, master-of-none so to speak. He […]
Saddle Up February 2017
Saddle Up Association News Art for February 2017
Michigan Celebrates WDAMI’s 2015 Year End Award Winners
February 27, 2016 WDAMI hosted it’s 2015 Year End Award program! Complete with a fabulous luncheon menu, silent auction items and door prizes, Michigan members and their guests enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of comradery and presentations. Our speakers for the program were Joanne Coy and Jessica Shier. Joanne is participating in the WDAA Judges Program […]
An “Old” Dressage Rider finds Western Dressage
By Cynthia Morcott Two short years ago, I happily discovered western dressage. As an aging dressage rider I was at the point in my life where I knew I had to quit riding the powerful and sometimes unpredictable warmbloods I had been riding for the last 30 years. While I had experienced owning and riding […]
Meet our Members – Elise Rich
Elise Rich and Jazz Jazz is an amazing example of how dressage can truly transform a horse and cultivate potential in any discipline. He is a very sweet and quiet 9-year-old American Paint gelding who came to me as a trail horse for additional training in the spring of 2014. Two trainers had previously told […]
Michigan Competitors Shine at the WDAA World Show
This year the 2015 WDAA World Championship Show was bigger than ever! This 3rd annual event took place in Tulsa Oklahoma on November 6th – 8th, 2015. This year, two of our own Michigan competitors made traveled down to Tulsa to compete. Both horse and rider pairs did fantastic, even bringing home a couple big […]
Team Rachel Ory and Pistol Pete
By Rachel Leigh Ory Pete has excelled at western dressage, and it has made him a more balanced horse. He was started as a two-year-old by reining horse trainer, Tom Pierson. I was Tom’s assistant for six years. Tom is a true horseman. He is first and foremost a young horse trainer; never does […]
Meet Our Members – Glenda Warner
by Glenda Warner, WDAMI member and award winner. Lectric Boomer, “Boomer” loves dressage. His top line muscling and form have changed as his movement has become uphill with elevated forearms and knee expression. People do not recognize the movement as being “stock horse” but it is the result of changes to his bio-mechanics due to the gymnastic […]
What the Heck is Western Dressage?
Written by Diane Kaser Welcome to the Western Dressage Association of America Michigan affiliate.. Our acronym is WDAMI. I know that some folks have always wondered about dressage. What the heck is it anyway? Dressage is simply training and now the western horse and rider can train or compete in their own shows, attend clinics […]