Western Dressage “On Fire” in Michigan!! By Joanne Coy I just wanted to let you know that western dressage is “on fire” here in southwest Michigan! My USDF GMO (Glass-Ed) just put on a western dressage clinic (I was the clinician) and we had around 45 people in attendance on a cold, snowy/rainy day, who […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]