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Nov
Why Does Collection Supersede Rhythm? Why Does This Matter in Competition?
Why does collection supersede rhythm? Why is it important in competition? Read Paul's new article, published in The Horse Magazine.
17
Feb
Conquistadores & Artists
A new article, by Paul Belalsik, about dressage and the military. Why does this linking of dressage to the military and military movements persist, and to this day sometimes overpower the well-documented artistic evolution of dressage?...The provenance of dressage being guided by artistic forces is overwhelming.
17
Nov
The Horse Magazine Features Paul’s Classical Training Scale #5: High School
Paul’s classical training scale, as featured on our History of Dressage Poster, ends with High School. This series celebrates the launch of Paul Belasik’s wall poster that charts the history and heritage of the classical tradition of dressage.
11
Nov
The Horse Magazine Features Paul’s Classical Training Scale #4: Collection
Paul’s classical training scale, as featured on our History of Dressage Poster, continues with Collection. This series celebrates the launch of Paul Belasik’s wall poster that charts the history and heritage of the classical tradition of dressage.
09
Nov
The Horse Magazine Features Paul’s Classical Training Scale #3: Balance
Paul’s classical training scale, as featured on our History of Dressage Poster, continues with Balance. This series celebrates the launch of Paul Belasik’s wall poster that charts the history and heritage of the classical tradition of dressage.
05
Nov
The Horse Magazine Features Paul’s Classical Training Scale #2: Communication
Paul’s classical training scale, as featured on our History of Dressage Poster, continues with Communication. This series celebrates the launch of Paul Belasik’s latest project – a wall poster that chart the history and heritage of the classical tradition of dressage.
03
Nov
The Horse Magazine Features Paul’s Classical Training Scale #1: Trust
Paul's classical training scale, as featured on our History of Dressage Poster, begins with Trust.
03
Nov
The Horse Magazine Features Article Series on Heritage of Dressage Poster
This is a four or five part series that Chris Hector of the Horse Magazine is doing on the poster.
03
Mar
New Article: Notes on Piaffe
Judging from my mailbox, dressage riders seemed perplexed about how competition judges are currently evaluating some horses’ piaffes at the international level. What is high quality and what is faulty? In this article, I will address two major faults in piaffes of popular riders that have appeared in recent performances, and seem to be confusing viewers.
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Jul
“Modern Study of Expertise” from “Dressage for No Country”
From "Dressage for No Country:" The Road to Mastery and The Modern Study of Expertise.
I have noticed a nagging weakness that shows up in a lot of riders. They have an aversion to studying theory.
29
May
The essence of the halt – few judges understand what it is
In every dressage competition test, at every level, in every country, the horse and rider will start and finish the test with a halt. The beginning of the test may read, “A: Enter working trot. X: Halt, Salute. Proceed collected trot.”
Review of Musical Freestyles Demo: Expression and Design
The weather could not have been better. There was bright sun, a light breeze, and 72 degrees for our first lecture demo of the year.
29
Jan
Musical Freestyle: Your Horse is Not a Large Drum
This is the second part of a two part blog. The first was about music in the daily existence of a dressage stable.
18
Jan
Don’t Allow Music in the Barn – Especially During Schooling
This is a two part blog. The first is about music in the daily existence of a dressage stable. The second will be about musical freestyles.
02
Jan
Asymmetry and Soundness: Analysis and Selling Horses
In an article recently published by the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, a question is framed in bold type: “Should we redefine equine lameness in the era of quantitative gait analysis?” The article begins, “An international team of researchers, including [some] from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in London, have strongly advised on the need to discriminate clearly between “asymmetry” and “lameness” when assessing a horse’s gait.”
17
Dec
Teaching, Criticism and Self Esteem
“Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”
– Children’s rhyme.