This is amazing. I'm sharing it here for me. It's 6-7 minutes.
Horse Ballet or Dressage is a sport unlike any other.
My horse was trained to second level Dressage and competed under his
previous owner. Dressage takes years of training and requires a horse to respond to the slightest commands. I didn't know much about it. I've been horse crazy all my life, ridden whenever I had the opportunity, but never owned one of the remarkable creatures.
God has His own plans. My horse and I connected when I was his
groom. His previous owner felt he would be happier with me. We had five
wonderful years together, until his health required I make the
unenviable decision pet owners must make. I still miss him.
Back to Dressage. When I first started working with him, we had
an ongoing battle because he always drifted to the left. The poor
creature came to me, and we had a horrible time learning to communicate.
I couldn't understand it why he was being so difficult. I felt so
guilty when I finally figured out he was obeying the command I was
giving him. Because of badly healed torn ligaments, my right foot
twisted out, which meant my right leg perpetually pressed against his
side, moving him to the left.
I didn't have the skill to ride him in Dressage, but I exercised
him from the ground and watched him put himself through his paces
sometimes. Breathtaking.
http://blog.inspirationbygod.net/1539/spectacular-horse-ballet/
My step mother-in-law (is that even a designation?) jumps horses in competitions. I think she's done some dressage too. I've ridden some of her horses and even got tossed from one. They are magnificent creatures.
ReplyDeleteThe designation works for me. :-)
DeleteOuch! I confess: He unseated me, once. He shied left, and I didn't go with him. Ended up with quite the goose egg. I still loved him.
They really are.