Dressage

A tour from the top down

2005-07-10 00:00:00

ADMIRE the Chicago skyline on a five-day architecture history tour with the Oceanside Museum of Art. The tour, which begins Sept. 22, will visit the Art Institute of Chicago and Oak Park, Ill., site of the home and studio of architect Frank Lloyd Wright,...

HORSE SCENE: Prep the horse: It's showing season

2013-05-17 00:00:00

During spring shows in April and May, most competitors get back into the swing of the showing season. It's time to re-establish your pre-show clipping, bathing, packing and schooling routine. And horses get used to going out and about again. There are...

Local dressage competitor gains recognition

2013-03-03 04:04:00

Elizabeth Grainger and her horse, Guinness, make a fine pair. Guinness is a quarter horse, and his real name is Charlies Big Slugger. However, Guinness was born on St. Patrick’s Day, so the name is appropriate. Elizabeth received a fourth place...

'Horse ballet' expert

2012-07-27 01:05:33

MANKATO, Minn. - For the dedicated equestrian riders who pursue the artful elegance of dressage, July 21 was a good day to be in Mankato. Rural Mankato, actually. Pegasus Circle Stables, to be exact. Proprietor Kt Harrington brought in a bonafide...

Gun Debate Over — The Guns Won

2012-07-29 00:00:00

The question is: Why would anyone need an assault rifle? As far as I can determine, the answer is: We the people need assault rifles in case the government tries to take away our assault rifles. While this may pass as advanced logic among gun and ammo...

OLYMPICS: Equestrian: Bond between rider, horse vital to sport

2012-07-29 01:05:00

RED- FIELD - Flint is Sheila Price's 8-year-old quarterhorse, and she's been competing with him for awhile. �We both work hard,� Price said. The relationship between a rider and the horse is vital to performance, she said. �It's definitely...

Thursday's Olympic Schedule

2012-08-02 01:05:27

By The Associated Press ARCHERY At Lord's Cricket Ground Women's Individual 1/8 eliminations, 8 a.m. Women's Individual quarterfinals, semifinals, bronze and gold medal matches, 1 p.m. BADMINTON At Wembley Arena Men's Doubles quarterfinals,...

2012 Olympics: Friday's schedule

2012-08-03 01:05:35

ARCHERY At Lord's Cricket Ground Men's Individual 1/8 eliminations, 3 a.m. Men's Individual quarterfinals, semifinals, bronze and gold medal matches, 8 a.m. ATHLETICS At Olympic Stadium Men's 400 Hurdles round 1, 3000 Steeplechase round 1,...

2012 Olympics: Friday's Scores

2012-08-04 01:05:23

BASKETBALL Women Group A Croatia 75, Angola 56 Turkey 82, China 55 Group B Australia 70, Russia 66 Canada 79, Brazil 73 France 80, Britain 77 SOCCER Women Quarterfinals Canada 2, Britain 0 United States 2, New Zealand 0...

Rafalca Romney Tweets From The Olympics

2012-08-04 15:59:15

Rafalca, the horse co-owned by Ann Romney and ignored by Mitt, is in London competing in the Olympic event called dressage. Finally over jet lag. If you think flying coach is bad, I had to stand the whole way. Airplane food is terrible, even in horse...

Thursday's Olympic schedule

2012-08-09 01:05:33

ATHLETICS At Olympic Stadium Men's 4x400 Relay round 1, Decathlon: 110 hurdles, discus, pole vault; Women's High Jump qualifying, 3 a.m. Men's 200 final, 800 final, Triple Jump final, Decathlon: javelin, 1500 (medal); Women's 800 semifinals, 4x100...

Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair to kick off Saturday

2012-08-14 05:39:00

Over the next few days, the Emmet County Fairgrounds will become a hub of activity as it fills with carnival rides, food vendors, animals and thousands of people. The Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair kicks off Saturday, Aug. 18, and runs through Sunday, Aug....

Two world-class riders from each discipline -- show jumping, hunter, dressage and polo -- competed in the reining ring at the Equestrian Aid Foundation (EAF) fundraiser, "Who Reins Supreme?," presented by Wellington Classic Dressage Feb. 1 at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach.

2013-02-19 11:57:00

Michele Cooper, of Rancho Santa Fe, CA, rides Highlight passed judges at the beginning of her dressage routine at the California Dressage Society's Annual Championship Dressage Show at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank on Friday, October 5, 2012.

2012-10-05 00:00:00

While most people have seen the stunning balletic movements of dressage horses, it's the rare non-equestrian who can tell you what this pas de deux between horse and rider actually is or how it's mastered. Luckily this can be remedied at the Epona Equestrian Center in Spain where they teach both

2012-09-12 14:55:00