Not-So-Speedy Dressage
From Endurance to Dressage
There was no snow involved here, so of course there wasn't a snowman, but we did have a frost. Finally! For those of you who live where there is winter, you're probably wishing for a warm sunny day. Maybe we can work out a trade. Up until Tuesday, we've been stuck in fall here in Central California. And by fall I mean "cool summer." We've now seen three rainy days, and you can believe we celebrated them all. The first was in mid-October, the second in early December, and the third was two days ago. That storm brought a fair amount of snow to our mountains. From my house, I can see that the snow level almost hit the valley floor. Over the weekend, as a precursor to this recent storm which our meteorologist called an atmospheric river, it was cold; we had lows in the 30s, and at the ranch, it might have even been in the high 20s. That's cold enough to kill off a lot of fly eggs and larvae. Then Tuesday's storm hit, bringing nearly an inch of rain here in Bakersfield (don't laugh, it was a lot for here) and a hefty amount of snow and frigid air. And to the flies I say, Take that, you little boogers.
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About the Writer and RiderI am a lifelong rider.
I began endurance riding in 1996 where I ultimately completed five, one-day 100 mile races, the 200-mile Death Valley Encounter, and numerous other 50, 65, and 75 mile races. I began showing dressage in 2010. Welcome to my dressage journey. About Speedy GSpeedy went from endurance horse to dressage horse. After helping me earn a USDF Bronze medal in the summer of 2020, he is now semi-retired. Speedy is a 2004, 15'1 hand, purebred Arabian gelding. His Arabian Horse Registry name is G Ima Starr FA.
About IzzyIzzy was started as a four-year old and then spent the next 18 months in pasture growing up. I bought him as a six-year old, and together, we are showing at the lower levels. He is a 2008, 16'3 hand warmblood gelding. His Rheinland Pfalz-saar International (RPSI) name is Imperioso.
National Rider AwardsState Rider Awards
State Horse Awards
Working Towards:
CDS Sapphire Rider Award Third Level: 63.514% Third Level: 62.105% Fourth Level: Fourth Level: 2022 Show Season
Show Rating (***) CDS/USDF/USEF (*) CDS (s) Schooling (c) Clinic (r) Ride-a-Test Clinic (Q) Must Qualify 2022 Shows Schedule
(*) Tehachapi 5/22/22 2022 Completed … Pending ... 2022 Qualifying Scores
Regional Adult Amateur Competition (RAAC) Qualifying 2 Scores/1 Judges/60%: Score 1: Score 2: Archives
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