Not-So-Speedy Dressage
From Endurance to Dressage
At my house, horse stuff is mostly limited to my office. I have managed to place a few equestrian themed objects around the rest of the house, particularly in my reading room, but for the most part, I honor my husband's request that the bulk of it stays in my office. When I started working from home last August, I realized my office needed a redo. I had never actually had adult furniture in my office before, so the "makeover" was due. Besides getting a new desk, chair, and credenza, I rearranged all of the artwork on my walls. My favorite piece was a large canvas taken of Speedy from our last show together. I've since ordered quite a few canvases from photos my husband or I have taken. I like Easy Canvas Prints; they're cheap, the quality has always been excellent, and delivery is pretty quick. The large 24" by 36" canvases, like the one I just bought, cost right around $48. I absolutely love these canvases. As soon as I walk into my office, they're the first thing I see. When I sit at my desk and think, I gaze at them as though they're windows looking towards what I'd rather be doing.
It has taken me a long time to get images of Izzy worth framing, now I am running out of wall space. Comments are closed.
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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: 2023 Show Season
Show Rating (***) CDS/USDF/USEF (*) CDS (s) Schooling (c) Clinic (r) Ride-a-Test Clinic 2023 Show Schedule
TBD 2023 Completed … Pending 2023 Qualifying Scores
Regional Adult Amateur Competition (RAAC) Qualifying Training Level 3 Scores/2 Judges/60%: Score 1: Score 2: Score 3: Archives
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