Not-So-Speedy Dressage
From Endurance to Dressage
I teach fifth grade. I am actually pretty good at it and work hard to make learning fun while still meaningful. Science is one of my favorite things to teach, and this year has been particularly interesting since I decided to fully implement the Next Generation Science Standards. The NGSS are as rigorous as Common Core, but a lot more fun. The NGSS are also very specific, Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down, but easy to understand. For the past few weeks, we've been working on the structure and properties of matter, a weighty topic, I know. Our latest investigation involved determining whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances. We used hair volumizer (a high amount of hydrogen peroxide), soap, yeast, and warm water to create a foamy fountain, commonly known as Elephant Toothpaste. Once the fountains had done their work, beautiful, fluffy piles of colorful foam rested in the grass. All of the kids laughed and ran around admiring everyone else's colorful "creations." One of my girls came up to me and squealed, it looks like unicorn poop! I burst out laughing and agreed with her wholeheartedly. It took a while to get everyone cleaned up and back in the classroom, but later, I sent out a couple of girls to photograph the piles. They had lost their fluffy appearance, but they sure did look like unicorn poop!
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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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