Classical Dressage

Training according to the Dressage masters; for the health of the horse

Training the young horse according to its conformation

Iris | May 11, 2010

When you start a horse, it is a very good idea to longe a horse first for a while until the back is stronger and more capable of carrying a person. When you start longeing your horse, the horse is still very untrained (obviously) and we tend to forget sometimes that going in circles is [...]

Horses on Barbier farm: Foedista, the white puffy cloud

Iris | April 2, 2010

On Barbier farm I got the privilege to ride Foedista. He is 18 years old and a GREAT teacher! Sitting his trot is like riding a puffy cloud… Foedista is a half Lusitano, half Thoroughbred and he has been at Barbier farm pretty much all his life. I saw a video of Dominique where Foedista [...]

One day in the life of a working student

Iris | March 26, 2010

Barbier farm is a training barn. The Barbiers have horses of their own, but a lot of the horses on the farm are horses that are being trained for other people. The amount of horses on the barn differs from time to time for that reason. At the moment though, the barn is totally full; [...]

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