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(You better bet we got marked down for it too… ) Publishing the second half of our dressage ❤️Aside from knowing geometry of your dressage test as free credit, another important aspect that’s completely free to add to your toolbox is “looking pleasant.”
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One of the oldest lessons I remember when I was a working student is to always enter the dressage ring with a pleasant smile on your face, relaxed, cucumber cool. Chaos may be going on beneath you, but you are going to present a picture that it is all going as planned.
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I’ve always thought this was primarily to fool the judge, which I believe has some merit. But, I’ve been reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell and there is some hard truths on how our sub-conscious reacts to external elements. My smile and pleasantness, subconsciously relaxes the muscles in my neck and shoulder which gives a softer hand to my horse, I’m breathing deeper oxygen through my nose, my subconscious is doing all these beneficial...
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