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Horse-Illustrated

Dressage Goes West

Old-world methods and modern horsemanship combine to improve the western horse. By Kara Stewart | Published on HorseChannel.com This article originally appeared in the May 2012 issue of Horse Illustrated.

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Western Dressage to Debut at 2012 Pinto World Championship

  TULSA, OK — Western Dressage has been added to the prize list of the 2012 Pinto World Championship. Classes will be at 7: 20 am, Tuesday June 24, 2012

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Karen Homer-Brown Inducted into Pinto Horse Association Hall of Fame

Karen Homer-Brown Inducted into Pinto Horse Association of America Inc. Hall of Fame OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Western Dressage Association® of America Board of Directors member Karen Homer-Brown was inducted

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New WDAA Columnist Bloggers

Meet Dr. Lisa S. Lancaster and Jec Aristotle Ballou New WDAA Columnists/Bloggers By Julie Vosberg | WDAA Website Content Coordinator One of the great things about the Western Dressage Association®

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WDAA Mission Statement

The Heritage of the Horse

The journey of the horse in America has been a long one. In the sixteenth century, the horse carried Spanish conquistadors from Mexico into the American Southwest, returning to a

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Welcome to the Western Dressage Association® of America

The mission of the Western Dressage Association® is to honor the horse and to value the partnership it has provided us on our American journey. Its mission is to provide a model of training and horsemanship which optimizes this partnership for the benefit of both horse and rider. Its mission is to celebrate the American West where all these things came to pass.

Western Dressage Education Center

The Western Dressage Association® of America offers Rules and Guidelines posted for your review along with links to the USEF Western Dressage tests.


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WESTERN DRESSAGE RULES, GUIDELINES & TESTS
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Alliance Resources

  • All American Andalusian and Lusitano Show Horse Association
  • American Morgan Horse Association
  • American Saddlebred Association
  • International Friesian Show Horse Association
  • Pinto Horse Association of America

Published Articles

  • 2012 Western Horseman Award – Dr. Robert Miller
  • A Horseman at Heart – Jack Brainard
  • A Horseman with some History – Jack Brainard
  • Cross Training by Jec Ballou
  • Dressage Today – Prix Caprilli
  • Fitness Facts for the Back
  • Interest surging in Western Dressage
  • Julie’s Pet Peeve: Halters on at Turnout Time
  • No Breeches Required!
  • Old is New Again – Jack Brainard
  • Pam Grace Article
  • Western Dressage by Jack Brainard
  • Western Dressage hits South Africa shores
  • What is Cowboy Dressage?
  • What is Western Dressage by Jec Ballou
  • What Makes a good Warm-up?

Jack Brainard says Join Now!

Why not join our association at its beginning? Five years from now you will be glad you did, and we assure you that you will ride better horses, and have fun doing it. We have confidence in our endeavors. Try us for satisfaction, accomplishment, enjoyment, and achievement with your horses. We are for real!

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Upcoming Events

  • CA - Light Hands Horsemanship - May 31, 2012
  • CA - Jec Ballou Western Dressage Clinic - June 2, 2012
  • NC - Dressage Show offers Western Dressage Classes - June 9, 2012
  • WI - Western Dressage Clinic with Sharon Johnson - June 9, 2012
  • FL - Western Dressage and Natural Horsemanship Clinic - June 9, 2012
  • KS - Cliff Swanson Western Dressage Clinic - June 9, 2012
  • KS - Wheat State Regional Morgan Horse Show - June 9, 2012
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