California Western Dressage Association

The CAWDA Board just voted to add Freestyle Medals to our Rider Medal program. Bronze Freestyle Medal 2 Scores of 65% at Intro Freestyle ... 2 Scores of 65% at Basic Freestyle Silver Freestyle Medal 2 Scores of 65% at Level One Freestyle 2 Scores of 65% at Level Two Freestyle Gold Freestyle Medal 2 Scores of 65% at Level Three Freestyle 2 Scores of 65% at Level Four Freestyle At each level, the scores must be at 2 different shows and 2 different judges. Rider must be a CAWDA member at the time Scores are earned. Scores may be earned in any order, over any amount of time. Scores may be earned at CAWDA approved live shows and CAWDA virtual shows or combinations of the two.

Only a few more hours to sign up for the Spring Fling Virtual Show www.spotlighthorseshows.com

LAST DAY TO SIGN UP. But you have a month to get your video. Go for your Rider Medals Qualify for Championships Get judges feedback in your own home. ... Sign up at www.spotlighthorseshows.com Become a CAWDA member at www.CAWDA.com See more

The CAWDA Spring Fling closes Tomorrow (Friday) Sign up at www.spotlighthorseshows.com

New Years resolutions for your horse.

Thanks CAWDA for the wonderful prizes from the first virtual show.

I really hope someone is out there lunging 2021 before we all get on...

Are your horses feet causing back issues? Studies have shown us that lameness affects the back due to the horses compensatory mechanisms. Pfau (2020) discusse...d how horses uses biomechanics and musculoskeletal adaptions in order to firstly reduce the forces on a lame limb but at the same time protect the other limbs from overuse, highlighting the back as a link between the fronts and hinds. A stiff back enabled the horse to make use of these adaptive mechanisms. Spinal stiffening was also suggested by Hobbs et al. In horses that had high low hooves in front as a mechanism for maintaining straight movement with the help of contra lateral hind limb compensations. A recent article of mine discussed the feet as the beginning and end of a closed kinetic chain and we can see here how this is used by the horse. These adaptive mechanisms are good in the short term as they enable painful limbs/feet to be protected. But if these adaptive movements become long term due to chronic pain then secondary issues can ensue. It is also important to appreciate that adaptive movements become engrained over long periods and do not always correct themselves with the abolition of the primary pain (Rombach 2020), secondary issues could become the new primary and cycles can be created. Rehabilitation becomes essential to return the horse to their natural movement and postural patterns. To repeat the theme of many of my posts. The feet and body are inextricably linked, if you’re dealing with back pain, could the feet be playing a part? If you are having morphological issues of the feet, is the back playing a role? And maybe the whole cycle is being created by something else completely. For further reading follow the trail starting from these links.. . https://www.theequinedocumentalist.com//bio-tensegrity-and . https://www.theequinedocumentalist.com//the-hoof-the-begin

Shoulder falling out? Circles not round?

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Who can relate to my friend Brett Kidding? Brett shows some of the things we can all recognize, ways resorted to without training when we just try to get a ...horse on. The simple idea of just thinking you’re going to ‘put’ or ‘make’ your horse go in the trailer is what often leads to failure or problems in loading or traveling later on. Like everything with horses I like to teach to them before doing to them. I try to begin with always having the thought of ‘how can I teach my horse everything he needs to know about the trailer?’ And how can I teach him to start to ask if he can please go in the trailer today so I can take him somewhere. If you want to know what steps I take to teach a horse everything he needs to know about a trailer, join me Thursday (8pm GMT +1). I'll be giving a webinar you can join for free: https://www.trtmethod.com/webinar-trailer-loading/ And if you can’t make it, sign up anyway, because I’ll send you the replay.

Congrats Mea Tahi on earning her Bronze MedalCongrats Mea Tahi on earning her Bronze Medal

Don't miss out! Get Your Video together for the CAWDA Silver Holiday Western Dressage Online Show! - https://mailchi.mp//get-your-video-together-for-the-silver

To truly listen to your horse it take more than just your sense of sound

All Hallows’ Eve Dressage show SUNDAY OCTOBER 25th Prize list on www.cdspomonachapter.org & www.equestrianentries.com CDS/WDAA/CAWDA rated

This is a CAWDA and WDAA recognized show.

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Lol lol had to have a little fun this evening!!

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