Lets see your... Racehorses to dressage horses!

Barney is still a work in progress but he has improved a lot!

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At the moment -

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As I said hes a work in progress but getting there :D

Dear of him :)
 
Oh wow to all posted photos . truelly lovely transformations. inspirational and proof what correct handling and schooling can do. lovely lovely post :)
 
Fig and CS ... *swoon*

Wish I could ride like you pair. Think a weeks bootcamp with you two would be just the ticket to help me sit properly. I just CAN'T sit properly for dressage lol.
 
Here is Bo on the day I got him.... Not bad considering he is straight out of the paddock he spent the past 3 years in.

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At the end of last year, before having a break
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His first dressage show of the year, a week after coming back into work from spell
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He is still very much a work in progress (as you can see by his giraffe impersonation), but he is a hard worker and very sweet. I hope to have him established and competitive at Prelim level and training (or beginning to train) at Novice level by this time next year. I am in no hurry and would rather spend time making sure he is working correctly and confidently especially since he did no work at all for 3 years. :)
 
Pigeon said:
Tiger's lovely! He has such beautiful markings!!
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Don't be fooled, the diamond on his face just acts as a pointer to the danger zone - the teeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some glorious looking horses on this!

Will dig some photos out of the other too....
 
Benjis_girl2 said:
No after photo's as of yet as I've only recently bought my little 3 year old ex racer.. He came out of racing over Easter after 4 runs and being too slow and this was my 2nd time riding him in my paddock...

He's an absolute sweetheart & I cannot wait now until he is old enough to do a bit more and go out and compete next year!! I'm really hoping he will prefer strutting his stuff in the white boards than the starting stallls!! :)

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I wondered where you had gone! Lovely boy, he looks like the one we've recently picked up. Hopefully we will see you out with us when he's grown up a bit?

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i bought this guy back in jan 2012
this is the first time i ever sat on him

this was our second ride



this was our 5th ride(please excuse my hands he is prone to snatching so i often end up with loose reins and awful hands)



and then most recently(end of summer, sadly no recent schooling ones)



sorry for the picture overload, also in no way are we amazing at dressage, we have had many breaks in his education, also he is being trained to do low level eventing so nothing spectacular to see
 
lucindakay said:
thank you very much, i'm very bias when it comes to Roo and i can only agree:o
yours too looks like a lovely one can wait to see that 'afters'!
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Thank you! I can not wait for the afters either :)
Here is another picture just for the sake of it! the original is much better as my friend took it and had it framed for my birthday yesterday!
It just sums her up perfectly :)

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My beautiful boy - now departed - schooled to Open Medium

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My friends young TB, doing well in dressage, winner of Park Hack of the Year at HOY and now taking on the eventing world
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