Best of HN 2013, #14: Dressage disasters
Between now and the New Year, we’re counting down HN’s most popular posts of 2013. With 35,713 views, here’s #14.
“Oh Crap” Moment of the Day: Dressage disasters by Wylie, published Nov. 5, 2013:
Inspired by yesterday’s “8 Movements That Aren’t in the New FEI Dressage tests, But Should Be” post, several readers volunteered to show us their own horses’ “airs above the ground.”
![Anne Zahradnik and ALF Freetime first dressage show](https://assets.horsenation.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Anne-Zahradnik-and-ALF-Freetime-first-dressage-show.jpg)
Anne Zahradnik: “I’ve attached a photo of myself on my young horse at our first dressage show together. The judge gave me an 8 for rider balance.”
![Daquiri broncing](https://assets.horsenation.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Daquiri-broncing.jpg)
Allison Kavey: “Dressage horse spooking at her very fancy Dressage at Devon ribbon. I actually stuck this!”
![Tango starts test](https://assets.horsenation.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Tango-starts-test.jpg)
Meagan Parker: “This isn’t great quality, but this is my trainer’s KWPN, Tango, and I starting our bronze medal winning ride. I’d say this is a Hi-Ho Silver! as we were just about to move off of X after our first halt salute.”
Good work not falling off–and in at least one case going on to achieve a bronze medal qualifying score! Here are a few of our other all time favorite dressage moves:
The Halt, Salute, Proceed to Jump Out of the Ring:
The Freak Out Completely at the Sound of One’s Own Freestyle Music:
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The Bolt When Random Riderless Horse Comes Careening Through the Ring:
The Lose It Completely During the Most Important Dressage Test of Your Life:
Go Riding.
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