September 24, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , #summer , classical dressage , competition dressage , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , Half halt , high fashion , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: High Fashion…
Pretty much synonymous with equestrian (at least the expensive part, anyway).
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September 17, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , #summer , classical dressage , competition dressage , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , Half halt , teachable moments , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things…
As if we didn’t already know…
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September 10, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , #summer , classical dressage , competition dressage , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , Half halt , teachable moments , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: “Teachable Moments”…
Sometimes we are the teacher, other times the student.
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September 3, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , #summer , classical dressage , competition dressage , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , Half halt , reeks of deception , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: This Reeks of Deception
And horses are brilliant at sussing that out.
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August 27, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , #summer , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , going to the barn in the summer , Half halt , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: The Merits of Good Groundwork…
#1. You lower your odds of being yeeted into the sun.
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August 20, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , #summer , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , going to the barn in the summer , Half halt , mare stare 2 , reasoning , texts your trainer loves , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: The Mare Stare, Take 2
Because rejection at a distance is a life skill.
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August 13, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , #summer , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , going to the barn in the summer , Half halt , reasoning , texts your trainer loves , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: What’s in Your purse?
Because we know it isn’t wads of money.
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August 6, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , #summer , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , going to the barn in the summer , Half halt , reasoning , texts your trainer loves , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: Brought to You by the Letter ‘A’
Because surely that spook had a logical cause…
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July 30, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , #summer , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , going to the barn in the summer , Half halt , reasoning , texts your trainer loves , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: Summer Reading List
July 23, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , #summer , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , going to the barn in the summer , Half halt , reasoning , texts your trainer loves , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: Dressage PSA…
Because I don’t think that trot is the trot you think that is…
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July 16, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , #summer , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , going to the barn in the summer , Half halt , reasoning , texts your trainer loves , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: Late Night Texts Your Trainer LOVES
As they say, timing is everything.
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July 9, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , #summer , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , going to the barn in the summer , Half halt , reasoning , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: Weather and the Non-Refundable Show Entry
A fine example of Murphy’s Law in action.
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July 2, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , #summer , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , going to the barn in the summer , Half halt , reasoning , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: Heading to the Barn in the Summer…
You might as well just call it a wormhole.
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June 25, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , Half halt , reasoning , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: Too Much Social Media
When Doom Scrolling hits a little too hard….
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June 18, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , Half halt , reasoning , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: Riding in June…
Welcome to the Inferno.
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June 11, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , Half halt , reasoning , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: How Reasoning With Your Horse Would Go…
June 4, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , Half halt , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: Only Equestrians — Manure Edition
More equestrians really should moonlight as gastroenterologists…
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May 28, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , classical dressage , competition dressage , diet time , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , Half halt , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: Diet Time…
Who’s terrible idea was this anyway?
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May 21, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , classical dressage , competition dressage , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , Half halt , The Idea of Order Comments Off on The Idea of Order: Clinic Day Conversations With Your Horse…
Because nobody enjoys being the weekend’s entertainment.
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Legit or a clever ruse?
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Because some of us have to *work* around here to support this three-ring circus.
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April 30, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt , the idea of order #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #Horse order form , #THE IDEA OF ORDER , classical dressage , competition dressage , dressage levels , rudeness Comments Off on The Idea of Order: The Epitome of Equine Rudeness…
Because there are actually levels…
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Because really what I have to say is more of a *suggestion* anyway.
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I really have to stop filling up those internet ‘fantasy’ shopping carts while I compare prices…
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April 11, 2025 Morgane Schmidt Morgane Schmidt #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS , #Dressage Showing , #Dressage Training , #Forward Thinking Dressage , #NonTraditionalBreedinDressage , classical dressage , competition dressage , dressage levels , Dressage4Kids , Half halt Comments Off on Unpopular Opinion Time: Dressage Needs Another Half Halt
We in the dressage community, specifically in the US, need to have some difficult discussions regarding the lack of correct training at the top of the sport. This isn’t anything new, but it continues to keep rearing its head because we continue to gloss over it.
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