All Blog Posts Tagged 'hogan' (6)

New information and rules about USDF Freestyle requirements!

Quick tips and facts about the new Freestyle requirements!

1. There is a maximum time limit but NO minimum time. Maximum time limit for all USDF freestyles is 5 minutes. Your time begins when your horse moves off after the entry salute and ends at the final salute. …

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Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on June 27, 2011 at 12:31pm — No Comments

What is the difference between movements, figures and patterns?

Many people ask me about the choreography of their freestyle pattern.

One of the confusions surrounding a freestyle pattern is what is

allowed and what is forbidden at a certain level. Before you can begin

to build a pattern you need to know the difference between movements

and figures so that you don't try something that is on the "forbidden"

list at your level.

What is the difference between movements, figures and patterns?

According to the USDF rule… Continue

Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on June 28, 2010 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Free dressage diagrams to help you memorize you tests... and more.

Hi everyone... a lot of you have been asking me about how i begin to diagram a pattern or how i start to memorize a test.

I start with blank arena diagrams... I find them useful for a number of things. You can download them from my site. http://www.ruthhoganpoulsen.com/downloads.html

1. Memorizing regulation… Continue

Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on May 10, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Pearls of information from Adult Dressage Horsemanship Camp Week!

GOOD MORNING I posted this on Dressage Mentor

(www.dressagementor.com) this morning , but know some of you guys are not members, and

though you might want to read it! enjoy

I have had coffee and even went shopping for

needed essentials in the house last night. Its the first time since

arriving home that i have had a moment! Having gotten home on Saturday,

then the Everything Equine Event and the directly… Continue

Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on May 2, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Dressage And Music Raises Over A MILLION Dollars! International Team Wins First Place For Breast Cancer.

Over the past 8 weeks, I have been working on the music and choreography for

the International Team to help raise money for COTA (Challenge of the Americas) with the proceeds going to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.…

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Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on March 22, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Six tips for picking out great music for your horse!

6 tips for picking out great music for your horse

1. Know your horses ideal BPM (beats per minute)

2. The average horse has BPM as follows.

Walk 90-106 BPM

Trot 138-160 BPM

Canter 96-108 BPM

3. Pick music that matches your horses BPM within 4-6 BPM range.

(For example if your horse has a canter of 104 BPM, choose music that is between 100 BPM and 108 BPM)

4. Choose music that has a very clear down beat. (The down beat is the beat that you… Continue

Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on July 21, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments