When the dressage musical freestyle debuted in the Olympics at Atlanta in 1996, it was a huge step forward for the discipline. With that high-profile event serving as inspiration, the addition of ...

In the individual dressage competition, known as grand prix freestyle, riders can create their own routines and set them to the music of their choice. The discipline has military roots and is all ...

represent the United States in the freestyle dressage World Cup Finals. Until recently, her presence at such an elite event would have been automatic -- followers of the sport describe her as a ...

It’s 6:30 in the morning as Masterpiece starts his day with the first course of breakfast--timothy hay. At 7, his grain arrives, complete with an athlete’s ration of high-tech vitamin and ...

FAIRVIEW - Can you teach a horse to dance? Marlene Whitaker thinks with the right melodies, hard work and the right mindset, you can come pretty close. A retired Buncombe County teacher, Whitaker ...

Freestyle dressage is booming – and you don’t need to be a music whizz or have a fancy app to get involved. Here’s how to create your own dressage freestyle, from picking a soundtrack to ...

But the duo's greatest feat yet came on Sunday, when Snoop and Stewart were invited to provide live commentary for the horse dressage games ... break out into a freestyle. "Get 'crackin," he ...

Freestyle dressage to music (kür) is a great way to spice up your regular dressage schooling and can be enjoyed by riders at every level. It offers new challenges and rewards, both at home and at ...

“There's always a different taste,” Peters said of trends in dressage freestyle music. “Sometimes the dramatic music and the quieter, more emotional music is popular. Personally I like the ...

Over the weekend, the rapper, 52, who has been overcoming his fear of horses, shared his enthusiasm for a horse named Gin & Juice with a signature freestyle ... the Olympics Dressage Event He ...

“There's always a different taste,” Peters said of trends in dressage freestyle music. “Sometimes the dramatic music and the quieter, more emotional music is popular. Personally I like the ...