Ask any dressage person if you should practice your test before the horse show and you'll get a mixed bag of answers. Many folks,...

As a trainer and coach, I am surprised by how often prospective clients ask, "Dressage is so beautiful. I'd love to try it one day, but...

You guys... Steve-O went to his first horse show! This is a big event in any horse's career. For this horse, it's an especially big...

If you're going to ride horses, you're going to fall off. It goes with the territory. Yep, shit happens even to the best riders out...

We finally had some real rain last night here in SoCal... and it looks like we'll be getting more over the next few days! Lord knows our...

Happy Women's Entrepreneurship Day! Cheers to all you amazing women out there running your own business and absolutely killing it! I...

One of my personal goals for this year has been to develop a more mindful mindset (say that five times fast! Ha!) - more mindfulness in...

I've seen quite a few articles, Instagram posts, etc. going around about how hard it is to get into the horse industry, especially...

In my last post I talked about how to create your own confidence - how to get out there and try new things even when you're scared or...

I don't know about you, but I think winter riding can feel a little nerve-wracking at times. The weather is cold (I hate the cold!), the...

As you're probably aware, we know how to hustle over here at Laura G Dressage. A busy show season was followed by an unexpectedly even...

This may turn into quite a series of stories... Everyone loves to share their success stories, but what about the failures that we all...

Horses are expensive, right? I have spent most of my life working to pay for my horse habit! I also feel very fortunate that my "habit"...

t's January... a time for optimism, for looking ahead to all the excitement and promise that a new year brings. And it's time to figure...

Last week Team LGD had a great time at the Mission Pacific Dressage show. Everyone had solid rides, and most importantly, we had fun...

Welcome to Equine Cents--the blog at Laura G Dressage! Dressage has the reputation as being a sport for the elite--a reputation that has,...