Your Dressage Chronicles: A Training Journal for Riders
Your Dressage Chronicles: A Training Journal for Riders book cover

Your Dressage Chronicles: A Training Journal for Riders

Spiral-bound – November 8, 2011

Price
$24.95
Publisher
Deeds Publishing
ISBN-13
978-1937565091

Description

About the Author Karen McGoldrick is the author of The Dressage Chronicles; her first book of a series. She rides, teaches, and trains dressage at her own Prospect Hill Farm in Alpharetta, Georgia. She is a United States Dressage Federation certified instructor/trainer; earned her USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medal rider awards, all on horses she trained; and she graduated with distinction from the USDF L program. Karen got her first working student job by answering an ad in her community newspaper at the age of 12. Before, during, and after college, she worked on and off for a variety of trainers until she an her husband bought their first farm in 1992. Karen is an award-winning contributor to USDF Connection Magazine, and she is a regular columnist for the Georgia Dressage and Combined Training Association newsletter. Karen loves talking and meeting with other equestrian lovers, and you can contact her via her website, the dressage chronicles.

Features & Highlights

  • Your Dressage Chronicles is a writing journal to accompany The Dressage Chronicles. The journal contains generous lined space for the rider to capture each day's activities and progress. In addition, Karen has included twelve informative articles that she has written. The rider, regardless of their experience level, will find them quite interesting and helpful. Further icing on the cake are the phenomenal photographs taken by Italian dressage rider and photographer Selene Scarsi.

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Readable, Relatable, Engaging and Fun horse read for any horse lover!

After being recliner bound after a freak horse accident that broke half of my face, I was Graciously gifted all (3) of Karen's books. Book 1 here, drew me in straight for Lizzy because I have of course been a "Lizzy" in the Hunter/Jumper world... but "groom/working student" is across disciplines the same experience. I found myself laughing out loud multiple times at Lizzy's experiences as I had many of the same. I thought the characters where developed equally, and both the good and not so good sides of everyone. Also, the development of each horse and their own quirky personalities was fun to unravel. The horse lingo kept my attention and it was an easy read that was too the point. After reading the book, it makes me both nostalgic of my working student days as I shared some of my stories with my now husband; and it motivated me to go ride and enjoy my horses in my barn. Great job Karen... I write this review after finishing the second book in a day and a half. :-) ... I will go write my review there too.