Enter with me, under the big tent of Cavalia, an equestrian extravaganza. A Canadian based company that puts on a show worthy of Cirque du Soleil, filled with beautiful horses, muscular men and stunning women. Today, we are getting the VIP treatment so let’s enter through the private entrance. […]
Back in October, I introduced you to Nordeste, a Lusitano stallion who is a school master at Morgado Lusitano. This beautiful Portuguese hacienda standing high on a hilltop outside of Lisbon is home to a stellar Classical Dressage school for both local and international riders. Nordeste is just […]
There’s a place in the countryside of Portugal on the outskirts of Lisbon where one can go to learn the art of classical Dressage. Morgado Lusitano is located at Quinta de Portela, an elegant country estate built in 1775 and established as an equestrian center in 2005. Built […]
Bear with me today as this week I am participating in a five-day, two horses a day, dressage clinic this week. In the excessive humidity and heat that’s hit us with the remnants of Isaac, I’m a bit wiped out. For today, I wanted to share with […]
For this week’s photo challenge “Free Spirit” allow me to introduce you to Javalin. A twenty-one year old Dutch Warmblood, going on fifteen. Javalin was born in Europe and imported to Florida when he was two and a half years old at the price of $250,000 ! Dear […]
Andalusian on a Grand Piano doing the Passage It is with a saddened heart to hear that Apassionata has just canceled their entire North American tour due to the European Financial Crisis as of Tuesday, June 12, 2012. From the reaches of Europe is a traveling Equestrian Extravanganza […]
Donana National Park is located on the Atlantic side of Spain in Andalusia near Seville. In 1994, Donana was designated as an UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a Biosphere Reserve. Covering more than 334 miles, the park has glorious beaches and is compared to the Camargue in […]
The Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art is located in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. This school is devoted to developing and maintaining the classical dressage style of Spanish riding. The baroque and neoclassical style of the buildings and grounds of the Royal Andalusian School gives you […]
“The apex of perfection in equestrian art is not an exhibition of a great deal of different airs and movements by the same horse, but rather the conservation of the horse’s enjoyment, suppleness and finesse during the performance, which calls for comparison with the finest ballet, or performance […]
I was driving down the road this morning, and while waiting at a stop light, I looked into the car ahead of me. Surprise, surprise, there were two cats inside going for a lovely car ride with their owner. One was sitting on the driver’s lap, looking […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 