Wednesday

Nancy and Leap of Faith ~ Turned Out For Dressage

This is a lovely example of a nicely turned out horse and rider team during a dressage test. 

Nancy is riding her thoroughbred mare, Leap of Faith. You can see Nancy has braided her mane beautifully, the saddle and bridle are spit polished and shined, and she has clipped the mare's ears and fetlocks neatly.

Nancy is wearing a traditional dressage coat and breeches, with white gloves (which are worn by more advanced dressage riders) and her boots are clean and polished. 

In this photo you can see Leap of Faith's neck bending slightly to the inside as she and Nancy begin their perfect circle. The mare's front right leg is stretching forward well and you can see the ripple in the muscles on her shoulder.

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