Final day at Equitana - Western Night

As an American who started riding Western before switching to dressage etc, it was pretty cool watching Western Night in Germany 😄

The irony reminded me about the time I was looking for a riding stable during my stay in Bavaria and came across a man practicing reining …who learned it in Maryland. He offered to train me in reining, but my heart was set on dressage. After all…Germany was the top in dressage then.
I declined, eventually found a couple barns to ride at, leased a very nice Andalusian horse which led to making new German riding friends, a training with a top notch Reitlehrer who helped me find a fabulous horse to bring home with me. Oh yeah and spent one summer of weekends riding with Herr Egon von Neindorff . Irreplaceable experiences and memories!
Sometimes I semi-regret not taking up that offer to learn reining, though. It’s interesting to contemplate the path not taken now and then… then get on with my chosen life.Read more