Dressage clinic lures area riders

Horseback riders refined their dressage and hunter/jumper skills at the Northwoods Dressage Association clinic at River Ranch Farm in Esko last week.

Dressage is an Olympic sport in which riders train both the horses and themselves to perform increasingly complex movements. These movements form a predetermined pattern which is performed from memory at competitions.

For hunters and jumpers competition, horses are trained to jump over fences, ranging from ground poles to up to 5 feet and 3 inches at Grand Prix level. Hunter classes are judged on how well they perform over the fences. In jumping,...