Your marriage is AWESOME! I wanted to marry a horsey man but…my husband is good. BUT, your husband is a dressage trainer! That is AWESOME!
I’d love to go into dressage but I have not been able to find a trainer who can make accomodations. Have fun with your husband and your horses! 
You know…it’s such a waste because I have no interest in really doing dressage…and he’s such a great rider/trainer. I have learned a ton…and am a much much MUCH better rider since I met him. He has taught me ALOT. Both about riding and about horses in general.
Huntertwo, I think you have a good point. I have an OTTB mare who is currently out on a breeding lease. I bought her to do eventing with, before I realized my hip couldn’t take that kind of riding. So, I went back to my first love, which is trail riding. While she did become a good trail horse, she never seemed to enjoy it. It took some of the fun out of it for me. Plus, she has a very active walk that is really tiring for the rider. I took her trail riding quite a bit, but I missed the feeling of partnership on the trail. Maybe I’m just picky, though.
BTW, this mare just made the main mare book at an RPSI warmblood inspection. If she could only realize that now she has a chance to be a brood mare instead of a trail horse, I think she’d be very relieved. I hope she likes being a momma. 
I’m very excited, because I wasn’t sure her trot would pass muster. Her walk was her highest score. :lol: It may look good, but it doesn’t feel good for hours on the trail! :eek: She’s in foal to a stallion named Nassau for 2007. Sport horse prospect, not endurance or anything. Can’t wait to see the baby!
Another OTTB who has fancier bloodlines (and actually raced) has taken to the trails like a natural. He enjoys himself and is therefore fun to ride, even though he’s not for the faint hearted. I like that he always wants to get to the top of the next hill and see around the next corner. He seems game for whatever the day may bring. Now I just have to convince him that there are no crocodiles hiding in the wide stream at Fair Hill (and that it is bad manners to buck while walking to the trail head). I’ve got still another OTTB that won several races and is super on the trail. He even likes the water. It doesn’t matter how long he goes between rides, it’s as though he was ridden yesterday. Quiet, smart, nice fast walk. What more could a trail rider ask for? Too bad he isn’t sound enough for competion. His knee is mostly okay but needs to be treated gently.
