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This is YOUR chance to request articles on what we cover at the Dressage World Cup 2026 in Fort Worth,
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This is YOUR chance to request articles on what we cover at the Dressage World Cup 2026 in Fort Worth, TX—April 8-12th As well as the Defender 5* 3-Day-Event 2026 in Lexington, KY—April 23-26th. Please submit any suggestions in the Forum below.
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A Farrier’s Guide to Cross-Country Traction and Hoof Health Spring is one of the most exciting times of year for event riders. Horses are coming back into work, conditioning programs are ramping up, and cross-country season is just beginning. However, from a hoof-care standpoint, spring also presents some of the most..
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Fitting the Dressage Saddle: yes, I’m warning you—these are controversial! —Jochen Schleese, CMS, CSE, CSFT Over the last couple of years there have been numerous new ‘saddle fitting’ forums which have appeared online in an effort to address some of the challenges many riders face in ensuring their saddles fit—both..
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Riding your horse in a light and round outline should be easy, yet in real life it is often very tricky to get right. Fortunately, there is a way to help every horse and pony become soft and supple in your hand that is both easy and natural. In this..
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When riders discuss arena surfaces, the conversation almost always begins with the footing. Sand types, fiber blends, wax coatings, and moisture management dominate most discussions. Yet beneath every great riding surface lies an equally important component that receives far less attention: the sub-base. The sub-base is the structural foundation of..
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There’s a moment in riding, if you’ve been at it long enough, that you’ve probably felt at least once. The horse stops being something you’re managing and starts being someone you’re talking to. Not every discipline gets you there the same way. Some get you close. Western Dressage, I’d argue,..
This is YOUR chance to request articles on what we cover at the Dressage World Cup 2026 in Fort Worth,
The article notes USEF GR801.6 and provides information regarding which stirrups will be permissible and which will cease to be
This is YOUR chance to request articles on what we cover at the Dressage World Cup 2026 in Fort Worth,..
A Farrier’s Guide to Cross-Country Traction and Hoof Health Spring is one of the most exciting times of year for event..
There are many references that teach how to ride a specific exercise, and these methods can vary from reference to..
The Western Dressage Association of America (aka: WDAA) is one of the fastest growing associations in USEF. Western dressage effortlessly blends..
Fitting the Dressage Saddle: yes, I’m warning you—these are controversial! —Jochen Schleese, CMS, CSE, CSFT Over the last couple of..
An equine nutritionist’s perspective for competition riders In today’s competitive dressage world, marginal gains matter. Riders leave no stone unturned..
There’s a moment in riding, if you’ve been at it long enough, that you’ve probably felt at least once. The..
When riders discuss arena surfaces, the conversation almost always begins with the footing. Sand types, fiber blends, wax coatings, and..
Regardless of discipline, we all want happy, healthy horses. We educate ourselves on correct saddle fit to ensure that our..
Saddles are inherently impactful on horses’ moving bodies. Understanding basic horse biomechanics and restriction-eliminating saddle fit principles is especially important..
Horses can carry about one and a half pounds per square inch of their back, so the greater the space..
Controlled exercise is the foundation of any good training and rehabilitation programme (Gillis, 2014). When done correctly, lunging can be..
Dressage is supposed to make horses better. Stronger. More balanced. More rideable. Sounder for longer. That’s the whole point. Classical..
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This article lists, in chronolgical order, top level Classical Dressage, Western Dressage and Eventing competitions. Each listing is preceded by..
Low energy is a common problem in many horses. When your horse seems tired, dull, or unmotivated, it’s crucial to..
Below are links to current calendars of the United States Dressage Federation, the United States Eventing Association and the Western Dressage Association of America, showing dates and locations for upcoming clinics, shows and events.
Each month, we are requesting results of competitions from the event organizers. We will provide a link to those results we have received. If you want to see results of an event in which you will be participating, be sure to tell the organizer to provide those results so we can include them in the next issue of DressurSPORT.com.
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Jesse Kassner began her riding career in 1984 and transitioned to dressage in the early 1990s, quickly dedicating herself to the development of classical fundamentals. She was asked to be an instructor at age 17 in 1994. After graduating from university, she founded JKK Dressur, LLC, in 1999, where she has since taught, trained, and sold horses throughout the region. Jesse further refined her expertise through extensive training with FEI competitors and classical dressage masters in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, ultimately riding Grand Prix horses across three countries.
Committed to lifelong learning, Jesse has trained with renowned dressage authorities including Col. Von Ziegner, Dr. HLM Van. Shaek, Catherine Haddad-Staller, Dominique Barbier, Paula and Michael Kierkegaard, ,Charles de Kunffy, Tom Poulin, and more. Her teaching emphasizes the training scale, biomechanics of horse and rider, and the development of true feel through correct fundamentals. Known for her keen eye and ability to connect horse and rider, Jesse is passionate about passing on the depth of knowledge she gained through decades of high-level training.
I am Jesse’s dad. I know only what a father with a daughter that is devoted to everything equestrian learns about horses by listening to and watching her. I clearly recognize that she has an extraordinary knowledge of horses and riders and how they work together. She also has a gift for communicating what she knows to others, both in words and graphically.
DressurSPORT.com is father-daughter effort to create an online forum and e-commerce program. Our goal is to make it a monthly resource and on-line gathering place for Dressage and Eventing enthusiasts to explore all things equestrian and to provide a forum for open discussion. Each issue will provide a link to the US Dressage Federation (USDF), the Western Dressage Association of America (WDAA) and US Eventing Association (USEA) calendars of upcoming clinics, shows and events. We will provide competition results, or links to those results, including top score sheets and photos and videos provided by the event organizers. Each month, we plan to select a video of a winning ride as the DressurSPORT.com RIDE OF THE MONTH, with a link to that video and score sheet for that ride. If an event is of interest to you, please contact the organizer to request that those results be provided.
We will also include New Product Reviews and articles by industry professionals covering topics like training and techniques for riders and their mounts, tack and saddle selection, fitting and maintenance, apparel, arena and course design, construction and maintenance and current equestrian news. Most importantly, we have provided a reader forum in which subscribers are able to interact with the author of our articles and other readers, or create entirely new topics for online discussion. If you would like to see an article on a particular topic, or if you want to submit an article for consideration, please contact us. The goal of this site is to stimulate and encourage online interaction within the equestrian community.
In our travels, we have observed that stores in the UK and the EU have substantially wider selections of top quality tack and equestrian gear than is available here in the US. Much of this tack is unavailable here in the statues. We are in the process of hand-selecting high quality tack and apparel, made by trained craftsman in the UK and the EU, and primarily only available in the UK and EU, that we intend to make available here in the near future. Recent substantial changes in import tariffs and upcoming rule changes are expected to be finalized some time this coming spring. Once that has stabilized, we will begin offering these products for sale in our e-store.
Finally, we are also working on the creation of a marketplace for our subscribers to offer their personal used tack or gear for sale or to indicate that they are looking to buy specific used tack or gear, and provide a means of establishing contact between buyers and sellers. We hope to have this program operational by the end of summer.
