In this space, Yolanda— founder of Gallery Horse and a leading figure in classical dressage—shares her experience, recommendations, and reflections to help you choose your next horse and accompany you every step of the way in the world of high-level equestrianism.
2025 marked a defining year for Gallery Horse. A year of strategic international expansion, brand coherence, and a client-first approach that reinforced our position as a global reference in high-level dressage horse sales.
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Dressage isn’t sustained by shortcuts. It’s sustained by riders willing to do the slow, patient work of producing young horses — the apprenticeship that teaches real feel, empathy, and independence. Because made horses don’t make trainers. Young horses do.
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Champions aren’t made under bright lights—they’re forged in the quiet of early mornings: cold air, soft hoofbeats, and patient repetition. Dressage lives in devotion, not spectacle. This piece honors the unseen work, the humble hours, and the riders who keep showing up when no one is watching.
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True dressage is not built on domination, but on understanding. Ethical training means listening — to your horse’s body, his breath, his silence. Because a horse trained with empathy doesn’t just perform — he dances. At Gallery Horse, we believe excellence begins with ethics, and every movement should reflect trust, not pressure.
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Kissing spines (overriding dorsal spinous processes) are often feared in dressage, but they’re not always a career-ender. We explain what they are, how to spot them, why training and saddle fit matter, and the paths—from rehab to surgery—that can bring a horse back to work.
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Beyond sport, riding teaches children life’s most valuable lessons — confidence, empathy, and resilience. Through horses, they learn patience, respect, and responsibility while building physical strength and emotional balance. Riding isn’t just a hobby — it’s a life compass.
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True suppleness isn’t built overnight — it’s shaped step by step through correct lateral work. From the leg yield’s quiet obedience to the half pass’s collected strength, each exercise teaches balance, elasticity, and communication. Together, they form the language of harmony — the poetry of dressage in motion.
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Can you truly judge what you’ve never felt? In dressage, knowledge alone isn’t enough. True understanding comes from experience — from having felt the rhythm, softness, and balance of a horse under saddle. Empathy born from that feeling transforms judgment into comprehension. The best judges combine theory, fairness, and feel — guiding the sport toward harmony, not just precision.
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Dressage begins and ends with love for the horse. Beyond medals and scores, true excellence comes from harmony — a partnership built on trust, patience, and understanding. Because when training is guided by love, the result is not just technical brilliance, but joy — the kind you can see in a horse that wants to dance.
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