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Special Notes

Now on line! The Official OADG Walk/Trot Dressage test 2000 for Horses
Now on line! The Official OADG Walk/Trot Dressage test 2000 for Riders
and the classic The OADG Walk/Trot Dressage test 1993

All E-H Canada Dressage tests may be found on line at: http://www.dressagecanada.org/DressageTests/dressagetests.html

Visit the new Ottawa Area Dressage Group Page.

Index

	Dressage - General
	Dressage and Dressage-Related Associations
	Dressage Training Tips
	Stables and Training Facilities
	Combined Driving
	Magazines
	Other Interesting Equestrian Information
	Horse Health, Veterinary

Dressage - General

	What is Dressage?
	Dressage in Canada
	Dressage Competition Arenas
	The Amazing New Dressage Test (For Horses Unsuitable to Become Anything)
	FEI Code of Conduct

Dressage and Dressage-Related Associations

Canada
	CADORA On Line including CADORA Ink, and a discussion area.
	Cadora-Ontario.
	Equine Canada (formerly Canadian Equestrian Federation).
	CIDRA Canadian International Dressage Riders Association
	Canadian Pony Club.
	Coaching Association of Canada..
	Dressage Canada Official voice for dressage with the CEF.
	Eventing in Canada.
	F.E.Q. Fédération équestre du Québec.
	London Dressage Association Show dates, location map and more.
	National Capital Horse Trials Association.
	O.E.F. Ontario Equestrian Federation.
	Ontario Horse Trials Association.
	Ontario Hunter Jumper Association.
	Ottawa Area Dressage Group.
	Victoria-Saanich CADORA.
	Young Riders Criteria and information about Canadian Young Riders.
United States
	USA Equestrian (formerly American Horse Shows Association)
	USDF United States Dressage Federation
	U.S. Eventing Association.
	California Dressage Society Show calendar, upcoming clinics, etc.
	New England Dressage Association
	Potomac Valley Dressage Association
International, Overseas
	F.E.I.
	German Equestrian Federation. (The site is in German)
	Belgian Junior riders Online

Dressage Training Tips

	Biomechanical Riding and Dressage: A Rider's Atlas. By Nancy Nicholson, PhD.
	Centered Riding, information page and links to instructors.
	Classical Dressage Riders.
	Clicker Training. by Alexandra Kurland.
	Dressage Diagrams. Instant on-line diagrams of tests and movements.
	Dressage UnLimited U.S.-based dressage site. News, views, other interesting material.
	Equestrian Connection. Show information, discussion boards, more.
	Klassic Kur tips and a Q and A forum about freestyle design by Terry Ciotti-Gallo
	Perfect Horse John Lyons training tips. "Working together for equine excellence".
	TTEAM, Ttouch.
	UltimateDressage. Providing on-line resources for the dressage enthusiast.

Stables and Training Facilities

Eastern Ontario
	A Guide to Riding in the Ottawa Area. By Elaine Kenney, this book includes information on stables, coaches and horse shows.
	Centaur Riding School Navan (east of Ottawa). Dressage, Hunter, Day Camps.
	Happy Horse Stables Portland (between Ottawa, Smiths Falls and Kingston). Dressage training and lessons, boarding, summer camp.
	Ironwood Stables Sarsfield (east of Ottawa). Dressage, Day Camps.
	Oakhurst Farm Ashton (west of Ottawa). Eventing.
	Queenswood Stables Navan (east of Ottawa). Dressage and Jumping, summer day camps.
	Raspberry Ridge Farm Newburgh (near Kingston). Lessons, boarding, summer camps.
	Starlit Farm, Richmond (south west of Ottawa).
	Rocking Horse Stables Wendover (east of Ottawa). Eventing, instruction, Connemara ponies.
	Spiritwood Farm North Gower (south of Ottawa). Dressage, jumper, pleasure.
	Stonecreek Farm (Gananoque area). Training for competitive dressage.
	Wits End Farm (Peterborough area). A rustic spot for dressage training, summer training camps for juniors, and lots of creativity.
Canada
	Kirkridge Equestrian Centre St. George, Ont.. (west of Toronto).
United States
	Above & Beyond Equestrian Arts Center Henderson, N.C. Focus on classical dressage and training in lightness.
	Equilibrium Horse Center Gambrills, Maryland. Dedicated to the art of classical riding, education and recreation.
	Holmberg and Wadeborn Dressage Swedish Dressage training and horse sales, based in California.
International
	Verena Burger and Yves Gielen in Lummen, Belgium.
	Dressage Directory of Australian and International Links .
	Global Dressage Forum.
	Greenfield Stables, Belgium International Sales of Sporthorses.
	Spanish Riding School , Vienna
	Vicki Wall Dressage Training Based in Sonoma, California.

Combined Driving

	Drive Canada (formerly The Canadian Driving Society)
	The High Country Driving Club Alberta.
	Eastern Ontario Horses of Course Club.
	Leeds County Draft Horse Club Eastern Ontario.

Magazines

	American Horse Publications Loads links to all kinds of horse magazines.
	Atlantic Rider.The leading on-line magazine for horse people in Atlantic Canada.
	The B.C. Horse Industry Guide
	Canadian Horse Journal
	Home of several Canadian Horse Publications, including Canadian Thoroughbred and Horse Sport
	Canter Magazine. A quarterly publication covering the history, culture, art, and literature of horses and the equestrian lifestyle.
	Chronicle of the Horse
	Draft Horse Journal
	Dressage Daily
	Horse and Hound Online
	The Native Pony The magazine for British native pony enthusiasts everywhere.
	The Pacific and Prairie Horse Journal

Other Interesting Equestrian Information

Canada
	Canadian Livestock Records Corporation National pedigree service for purebred and non-purebred livestock in Canada.
	Classic Horses Full-service broker of top-quality Thoroughbreds, Warmbloods and Sport Horses. Located near Ottawa.
	Code of Practice for the care and handling of horses Canadian Agri-Food Research Council.
	Common Sense Trailer Safety. Factsheed from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
	Equestrian Connection Canada's Information Center for Dressage, Eventing & Showjumping
	Equistation Eastern Ontario listing of clubs, farriers, vets and more.
	HorseDirectory Directory of Canadian horse-related websites, classifieds, chat room, forums, newsletter.
	Horsebuddies Forum/chat for horse lovers. Meet friends and get expert advice. Horse whisper friendly.
	Horse Trailering. Factsheed from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
	Horse-Canada "Your Horse Source". Information on all topics.
United States
	ABCentral An extremely diverse selection of information (try EDU2, Veterinary, for info. on horse genetics and more).
	Horses Industry Directory Diverse listings, including donkeys and mules.
	Animal Communication. Interspecies Telepathic Communicator Debbie McGillivray.
	Animal Communications. Talk with the animals. Animal Communicator Anita Curtis.
	Baltimore Horse Country . Wide-ranging source of information on a multitude of equine topics.
	Bootin' Digger Equine. Objective: to produce superior warmblood sporthorses in the United States.
	Artistic Dressage Quotes from the Masters, Library, Q and A, much more.
	Cowboy Horses Mainly Western-related events and information, but an excellent links page to horse breeds.
	EquineSeek Diverse selection of links, and recent horse-related news.
	Equine Online Pointers to AQHA, Jockey Club, Thoroughbred Racing and Pedigree information.
	EquiSearch. A very attractive listing of events, horses for sale, Olympic information (U.S.), and marketplace.
	The Horse Exchange . Buy or sell horses, advertise, free of charge.
	Horse-Guide. All about horses.
	HorseNet. Diverse, attractive set of information: breeds, clubs, veterinary, etc.
	HorseQuest. "Leading Internet Horse Resource".
	Real Sports Network. Links to equestrian-related web sites in many disciplines.
	Marlborough Horse Trials, Rosaryville State Park, Marlboro, Maryland.
	The Warmblood Horse.Discussion forums by discipline and area of interest.
Overseas, International
	Beautiful Baroque Horses. Gorgeous pictures.
	BCM Equestrian Internet Service. European-based news, services, magazines and lots more.
	Equine World UK.
	EuroDressage. All the latest news from Europe.
	Fer a Cheval. Dressage, Voltige, C.S.O. et Hunter, Atellage, Complet.
	Horse Connections. Information from Scotland.
	Horse Posters and Horse Behavior. Very picturesque.
	Horsetalk.News and information from New Zealand.
	Horses of the Dutch. See the A-Z Guide to the Web of Horses. Links, links, links; people, places, horses. Mixture of Dutch and English, for all you linguists out there.
	International Museum of the Horse Archeological, historic and current info; breeds, sports, lots more.
	The Multilingual Dictionary of the Horse (2nd abridged English French Spanish German edition) is now fully searchable online
	Music for dressage - MUSIC DESIGN. Freestyle music up to class S - GRAND PRIX .
	Nedlink equestrian search engine. Search thousands of equestrian links in 31 topic areas from 34 countries.
	Paardenshow. Horse show information from The Netherlands. Also breed info, a youth page, classifieds.
	Reesink Horses. We sell warmblood horses and ponies for dressage, jumping, showhunting, equitation and breeding. The Netherlands.
	Saddletude. Equestrian sports network; a smorgasbord of images, video clips and calendars featuring in-depth coverage of many events.
	Tackroom Gossip (UK). Friendly and informative equestrian website for horse lovers around the world.

Horse Health, Veterinary

	Alsike Clover poisoning in Horses OMAFRA Fact Sheet.
	Acreage Acres "For the 'at home' horse and rider. Lots of basic health care information.
	Americal Association of Equine Practitioners. Many interesting factsheets.
	Canadian Food Inspection Agency Try this link for factsheets on diseases such as West Nile Virus and Raccoon Rabies.
	Cyberfoal Breeder's networking service for placement of orphan foals, sources of colostrum, etc.
	Equine Reproduction Wide variety of both basic and advanced informative articles on equine reproduction, designed for both the beginner and experienced horse breeder.
	Equine Research Center at the University of Guelph.
	The Holistic Horse Holistic & Alternative Therapies
	Horses at Purdue Concise articles on many horse health topics.
	Horses - Feeding and pastures OMAFRA Fact Sheet listings.
	HorseTalk from New Zealand. A compendium of useful articles on many health topics.
	Horseshoes.com The Farrier and Hoofcare Resource Center.
	The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care.
	Horse News and Views from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
	The Horseman's Advisor Equine Health and other topics.
	OMAF Livestock Factsheets and Information. From the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. (Scroll down the page to the Horse section).
	The Merck Veterinary Manual Horses, dogs, cats, etc.
	Ontario Weeds - Weed Gallery From OMAFRA.
	NetVet Pointers to specific horse health information.
	Parasites Excellent downloadable articles about horse parasites from The Horse . com.
	Poisoning of Horses by Plants. Factsheet from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
	Safer Grass Tons of information about pasture management, weight management, Cushings, etc.
	Ontario Pet Cremation Services Can accommocate horses.

Lightning Strike A very special place for owners of lost, sick, dying or dead animals. Please try this page.

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