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Recently I've seen more frequent discussions about dressage sponsorship for American riders. It seems to fuel some pretty impassioned reactions on topics like unaffordability of the sport for most, the wild-west of commissions, whether our riders are good enough, domestic breeding vs importing, and whether or not riders should develop their own horses. Let's start by agreeing on one point. Team USA will be in a better position if we have more top riders with more top horses c

In the last two decades, there has been world-wide focus on sport horse breeding, dressage bloodlines, and breeding indexes. I too am interested in watching out for exciting new bloodlines and the next great stallion. But as a former FEI rider and trainer, and as someone who has helped buyers find more dressage horses than most, I understand that these young-horse beauty contests are, to a certain degree, superficial. The greatest attributes of our equine partners and the one

Here's a hard truth about dressage horse ownership: it's expensive, regardless of the horse's quality. For most classes of horses, horse ownership will result in serious financial losses. That said, exceptional horses offer real financial upside possibilities. This is particularly important for dressage horse breeders and riding professionals to keep front-of-mind. The Wealth-Building Potential of Top-quality Horses Top-quality dressage horses represent genuine wealth-buildi

Too often, dressage professionals find themselves at the end of a long, hard-fought career with nothing to show for it financially. The truth is that most riders don't fail because of lack of talent, work ethic, or even opportunity. They fail because they never treated their careers like a business. If you want your life with horses to be sustainable, profitable, and professionally fulfilling, then it's time to start thinking like an entrepreneur. Lori Wolgemuth & Felix Fools