by Eliza Sydnor Romm | Jul 14, 2023 | Dressage Articles
It’s that time of year. The flies are back. Lately a few people have remarked on the fact that we don’t have many flies. This is not luck. We work hard at it! Here’s how we manage to keep those nasty buggers away.
by Eliza Sydnor Romm | May 31, 2023 | Dressage Articles
One of my students recently learned an interested fact about young horses that I thought I would share. When her horse first arrived in training, he was very green and weak and would carry his tail pinched to his hindquarters, as if a push pin held it there.
by Eliza Sydnor Romm | May 22, 2023 | Dressage Articles
Ok, not really, there’s no such thing. But here’s my best attempt. I have some students shopping for young horses, and I’ve sold some super nice horses recently, and everyone is trying to figure out the best crystal ball that will tell them if their future horse will stay sound in the long term. Spoiler alert – no one (not even the fanciest vet) can tell you that. Horses are horses, and they do incredibly dumb things to hurt themselves all the time. But here’s what I advise my students:
by Eliza Sydnor Romm | Feb 18, 2023 | Dressage Articles
Show season is coming up, and that means navigating a busy warm up arena! Riding in an arena full of horses is a bit like driving on the interstate – it takes practice! You would never send a new driver out onto an 8 lane highway without teaching them all the rules... 
by Eliza Sydnor Romm | Jan 25, 2023 | TDF Young Rider Dream Program
We started out our day at TyL Farm, owned by Kylee Lourie, and the home training base of Adrienne Lyle and Katie Duerhammer. Kylie welcomed us to her amazing facility and talked with us a little about what is most important to her at her barn – camaraderie,... 
by Eliza Sydnor Romm | Aug 25, 2015 | Training In Germany
Last Day at Olli’s My last day at Olli’s was not the best. My mom got into the Dusseldorf airport a full 24 hours late, so we decided to just spend the night there and pick her up Monday morning. We got her and hopped in our new, bigger rental car and... by Eliza Sydnor Romm | Aug 20, 2015 | Training In Germany
Saturday I hit the road early to head to Aachen to watch the GP Special at the European Championships. I have been to Aachen once before, many years ago, and I know what an amazing facility it is, but it completely blew me away all over again. It is really like a... 
by Eliza Sydnor Romm | Aug 14, 2015 | Training In Germany
Today started with working my sweet Freddie and doing a video of him. I really like this boy, so if anyone back home is interested in a lovely, sweet, beautiful moving guy with super rideability, check him out. He’s by Fuerstenball, a nice size, about 16.2, and... by Eliza Sydnor Romm | Aug 13, 2015 | Training In Germany
I got to the barn bright and early on this beautiful day, but no Olli. This is the second time this has happened. There is no schedule written down anywhere, and no one seems to know what is going on, other than Olli. I asked one of the grooms if he was coming this... by Eliza Sydnor Romm | Aug 12, 2015 | Training In Germany
Today I had a lesson on Fred first. He warmed up ok but it was super busy in the indoor and Olli was schooling piaffe and passage with Barclay, which made Fred a little nervous. In the trot Olli wanted me to activate him more and bend him more in the corners. Going L...